Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico / Esta dissertaÃÃo focaliza o campo da economia solidÃria na busca de compreender os significados que esse fenÃmeno social assume no contexto da Rede Cearense de Socioeconomia SolidÃria (RCSES). A RCSES à uma das instituiÃÃes que representam os chamados empreendimentos econÃmicos solidÃrios no CearÃ. Meu objetivo foi entender, especialmente, seu potencial polÃtico de gestar novos significados e prÃticas, capaz de se confrontar com as noÃÃes dominantes de polÃtica, economia e sociabilidade e com as diversas formas de exclusÃo e discriminaÃÃo presentes nas relaÃÃes sociais no Brasil. Nesse sentido, minha abordagem metodolÃgica à qualitativa e compreensiva, pois, busco perceber o sentido das aÃÃes sociais que configuram o movimento de economia solidÃria no CearÃ, sobretudo, a forma como ele à configurado a partir das aÃÃes dos sujeitos que integram a RCSES. Preliminarmente, diria que a RCSES gesta uma âpolÃtica do significadoâ, pois, tem como foco de discussÃo pensar formas alternativas de sobrevivÃncia material e de construÃÃo de um novo laÃo social. Por outro lado, hà ambiguidades e reproduÃÃo de discursos e prÃticas que restringem uma participaÃÃo efetiva desses sujeitos nas principais decisÃes sobre o campo econÃmico e polÃtico. / This research focuses on the field of solidarity economy. It seeks to comprehend the meanings this social phenomenon incorporates within the context of Rede Cearense de Socioeconomia SolidÃria (RCSES). RCSES is one of the institutions that represent the named solidarity economic businesses in CearÃ. The objective was mainly to understand their political potential of creating new meanings and practices which are capable of confronting dominant notions of politics, economy and sociability, as well as the various forms of exclusion and discrimination which are within social relationships in Brazil. In this sense, the methodological approach used is qualitative and understanding because the research looks for noticing the meaning of the social actions that are part of the solidarity economy movement in CearÃ. The work tries to understand how the movement is organized taking into account the actions of people who belong to RCSES. First, it is possible to say RCSES creates âthe politics of meaningâ because it has as focus discuss alternatives ways of thinking about material subsistence, and of building new social bond. On the other hand, there are ambiguities and reproduction of discourses and practices in the movement that restrain an effective participation of people in the main decisions about economic and political issues.