Legal pluralism and the production of urban space: an approach based on scales of power
- Anderson Henrique Vieira ,
- Talden Farias
, - Ricardo Castro-Díaz
Abstract
The article aims to explore the relationship between Law and the social productionof Space, proposing legal pluralism as a theoretical-methodological alternative capable ofshaping/understanding/recognizing the multiplicity of spatial configurations and theirforms of production. In this sense, the following questions arise: does law concern itself withterritorialities? How does Law act in the production of space? To this end, it emphasizes amethodological perspective based on scales of power, on how to conceive the relationshipsbetween multiple legal orders, rationalities, and/or normative practices that sometimes disputethe production and appropriation of space. The article is a theoretical elaboration that useda qualitative literature review as its methodology. The main conclusion is that state law oftenfails to capture territorial dynamics and multiculturalism, imposing norms that do not reflectthe needs of individuals and situating them in marginality, illegality, and non-place. Thus, legalpluralism would qualify as an approach that enables a closer empirical approximation and amore accurate understanding of normative social practices, allowing for a more democraticand participatory view of urban space production.
Keywords
Urban Space, Law, Power
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