International Sessions: Political and criminological perspectives
Event held in partnership between Graduates Programs in Criminal Sciences and Philosophy and Universität Hamburg
On Aug 20, 23 and 27, 2021 PUCRS will be the host to the event Encontros Internacionais: Perspectivas políticas e criminológicas (International Sessions: Political and criminological perspectives) of the Graduate Programs in Criminal Sciences of the School of Law and Philosophy of the School of Humanities in partnership with the Universität Hamburg, in Germany. The program is being offered in support of the Institutional Project of Internationalization (PUCRS-PrInt).
The event will be streamed live on POLITICRIM YouTube channel. It is open to external audiences. No early registration is required. However, participants interested in receiving a certificate of attendance must fill out a form that will be made available on the day of the event, through the chat function.
Check out the program:
Aug 20, 2021, at 11 AM
Topic: Gender and Political Representation
Guests: Lívia de Souza Lima: PhD from the School of Literature and Linguistics at Bielefeld University (Germany) with an emphasis on Gender Studies. Junior Researcher at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZIF- Zentrum für interdiszplinäre Forschung) within the group “Global Contestations of Women’s and Gender Rights”; Holds an M.A. in Politics, Economics and Philosophy from the University of Hamburg (Germany); B.A. in Social and Political Sciences from Faculdade de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo.
Mediator: Teresa Cristina Schneider Marques (PUCRS’ Graduate Program in Social Sciences and Graduate Program in Philosophy)
Aug 23, 2021, at 11 AM
Topic: Public Security, Violence and Technology in the Digital Era
Guest: Dennis Pauschinger: currently serves as an Associate Researcher at the Chair of Political Geography at the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland). Has previously worked for projects on Power and Space in the Era of Drones and Big Data in Agriculture: creation of smart farms, at the Swiss National Science Foundation. Has developed research on mega-events and public security in Rio de Janeiro.
Mediator: Augusto Jobim do Amaral (PUCRS’ Graduate Program in Social Sciences and Graduate Program in Philosophy)
Aug 27, 2021, at 11AM
Topic: International perspectives on organ trafficking and trade in Mozambique
Guest: Márcio Pessôa – Editor of the Department of Africa at Deutsche Welle, in Berlin. PhD in Development Studies from the University of Sussex, UK. Currently serves as a consultant for the Mozambican civil society. Holds an M.A. in Democratic Governance and Civil Society from Osnabrück University, Germany. B.A. in Communications / Journalism from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1998). His research focuses on power and contestation in civil society, with special interest in theoretical discussions on hybrid regimes, spaces of participation, contentious politics, moral economy and social movements, with particular interest in cases of civil society riots in Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Has written about the behavior of social organizations in Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2010, and about recent protest movements in rural and urban areas in Mozambique from 2010 to 2017.
Mediator: Gustavo Pereira (Law School Professor, PhD in Philosophy, PhD student in Criminal Sciences).
The sessions also receive the support by the Institute of Latin American Studies of the University of Hamburg, Grupo Miradas Feministas of the University of Hamburg and the Politicrim Channel. The event is associated with the cooperation project The Hidden Matrix of Violence in Modern Times: Crisis of Otherness, Morality and Ethics within the priority area World in Motion: Individuals and Society.