Cette thèse de doctorat en Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication explore la question de l’engagement écocitoyen dans les commissions de quartier de Dijon. De nombreuses publications universitaires ou plus vulgarisées de différents champs de recherche (Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication, psychologie sociale et environnementale, science politique, droit, philosophie, écologie, etc.) ont investi cette question ces dernières années. Les acteurs de la question une fois définis (habitants, élus, techniciens, représentants des structures et des associations, etc.), il a été possible d’étudier différents dispositifs de la démocratie participative à Dijon. La problématique générale suivante a été choisie : « En quoi les commissions de quartier à Dijon sont-elles en tension entre dispositifs info-communicationnels de la communication publique locale et espace public restreint morcelé ? Par quel processus l’écocitoyenneté émerge-t-elle ou pas de cette tension ? » La méthodologie utilisée fut inductiviste avec de la participation observante, de la recherche-action en tant que « chercheur-embedded » puisque à la fois chercheur et conseillère municipale de Dijon, déléguée à la démocratie locale (2014-2020). / This doctoral thesis in Information and Communication Science explores the question of eco-citizen commitment in the neighborhood commissions of Dijon. Many academic or more popular publications in different fields of research (Information and Communication Science, social and environmental psychology, political science, law, philosophy, ecology, etc.) have addressed this issue in recent years. Once the actors of the question had been defined (the inhabitants, elected officials, technicians, representatives of structures and associations, etc.), it was possible to study different instances of participatory democracy in Dijon. The following question ensued : "How are the neighborhood commissions of Dijon stretched between the information-communication implementations of local public communication and fragmented, limited public space?" How does eco-citizenship emerge or not from this split? The methodology used by the author was inductivist with observant participation, research-action as field researcher since she is both a researcher and a municipal councilor of Dijon, the Delegate to local democracy (2014-2020).

L’étude présentée explore les modulations du contrôle émotionnel dans les interactions du langage et des émotions, chez 23 sujets atteints de schizophrénie en état de stabilisation et 21 sujets atteints de troubles bipolaires en phase euthymique. Les interactions ont été envisagées d’une part dans le sens des émotions via le langage avec une tâche expérimentale de Stroop émotionnel conditionné, puis en contraste dans le sens du langage via les émotions avec une tâche expérimentale de décision lexicale avec des voisins orthographiques à connotation émotionnelle. Les résultats mettent en évidence une hyper‐réactivité émotionnelle positive dans les troubles bipolaires et des troubles du contrôle cognitif émotionnel dans la schizophrénie. Ces deux maladies présentent des chevauchements dans les altérations cognitives qui ne permettent pasencore de distinguer des marqueurs cognitifs. Cependant, les résultats de cette étude indiquent que les processus impliqués dans les perturbations du traitement des mots à connotation émotionnelle sont de natures différentes entre ces deux pathologies. Dès ors, le présent dispositif pourrait s’avérer utile pour différencier la schizophrénie des troubles bipolaires. / The present study explores the modulations of the emotional control in the interactions of the language and the emotions, to 23 affected subjects of schizophrenia in state of stabilization and 21 affected subjects of bipolar disorders in euthymic phase. The interactions were envisaged on one hand in the sense of the feelings via the language with an experimental taskof conditioned emotional Stroop, then in contrast in the sense of the language via the feelings with an experimental task of lexical decision with orthographic neighbors with emotional connotation. The results highlight an emotional positive hyper-reactivity in bipolar disorders and disorders of the emotional cognitive control in the schizophrenia. These two diseasespresent overlappings in the cognitive changes which do not still allow to distinguish cognitive markers. However, the results of this study indicate that the processes involved in the disturbances of the processing of the words with emotional connotation are of different natures between these two pathologies. From then on, the present study could turn out usefulto differentiate the schizophrenia of bipolar disorders.

