Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:20:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JosemiMC_DISSERT.pdf: 1372163 bytes, checksum: bdd07a9aaee410b34d7eb1e6ab1846b3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-12-22 / This study reflects on the conflicts that exist between the different forms of participation and the political representation manifested by community organizations and social movements in the city of Natal/RN. The objective is to better understand the process of political participation of the popular classes and how the different actors have represented collective demands in the struggle for rights. To this end, we mapped the organizations, social movements and participation spaces, through a type of participant research, in which we had the opportunity to experience and study different forms of collective action and events instigated by the community organizations and the Movement for the Struggle in the Neighborhoods, Villages and Slums (Movimento de Luta nos Bairros, Vilas e Favelas) MLB. From the theoretical contributions of authors such as Maria da Gl?ria Gohn, Marco Aur?lio Nogueira, Virginia Fontes, Vera da Silva Telles, Roberto Da Matta and Carlos Monta?o, as well as the empirical data collected, the study revealed that on representing their segments and occupying different spaces of participation, some actors have formed partnerships with the State, putting collective demands on a second plane. Contrarily, other actors have articulated their struggle around collective demands and manifested through direct action, mobilizing and asserting themselves in defense of a project for society / A pesquisa prop?e uma reflex?o sobre os conflitos existentes entre as diferentes formas de participa??o e de representa??o pol?tica manifestadas pelas organiza??es comunit?rias e movimento social do munic?pio de Natal/RN. O objetivo ? compreender o processo de participa??o pol?tica das classes populares e como diferentes atores t?m representado as demandas coletivas na luta por direitos. Para isso, realizamos um mapeamento das organiza??es, movimentos sociais e espa?os de participa??o, o que resultou em uma pesquisa participante atrav?s da qual tivemos a oportunidade de vivenciar e estudar diferentes formas de a??o coletiva e acontecimentos desencadeados pelas organiza??es comunit?rias e o Movimento de Luta nos Bairros, Vilas e Favelas - MLB. A partir da contribui??o te?rica de autores como Maria da Gl?ria Gohn, Marco Aur?lio Nogueira, Virginia Fontes, Vera da Silva Telles, Roberto Da Matta e Carlos Monta?o, bem como da pesquisa emp?rica realizada, o estudo revela que, ao representar seus segmentos e ocupar diferentes espa?os de participa??o, alguns atores t?m constru?do parcerias com o Estado, colocando em segundo plano as demandas coletivas. De modo contr?rio, outros atores t?m se articulado em torno de demandas coletivas e manifestado atrav?s de a??es de mobiliza??o e reivindica??es a defesa de um projeto de sociedade