Social movements in the context of crisis: Waste picker organizations as collaborative public partners in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorGutberlet, Jutta
dc.contributor.authorMantovani Martiniano de Azevedo, Adalberto
dc.contributor.authorMorais, Leandro
dc.contributor.authorBacic, Miguel Juan
dc.contributor.authorSilva de Mesquita, Maryellen
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-02T21:19:47Z
dc.date.available2026-04-02T21:19:47Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractSocial movements are purposeful, organized groups of people addressing the creation and reproduction of inequality, rights and access issues, seeking to transform sectoral policies. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, social movements have been acting in articulation with government and private companies and through other actions formulated within their networks, as service deliverers to the poor and vulnerable populations most heavily affected, often filling a gap created by unfulfilled policies. Our research with waste picker organizations in Brazil illustrates how their struggle for recognition has taken action in this context. Academic and government documents, social media and online material (blogs, posts, websites, etc.) and virtual meetings inform this research. We found that multiple actors have contributed to mitigate the urgent needs of waste pickers during the pandemic, but that at the same time, pre-existing challenges in waste management and the lack of wide-ranging social and economic inclusion have been further intensified.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipWe would like to acknowledge funding support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC Grant No 890-2016-0098).
dc.identifier.citationGutberlet, J., Mantovani Martiniano de Azevedo, A., Morais, L., Bacic, M. J., & Silva de Mesquita, M. (2023). Social movements in the context of crisis: Waste picker organizations as collaborative public partners in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Environment & Urbanization, 35(1), 255-274. https://doi.org/10.1177/09562478221151110
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/09562478221151110
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/23547
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEnvironment & Urbanization
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectpandemic
dc.subjectsocial and solidarity economy
dc.subjectsocial movements
dc.subjectwaste picker organizations
dc.subjectCommunity-based Research Laboratory
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Geography
dc.titleSocial movements in the context of crisis: Waste picker organizations as collaborative public partners in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
dc.typeArticle

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