RIGHT TO THE CITY AND BUEN VIVIR: LATIN AMERICAN DIALOGUE AND AFFECT

Abstract

This article reflects on the relationship between the right to the city and buen vivir, based on an analysis of articulation between social movements, organizations, and networks/webs, and the exchange of legal ideas and practices observed in Brazil in relation to other Latin American countries. In relationalities identified at distinct times, we identify affective vectors that construct identities and territorialities, which mobilize engagement in the struggle for the transformation of the political and judicial spheres. In the experiences analysed, it is possible to identify powerful alliances and affective vectors, notably that of territory, linked to a set of values that calls for other affective approaches, such as combatting the unequal power structures, injustice, and oppression inherent in the hegemonic capitalist order. Our analytical effort is focused on connections between agents and between political and legal instruments in order to visualize affective vectors, using the methodology of qualitative analysis, anchored in documentary and bibliographical research. The research concludes that the affective alliances constructed in the exchange of ideas and practices anchored in the defence of the right to the city and in buen vivir produce solid political and legal support that continuously (re)configures urban policy in Latin American countries, with an emphasis on Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Mexico.