Subjetividade e autogestão em empreendimentos de economia solidária: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

The present study investigated, through an integrative literature review, how Latin American scientific production has discussed the relationships between subjectivity, selfmanagement, and labor in Solidarity Economy Enterprises (SEEs). A total of 17 articles were reviewed, with a predominance of studies conducted in Brazil and Argentina. The results indicated that self-managed experiences promote greater collective participation, strengthen cooperative ties, foster social recognition, and enhance workers’ appropriation of work organization, especially in women-led Solidarity Economy experiences. At the same time, the studies revealed contradictions related to the demands of economic sustainability, work intensification, and the persistence of social and gender inequalities. Among the limitations of the analyzed literature are the scarcity of quantitative and comparative studies, the concentration of research in specific national contexts, particularly Brazil and Argentina, the conceptual heterogeneity surrounding self-management, and the normative tendency present in part of the literature, which restricts broader generalizations. It is concluded that SEEs constitute spaces simultaneously marked by the potential for democratic participation, collective recognition, and transformation of labor relations, as well as by structural constraints associated with contemporary dynamics of precarious work, economic sustainability, and social inequality. In this sense, there is a need for further investigations into the psychosocial dimensions of self-management across different Latin American contexts.