Arte, mudança ideacional e paz: o trabalho da Liga Acadêmica de Estudos para Paz e Análise de Conflitos (LEPAC) na Escola Municipal Leonel Brizola

Abstract

This study explores two theoretical fields in the political science – Institutional Change and Peace Studies – to connect them through art, with the aim of analyzing the role of ideas in institutional change and how they can be influenced by art for peacebuilding. Subsequently, the article explores a case study of the Academic League for Peace Studies and Conflict Analysis and its work at a municipal school in João Pessoa, the capital of Paraíba. For the theoretical basis, the project used a qualitative and interpretative methodology through a literature review specific to each field and combining their concepts. Data for the case study were collected through non-participant participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The research demonstrates that the two fields are significantly connected, particularly when analyzing concepts such as "conflict transformation," "social change," "ideational change," "peace," and "structural violence." As a result, the work highlights the remarkable relationship of art as an instrument for the impact of ideas, causing an institutional shift toward peacebuilding, and analyzes this theory in the League's voluntary practices.