Cette thèse se positionne dans la lignée d'une série de travaux menés depuis une vingtaine d'années en France sur l’évolution des métiers et des professions de la production urbaine, architecturale et paysagère, au prisme de l'émergence de nouvelles attentes sociétales. Elle analyse plus précisément les attitudes et les modalités d'interventions des concepteurs, dans des projets urbains marqués depuis le milieu des années 2000 par de fortes ambitions en matière de participation citoyenne associées à des enjeux de développement durable. Dans quelle mesure l'émergence de telles commandes en France, particulièrement perceptible dans les premières opérations d'écoquartiers, modifient-elles les représentations des concepteurs vis-à-vis de la participation citoyenne, leurs modes d'exercice, leurs compétences, voire leur manière de considérer leur métier ? / This thesis is written within the context of a series of works undertaken over the last twenty years in France on the subject of the trades and professions of urban, architectural and landscape production, as considered through the prism of new social expectations. The thesis analyses the attitudes and forms of intervention adopted by designers of urban projects that,since the mid 2000s, have featured strong citizen participation ambitions associated with sustainable development issues. To what extent has the emergence of these demands in France, particularly noticeable in the case of the first sustainable neighborhoods, modified designers’ representation of citizen participation, as well as their own practice, skills andgeneral vision of their profession?

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T13:30:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Moses Song.pdf: 519542 bytes, checksum: 6be0bc999673962e0dab639417f757cc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-10-18 / This work examines three community leaders who exercise the office of president of neighborhood association in three districts of the region of Ipiranga (SP, Brazil). Through the analysis of the speeches in individual interviews, this study aims to understand whether the type of work they perform favors strengthening and development of the local community. The goal is to bring an historic review of the popular movement of neighborhood, in the classic paradigm of social movement. From this, we will discuss the emergence and development of the theoretical framework of Community Social Psychology and their concepts of power and community empowerment, proposing a democratic leadership that promotes the participation of community members. We conclude that these leaders do not encourage community participation, because of internal contradictions in the dynamics of the associations which they manage and because they perform an intermediary role between the State interests and the community. Thus, this movement is characterized as non-politicized, clientelistic and paternalistic / Esta dissertação analisa três líderes comunitários que exercem o cargo de presidente de associação de bairros, de três bairros da região de Ipiranga, São Paulo, SP, que através das análises dos discursos das entrevistas individuais objetiva perceber se o tipo de trabalho desenvolvido por eles favorece o fortalecimento e desenvolvimento da comunidade local. Realizaremos uma revisão histórica do movimento popular de bairro, no paradigma clássico de movimento social, e a seguir discorreremos o surgimento e desenvolvimento do referencial teórico da Psicologia Social Comunitária (PSC). Os conceitos de poder e fortalecimento comunitário da PSC que propõe uma liderança democrática que promove a participação dos membros da comunidade. Concluímos que os líderes analisados, pelas contradições internas da dinâmica das associações que presidem, pelo exercício de um papel de intermediário dos interesses do Estado e a população não propiciam a participação da comunidade e se caracteriza como um movimento despolitizado, clientelístico e assistencialista

