Territórios perante a globalização em Santa Catarina: ensaio inspirado na ideia de “sociologia do lugar”

The globalization debate attaches importance to the challenges faced by subnational territories. According to several studies, the effects are unevenly distributed: in some areas the results are better (or worse) than in others. The differentiation seems to justify approaches in terms of what one could call “sociology of place”, paying attention to social, economic, cultural and institutional attributes. This study focuses on this subject by addressing three areas of Santa Catarina: the Vale do Itajai, with textiles and clothing production, the North, with furniture activities, and the West, were agroindustry reigns, whose features were historically constituted. Based on bibliographic and documentary research, local reactions ranging from the restructuring to the persistence of behaviors that became problematic are looked upon.