Gestão social : questões de gênero e controle social no colegiado territorial de Águas Emendadas

Abstract

Based on the new concepts of territoriality in the rural space – resulting from the reorganization of territories as defined and adopted by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and its Secretariat of Territorial Development – the present work brings up some features of the Águas Emendadas Rural Territory. Amongst other aspects, this work takes into account the social and cultural aspects of rural physical spaces for the territorial organization of a group of municipalities in three different Brazilian states. Thus, the development of this territory, including the composition of its Council and the definition of social control and gender issues, raises considerations about the bottlenecks that the new paradigms of rural view face not only to be targeted by researchers, but also to become part of the reality of agricultural men and women. Through an interview, this work also brings up the position of some prominent figures involved with the Águas Emendadas Territory concerning rural development issues, women.