Social Movements and Social Transformation: theoretical concepts in the Marxist tradition

Authors

  • Maria Clariça Ribeiro Guimarães Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN
  • Eliana Costa Guerra Departamento de Serviço Social e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Serviço Social da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1414-49802013000100006

Abstract

The purpose of this essay is to discuss the premises of the analysis of the theme social movements and social transformation found in the Marxist formulation. To do so, it looks at the work of classic authors, particularly Lenin, Rosa Luxemburg and Gramsci. It highlights, based on these authors, the determinations fundamental to the analysis of the social struggles of the working class, emphasizing the theory of organization, the broad participation of the masses and the construction of a new hegemony.

Author Biographies

Maria Clariça Ribeiro Guimarães, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN

Graduada em Serviço Social pela Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN). Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Serviço Social da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (PPGSS/UFRN).

Eliana Costa Guerra, Departamento de Serviço Social e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Serviço Social da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.

Doutora em Sociologia pela Universidade de Paris VIII. Professora do Departamento de Serviço Social e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Serviço Social da UFRN.

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Published

2013-06-10

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2013): Marx, Marxismos e Serviço Social

Section

Thematic space

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