O papel da linguagem técnica na construção das cidades : uma análise a partir da sociologia da cognição

Abstract

The development of urban public policies related to common-use infrastructure and the right to housing in cities is a challenging process, as it ideally requires cooperation and joint participation by various stakeholders, with different backgrounds and origins, in order to incorporate the social demands of its target audience. In this context, technical language – originating from the fields of civil engineering, architecture and urban planning – used by public agents, politicians, interlocutors and other actors in the ordinary practices of this process, plays a relevant role that deserves attention. It is through this linguistic variant that certain ideas are shared, debates are constructed, and decisions are made. This work aims to investigate, based on the exploratory method of grounded theory, the qualitative function of this technical aspect – permeated by jargon and specific terminology – in the collaborative processes of development and implementation of housing policies in the Santa Lúcia Complex, in Belo Horizonte, with an emphasis on local practices. This observation scale was chosen based on the understanding that only by evaluating praxis can we understand the real impact of this specific language on public policies in the context analyzed. The theoretical and analytical foundation of the work is based on key concepts from the sociology of cognition, such as the sharing of frameworks, the functioning of the social brain and the emergence of mental states throughout the practices observed.