A aplicabilidade do conceito de ‘consenso corporativo’ à realidade política brasileira

Abstract

The main objective of this dissertation, within the scope of Political Science, is to investigate the applicability of analytical concepts constructed by John D. French, called “Corporate Consensus”. This theoretical formulation, derived from the analysis of the performance of the Brazilian trade union movement in the first half of the 20th century and its political culture, has as its basic premise a “focus (which) places an excessive emphasis on corporate intervention of the (Brazilian) State and its negative impact on conscience, self-organization and the struggle of the working class” (FRENCH, 2001 p. 31). To this end, it was sought, based on the analysis of French's work and based on theoretical / political formulations in relation to this historical period, to test the present proposition and investigate the limits of its use to cover the Brazilian political field and, with support in Pierre Bourdieu's theory, transpose the concept under analysis, from the field of labor relations to the political field. In methodological terms, we sought to carry out bibliographic and comparative research, based on deductive patterns, interrelating theoretical findings with factual reality. The conclusions allowed to infer that the researched elements support the theorized hypothesis towards the compatibility and applicability of the analyzed concept with the political and work fields.