Motivation and engagement

an analysis of the rural trade union movement in the north-east of Pará State, Brazil

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22562/2025.63.21

Keywords:

Motivation, Collective action, Rural workers unions

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze the motivations behind the engagement of rural workers in the Rural Trade Union Movement (MSR). To do this, we carried out semi-structured interviews with leaders and farmers who are members and non-members of the Rural Workers' Union (STTR) in the municipality of Tomé-Açu, in the north-east of Pará. The results of the study showed two motivations: material – linked to the union's services – and immaterial – related to individual subjectivities and collective identity. Among non-members, land was the central motivation, exemplified in the case of the collective action carried out in the Mancha Negra camp. The role of the union and its leaders proved fundamental both for mobilizing new members and for building social engagement in the movement.

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Author Biographies

Lucas Gabriel da Silva Moraes, Universidade Estadual Paulista

Doutorando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente (SP). 

Heribert Schmitz, Universidade Federal do Pará

Doutorado em Sociologia Rural, Professor Titular de Sociologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém (PA), Bolsista de produtividade do CNPq nível 1C.

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Published

2025-12-17

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 63 (2025): Arqueologia e mudanças climáticas: estratégias de resiliência no Antropoceno

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