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T20:21:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sebastiao Jose Soares.pdf: 914779 bytes, checksum: d09f9c1d9633552f8f4e0fce3bde4964 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-10-11 / This doctoral thesis focuses on two experiences of cultural management, in which I was directly involved. One of then happened from 1997 to 2004 at the Municipal Culture in Itapecerica da Serra city and the other in the context of the Tide Setubal Foundation that developed in Sao Miguel Paulista, neighborhood of East Region of São Paulo capital. Although the culture managements happen in different universes, both are characterized by the coexistence of managers with activities and representations of who belonged to and participated in these experiments approached in a comparative perspective, they show the importance of ways of management of cultural policies, in addition to administrative aspects. In implementation of projects and programs of culture, a counterpoint comes between the "do to" and "do with" the target public, men and women, young and not so young. Thus the important role assumed by the target public, since the cultural actions are based on a careful view and a receptive listening to their experiences, knowledge and practices related to everyday life that are neither always taken into account, nor are they considered as specific demands / Esta tese de doutoramento focaliza duas experiências de gestão da cultura, nas quais estive diretamente envolvido. Uma delas acontecem entre 1997 e 2004 na Secretaria Municipal de Cultura de Itapecerica da Serra e a outra no âmbito da Fundação "Tide Setubal" se desenvolveu, em São Miguel Paulista, bairro da região Leste da capital paulista. Embora aconteçam em universos distintos, ambas se caracterizam pela convivência próxima dos gestores com as atividades e representações de quem integrava e participava dessas experiências. Abordadas de uma perspectiva comparativa, elas chamam atenção para a importância das formas de gestão de políticas culturais, para além de seus aspectos administrativos propriamente ditos. Na implementação de projetos e programas de cultura, surge um contraponto entre o fazer para e o fazer com o seu público alvo, homens e mulheres, jovens e não jovens. Assim, coloca-se o papel importante assumido pelo público alvo, desde que as ações culturais estejam baseadas em um olhar atento e uma escuta receptiva de suas experiências, saberes e fazeres ligados à vida cotidiana que, nem sempre são levados em conta, nem são considerados como demandas específicas

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T18:13:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria do Perpetuo Socorro M Freire de Carvalho.pdf: 10408095 bytes, checksum: dbef66b5011eebb73c12714bf01df293 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-11-18 / The main objective of this research is to portray the work of Calasans Neto, relating his memories to the sociocultural context of Bahia, as well as with local and mythical meanings represented symbolically by goats and whales, which are present in the life of this artist. The methodological basis is based on studies made by the authors Arjun Appadurai (2004) and Yuri Lotman (1996), covering topics such as symbolic universe, imagination and memory. The bibliographic survey of the author Myriam Fraga and theoretical bases of Jerusa Pires Ferreira on Semiotics of Culture, Myths, Culture, Imagination and Orality will have great relevance. This exploratory (Gil, 2010) and field research, sometimes fulfilling an ethnographic role, aims to provide greater familiarity with the life and work of this printmaker of Bahia. Support is in document analysis, bibliographic research and in interviews. Data collection involves a bibliographic survey and interviews with people who knew Calasans Neto, in order to draw a profile of the artist, contextualizing him as printmaker and realizing the influences in his artistic production, received from other artists and his participation as a member of Map Generation (movement of young artists who revolutionized the culture of Bahia). The corpus analysis and interviews will be part of the artist's work, related mainly to two symbolic elements: goats and whales. Some pictures and images of works of art that bring cultural and mythological references of Bahia will be considered sources of complementary research / O objetivo principal desta pesquisa é retratar a obra de Calasans Neto, relacionando suas memórias ao contexto sociocultural baiano, bem como com as significações locais e míticas representadas simbolicamente por cabras e baleias, presentes na vida desse artista. A base metodológica se apoia nos estudos feitos pelos autores Arjun Appadurai (2004) e Iuri Lotman (1996), que abordam temas como o universo simbólico, a imaginação e a memória. Será de grande relevância o levantamento bibliográfico da autora Myriam Fraga e os embasamentos teóricos de Jerusa Pires Ferreira sobre