NOTAS SOBRE A PRÁTICA SOCIAL NA DINÂMICA DO ENFRENTAMENTO

NOTES ON SOCIAL PRACTICE IN THE DYNAMICS OF CONFRONTATION

Abstract

The article investigates the social practice of counter-mining discourses produced by global actors, analyzing the dynamics of their confrontation with the hegemonic discourse of the mining sector. The focus is the discursive constellation surrounding mining, understood as a dialogue between corporate discourses and civil society's counter-discourses. The research aimed to identify these global actors, understand their modes of action, and analyze how they produce and circulate oppositional discourses. Based on critical discourse analysis, the procedures involved a qualitative exploratory study, with the identification and selection of global actors working against mining, prioritizing those with robust and continuous counter-discursive production between 2008 and 2018. Three cases were selected for in-depth analysis. The analysis indicated that these actors operate predominantly through coalitions and networks, seeking to influence global agendas and translate local conflicts into the language of international forums. Their modus operandi includes civil society monitoring, the production of reports and complaints, with a systemic approach that interlinks economic, environmental, and human rights dimensions.