Abstract
This article seeks to discuss the temporal dimension of social conflicts through the lens of the deliberative approach to democracy. In this sense, it seeks to fill a gap in this approach, challenging an implicit premise in several studies, namely that more time for discussion implies democratic inclusion. In dialogue with the concepts of slow violence, durational time, and event, we seek to discuss how overlapping temporalities, attempts to control the pace of political processes by the actors involved, and the duration of these processes impact both the presence and positioning of these actors and the configuration of public debates. Using an interpretative methodological approach, we discuss these issues based on two cases of environmental conflicts over mining in the state of Minas Gerais in recent decades, in the region of Serra do Gandarela and in the municipality of Brumadinho.
time; deliberative systems; contentious politics; environmental conflicts; mining