Semiótica da Cultura, Mitos, Cultura, Imaginário e Oralidade. Esta pesquisa, de caráter exploratório (GIL, 2010) e de campo, cumprindo às vezes um papel etnográfico, tem como propósito proporcionar maior familiaridade com a vida e a obra desse gravurista da Bahia. A sustentação está na análise documental, na investigação bibliográfica e na realização de entrevistas. A coleta de dados envolve um levantamento bibliográfico e entrevistas com pessoas que conviveram com Calasans Neto, com o intuito de traçar um perfil do artista, contextualizando-o como gravurista e percebendo as influências em sua produção artística, recebidas de outros artistas e de sua participação como membro da Geração Mapa (movimento de jovens artistas que revolucionaram a cultura baiana). O corpus de análise serão as entrevistas e parte da obra do artista, relacionada, sobretudo, a dois elementos simbólicos: cabras e baleias. Serão consideradas fontes de pesquisa complementar algumas fotos e imagens de obras de arte que tragam referências mitológicas e culturais da Bahia

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:23:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Michel Rosenthal Wagner.pdf: 1013454 bytes, checksum: dd69f11b8d077426bea8e06d469602f4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-09-17 / The study of the neighborhood situation in the multi-ownership condominium aims at drawing a parallel between the provisions of the Civil Code on the subject in terms of ensuring health, peace and safety in the use of real estate. The work seeks to draw attention to the responsibilities of the condominiums for the construction of cities; therefore, several objections involving such living spaces included in the urbanization are analyzed. The Brazilians prefer the vertical model of urban construction with condominiums, and such model has been multiplying, resulting in a high population density. The cities are characterized by being a meeting and exchange point between people, urban citizens, and should be prepared for good living, working and entertaining; however, urban violence has been growing at rates never recorded before in the Brazilian society creating new nuances in the neighborhood status. Therefore, the mediation in conflicts emerging in condominiums is a tool that reunites and promotes dialogue among their residents who find there a private and protected space to submit their issues. These themes are dealt with, aiming at pointing out social peace as responsibility shared between the Law and those working with it as the need to draft a more effective legislation concerning this objective within the Private Law sphere, indicating the need for the corresponding public policies. The right to sustainable cities is clear in the Brazilian legislation. The most disseminated concept of sustainable development is defined as the one meeting the existent needs without compromising the capacity of future generations to meet their own needs. The sustainable development is shown in the environment, economic, social, political, cultural and historic spheres, and based on such focus some ideas appear guiding this life model and the relationship among urban people. The theme is closely related to the diffuse and collective Human Rights and to the human life condition. The work was outlined under the view of theoretic and philosophic grounds about urban life, describing how the neighborhood has been built and developed in the perspective of sustainability, the multi-ownership condominium as a dwelling model and its corresponding responsibilities in the presented situations, the condominium and urban conflicts as well as their appreciation for mediation / O estudo das situações de vizinhança no condomínio edilício objetiva traçar um paralelo entre os dispositivos do Código Civil que tratam do tema, do ponto de vista da garantia da saúde, sossego e segurança no uso da propriedade imobiliária. O trabalho procura chamar a atenção para as responsabilidades dos condomínios com a construção das cidades, e para tanto, são analisadas diversas contrariedades que envolvem estes espaços de habitação inseridos na urbanização. O modelo verticalizado de construção das cidades com condomínios tem sido a preferência da população brasileira. Esta matriz tem se multiplicado e promovido o hiperadensamento populacional. As cidades são caracterizadas como ponto de encontro e troca entre as gentes, cidadãos urbanos, e devem servir para bem morar, trabalhar e se recrear. Porém, a violência urbana