A invenção do Maranhão do Sul enquanto projeto de desenvolvimento regional.

Abstract

This is a qualitative study of a social and political movement, conducted by a qualitative strategical research with descriptive and exploratory character. For this, this work has the general objective to investigate the content of proposes, the definition of strategies and the dynamic of South Maranhao State’s emancipation movement, its regional and state repercussion, its diffusion effects on the maranhense society and state political power. Specifically, this work aimed to identify e classify the main arguments and against emancipation process; Verify and qualify the local/regional media contribution for the diffusion of emancipation ideas and to analyze the reception of emancipation theses and South Maranhao State’s emancipation movement by non included sectors from Maranhão society. The field work enclosed 25 people, including mayors, aldermen, Federal and State Deputies, members of state government and city secretaries. also heard representants of civil organized society were also heard, such as businessmen from the most varied areas, Religious, leaders of representative entities from several social classes, Maranhao State University, Liberal Professionals, Masonry, college professors, historians, Imperatriz’s Academy of Letters, journalists, and also pioneers from this areas of state, a representative of Popular Front For South Maranhao Creation and other South Maranhao’s Pro-creation Committee. The data showed that occurring emancipation, there is the possibility of a regional development process in South Maranhao. This development can improve the population’s life quality and can also enable the appearance of new political and economic leaders. About its importance for the development of emancipation process, the local and regional media actuation was shy and ambivalent. A big part of population from both regions did not take knowledge about the dimension of emancipation movement, what can concur to a negative result, when in a plebiscitary consultation.