Conflict and Cooperation between Civil Society and State in Spaces of Interaction for Territorial Development in Brazilian Amazon

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This paper introduces experiences of social actors’ interaction for building 
territorial development proposals in Brazilian Amazon. Specifically, the paper 
discusses three examples of interaction between social actors for mediation of 
emerging conflicts and construction of territorial pacts based on cooperation. 
Based on a qualitative analysis, the research shows: (a) conflict and cooperation 
are outcomes of individual territory socio-historical construction; (b) in the Bra
zilian Amazon, the regional development policies initiated in the 1950s promoted 
a series of territorial conflicts; (c) territories are, by nature, spaces of conflict and 
negotiation for their requalification; (d) with support from intermediary organiza
tions, there are efforts for territorial re-qualification in the region; and, (e) coop
eration is a way of boosting the assets of the territories.