tem crescido em índices jamais registrados na sociedade brasileira criando novas nuances nas situações de vizinhança. Por conseguinte, a mediação dos conflitos emergentes em condomínios demonstra ser uma ferramenta de aproximação e promoção de diálogo entre seus moradores, que encontra, neste ambiente, um espaço privativo e protegido para colocarem suas questões. Estes temas são abordados com o objetivo de ressaltar a paz social como responsabilidade compartilhada pelo Direito e seus operadores, e a necessidade de produzir uma legislação mais efetiva no que concerne a este objetivo, no âmbito do Direito Privado, com indicação da necessidade de políticas públicas correspondentes. O direito às cidades sustentáveis é patente na legislação brasileira. O conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável mais difundido é definido como aquele que satisfaz as necessidades presentes, sem comprometer a capacidade das gerações futuras de suprir suas próprias necessidades. O desenvolvimento sustentável se manifesta nas dimensões ambiental, econômica, social, política, cultural e histórica, e, de acordo com este enfoque, são trazidas algumas ideias que norteiam a ordenação deste modelo de viver humano, do relacionamento entre as gentes das cidades. A temática relaciona-se intimamente com os Direitos Humanos difusos e coletivos e com a condição de vida humana. O trabalho foi delineado sob a ótica de fundamentos teóricos e filosóficos a respeito da vida humana nas cidades, abordando-se como as situações de vizinhança têm sido construídas, e desenvolvidas a partir da perspectiva de sua sustentabilidade; o condomínio edilício como modelo de habitação e suas correspondentes responsabilidades nas situações em que se insere; os conflitos de vizinhança condominial e urbana, e o encaminhamento de seu tratamento para a mediação

Na metrópole de São Paulo, o maior crescimento urbano se deu em direção ao Leste da cidade de forma irregular sob muitos aspectos. Atualmente vivem na Região Leste de São Paulo, quase quatro milhões de pessoas, com pouquíssima oferta de trabalho e de serviços públicos e privados de qualidade. A grande maioria dessa população é dependente do Centro Expandido para usufruir de bons serviços e da ocupação de postos de trabalho, mas com mobilidade urbana atualmente muito comprometida. O objetivo desta tese é demonstrar que o planejamento urbano no Brasil para suas grandes cidades, tomando como exemplo São Paulo, cidade que tem sido pioneira em muitos aspectos nesse campo como em outros, não tem chegado a níveis conclusivos que permitam lidar com a principal problemática urbana: a de oferecer espaços públicos de qualidade enquanto áreas de convivência social através de Planos de Bairro, alcançando o tão necessário desenvolvimento urbano da região do extremo leste e outras regiões carentes do município de São Paulo. Esta tese apresenta uma metodologia para a criação de Planos de Bairro sustentáveis e com qualidade urbana, através da conjunção do sistema de Transporte Público com a política de Uso e Ocupação do Solo, que possa oferecer ao habitante local trajetos curtos entre moradia e trabalho, escola e comércio e a possibilidade de caminhar e praticar atividades ao ar livre por seu bairro, em vias urbanas com qualidade ambiental. / In São Paulo Metropolis, the largest urban sprawl felt towards the East Side of the city in an irregular way under all of the aspects. Nowadays, a population of almost 4 million people lives in the East Region of São Paulo, with a low level of employability offering and public and private services quality, with dysfunctional urban mobility. The objective of this thesis is to demonstrate that urban planning in Brazil for this big cities, taking the example of São Paulo, city which has been a pioneer in many aspects in this field as in others, has not reached conclusive levels that allow to deal with its main urban problems: to offer quality public spaces as areas of social interaction by Neighborhood Urban Plans, reaching the much needed urban development of the extreme east and other needy areas of São Paulo City. This thesis presents a methodology for the creation of sustainable Neighborhood Urban Plans with urban quality, through the conjunction of the Public Transportation System with a policy of Land Use, which can offer to the local inhabitant short displacement between home and work, school and commerce and the ability to walk and practice outdoor activities in his neighborhood, on environment quality full streets.

