CIBERESPAÇO E A PARTICIPAÇÃO SOCIAL NO CONTEXTO DO COOPERATIVISMO DE CRÉDITO

O CASO DE UMA COOPERATIVA DA REGIÃO DO ALTO VALE DO ITAJAÍ (SANTA CATARINA)

Abstract

Societies development involves the organization of territories and territorialities, analyzed from the perspective of socio-spatial formation in this research path. This viewpoint includes a reflection on the technical-scientific-informational phenomenon and cyberspace as elements of significant changes. In terms of social participation, it is particularly relevant. From this conceptual framework, the research aims to understand and analyze the appropriation of cyberspace for participatory processes in the cooperative system. The methodological scope is qualitative and exploratory, based on the case study of a credit cooperative, which is in the Alto Vale do Itajaí region (state of Santa Catarina). As a result, the contribution of cyberspace to empowerment and participation in assembly acts can be highlighted. On the other hand, appropriating cyberspace and technological tools becomes fundamental for the participation. Such conclusions open horizons for discussions on actual social dynamics when designed in a scope of cyberspace and applied to the context of social engagement in cooperativism and regional development.