A gestão ordinária no movimento de mulheres camponesas: cultivando um cotidiano rico em práticas ordinárias

Abstract

This study analyzes the ordinary management practices within the Peasant Women’s Movement (Movimento de Mulheres Camponesas – MMC) in the region of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil, seeking to understand how everyday practices contribute to the organization's functioning. The research adopts a qualitative approach based on discourse analysis, using a semi-structured interview conducted with the State Coordinator of Minas Gerais and member of the National Coordination of the MMC, complemented by the analysis of institutional documents produced by the movement. The findings show that ordinary management in the MMC goes beyond formal administrative practices, revealing itself through everyday processes grounded in collective participation, dialogue, cooperation, and continuous adaptation to the needs of peasant women. The study found that the movement is able to sustain its activities despite the scarcity of resources and the lack of institutional support, relying on solidarity and the commitment of its members. Finally, it is concluded that the management of the MMC is constructed through collective, flexible, and participatory practices, valuing the experience, intuition, and voices of peasant women as central elements of the organizational process, reinforcing the relevance of the concept of ordinary management for understanding the organizational dynamics of social movements.