L’objectif de cette thèse était d’étudier les variations possibles des processus impliqués dans la reconnaissance visuelle des mots selon les différences d’habiletés lexicales de lecteurs adultes (niveaux de lecture, orthographe et vocabulaire). Ainsi, nous avons testé l’effet de fréquence du voisinage orthographique par suppression et par substitution d’une lettre dans des tâches de décision lexicale (Exp. 1, 4), démasquage progressif (Exp. 2, 5), dénomination (Exp. 3, 6), et catégorisation de couleur (Exp. 7). Un effet inhibiteur de fréquence du voisinage orthographique par suppression (Exp. 1-3) et par substitution (Exp. 6) d’une lettre a été obtenu. Les temps de réponse étaient plus longs et les taux d’erreurs plus élevés pour les mots avec au moins un voisin orthographique plus fréquent que pour ceux sans un tel voisin, ce qui peut être expliqué en termes de compétition lexicale. De plus, la compétition lexicale du voisin par suppression d’une lettre était plus importante pour les individus ayant des habiletés lexicales hautes plutôt que basses (Exp. 1, 3), ces derniers individus témoignant de difficultés d’inhibition du compétiteur. Par ailleurs, les individus ayant des habiletés lexicales basses étaient moins rapides et moins précis que ceux ayant des habiletés lexicales hautes (Exp. 1-7). Les données de la tâche de catégorisation (Exp. 7) suggèrent des difficultés dans la mise en place de l’inhibition pour ces individus. Enfin, nous avons montré que l’effet de fréquence du voisinage orthographique était influencé par la confusabilité de la lettre substituée, ce qui différait selon les habiletés lexicales des individus (Exp. 4-6). Dans le cadre théorique de l’activation interactive et de codage spatial des lettres, les données soulignent l’importance des différences d’habiletés lexicales des lecteurs pour rendre compte des différences dans la diffusion de l’activation et de l’inhibition lexicales dans la reconnaissance visuelle des mots. / Word recognition, according to the adult readers’ lexical skill differences (reading, spelling and vocabulary levels). To do so, we tested the orthographic neighborhood frequency effect by deletion and substitution of a letter in lexical decision (Exp.1, 4), progressive demasking (Exp 2, 5), denomination (Exp. 3, 6), and color categorization tasks (Exp.7). Response times were longer and the error rates were higher for words with at least one higher frequency neighbor than for words without such a neighbor, which can be explained in terms of lexical competition. In addition, the lexical competition of the higher-frequency deletion neighbor seems more important for individuals with high lexical skills than for those with low lexical skills (Exp 1, 3), the latter showing difficulties in inhibiting the competitor. Furthermore, individuals with low lexical skills were slower and less accurate than those with high lexical skills (Exp 1-7). Data from the categorization task (Exp. 7) suggest difficulties in setting up inhibition for these individuals. Finally, we have shown that the orthographic neighborhood frequency effect was influenced by the confusability of the substituted letter, differing according to the lexical skills of the individuals (Exp 4-6). In the theoretical framework of activation-interactive and spatial coding, the data highlight the importance of readers’ differences in lexical skills for the diffusion of lexical activation and inhibition in visual word recognition.

Introdução. Capital social é definido como as características das associações e cooperações humanas que podem ter efeito na saúde. Estudos realizados na última década apontam para uma associação positiva entre maior capital social e melhores indicadores de saúde. Entretanto, algumas características da vizinhança de residência podem atuar como mediadores dessa associação, um tema ainda pouco analisado na literatura científica. Estudos nessa área podem ajudar a melhor entender o efeito do capital social em uma sociedade com altos índices de desigualdade e violência, como é o caso da brasileira. Objetivo. Analisar se as características da vizinhança atuam como mediadores da associação entre o capital social e a autopercepção de saúde. Metodologia. Foram usados os dados da linha de base (2008-2010) do Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil). O ELSA-Brasil é uma coorte multicêntrica, composta por 15.105 funcionários públicos, ativos e aposentados, de ambos os sexos e com idades entre 35-74 anos vinculados a seis diferentes instituições de ensino e pesquisa brasileiras. As variáveis independentes de interesse foram os domínios de apoio social e de prestígio e educação e de coesão social de vizinhança individual, todos analisados no nível individual. Para a análise dos efeitos da vizinhança foram considerados apenas os indivíduos residentes no mesmo endereço há pelo menos cinco anos. As características de vizinhança estudadas foram: ambiente para atividade física, disponibilidade de alimentos saudáveis, segurança, violência percebida e vitimização. Modelos regressão logísticos