Social Movements, Political Parties and Public Policies: Analytical Principles and Dimensions from the Case of the Relations between the LGBT+ Movement and the Worker’s Party

Abstract

The paper aims to propose principles and dimensions for the analysis of the relations between social movements and political parties. The examination of this phenomenon highlights how trajectories of interaction and intersection between those actors are sedimented in party and electoral fits that are mobilized by activists to influence public policies. The proposal is applied to the study of interactions between the lgbt+ movement and the Worker's Party.