Abstract:This article debates the dynamics of the scavengers' struggle in Belo Horizonte and its consequences reverted in specific public policies for this social group. We start from the idea of social struggle and conflict, going through the debates related to the struggle for recognition, by Axel Honneth. As a research method, we have adopted the case study analysing the period from 1987 to 2010. Deep interviews and spontaneous talks were conducted. For the analysis, the methodology of reading narratives was used. I… Show more
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