foram sequencialmente ajustados para cada uma das características de vizinhança de interesse. Resultados. Os modelos apontam para uma associação consistente entre indicadores mais elevados de apoio e coesão social de vizinhança e melhor autopercepção de saúde, mesmo após o ajuste pelas características do local de residência. Por outro lado, a dimensão referente a prestigio e educação não apresentou uma associação significativa com a situação de saúde em nenhum dos modelos. O apoio social apresentou, na maioria dos modelos, um odds ratio (OR) de 0,81 (95 por cento , IC: 0,69-0,95) em indivíduos com apoio social moderado e OR de 0,62 (95 por cento , IC: 0,52-0,74) em indivíduos com apoio social elevado, mesmo após o controle pelas características da vizinhança. A coesão social da vizinhança também não apresentou modificação em seus efeitos e manteve para a maioria dos modelos um OR de 0,76 (95 por cento , IC: 0,67 0,85) para os indivíduos com coesão social moderada e OR de 0,82 (95 por cento , IC: 0,72 0,93) para os indivíduos com coesão social elevada. Apesar de todas as características de vizinhança terem apresentado associação significativa com a autopercepção de saúde, nenhuma causou modificação significante na associação entre os domínios de capital social e autopercepção de saúde. Conclusão. As características de vizinhança não alteraram significativamente a associação entre capital social e autopercepção de saúde, o que aponta para um efeito do capital social na saúde independentemente das características do local de residência. Entretanto, novos estudos são necessários para que os detalhes dos mecanismos envolvidos, principalmente em relação à possibilidade de causalidade reversa e ao tempo de exposição à vizinhança, sejam plenamente elucidados / Introduction. Social capital can be defined as the characteristics of human associations and cooperation that may have an effect on people\'s health. Studies conducted in the last decade point to a positive association between higher social capital and better health indicators. However, some characteristics of the neighborhood in which people live can act as mediators of this association, an area not yet analyzed in the scientific literature. Studies that analyze this association can help to improve the understanding of the effect of social capital in a society with high levels of inequality and violence, as is the Brazilian society. Objective. The aim of this thesis is to analyze whether neighborhood characteristics act as mediators of the association between social capital and self-perception of health. Methodology. Baseline data (2008-2010) from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study for Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) was analyzed. ELSA-Brasil is a multi-center cohort of 15,105 active and retired civil servants of both sexes aged between 35-74 years linked to six different Brazilian teaching and research institutions. The multiple variables were the domains of social support, prestige and education and social cohesion of individual neighborhood, all analyzed at the individual level. For the analysis of neighborhood effects, only individuals residing at the same postal address for at least five years were included. The neighborhood characteristics studied were: physical activity environment, availability of healthy foods, safety, perceived violence and victimization. Logistic regression models were sequentially adjusted for each of the neighborhood characteristics of interest. Results. The models point to a consistent association between both higher support indicators and social neighborhood cohesion with better health status, even after adjusting for neighborhood characteristics. On the other hand, the dimension of prestige and education did not present a significant association with health situation in any of the models. Social support presented an odds ratio (OR) of 0.81 (95 per cent , CI: 0.69-0.95) for individuals with moderate social support and an OR of 0.62 (95 per cent CI, CI: 0.52-0.74) for individuals with high social support, even after controlling for neighborhood characteristics. Neighborhood social cohesion also did not presented modifications in its effects and remained stable in most OR models: 0.76 (95 per cent CI 0.67-0.85) for individuals with moderate social cohesion and 0,82 (95 per cent , CI: 0.72-0.93) for individuals with high social cohesion. Although all neighborhood characteristics presented a significant association with self-perception of health, none caused a change in the association between social capital domains and self- perception of health. Conclusions. The results indicate that neighborhood characteristics did not significantly alter the association between social capital and self-perception of health, which points to an effect of social capital on health regardless of neighborhood characteristics. However, new studies are needed in order to fully elucidate the details of the mechanisms involved, especially in relation to reverse causation and exposure time within a neighborhood