Stort weekend-kursus om Brasilien

TID: Lørdag d. 14. april kl. 9.15 til søndag d. 15. april kl. 13.

STED: Den Internationale Højskole, Montebello Allé 1, 3000 Helsingør

Brazil is a large and diversified country. For almost a decade the Workers’ Party has governed Brazil.

TID: Lørdag d. 14. april kl. 9.15 til søndag d. 15. april kl. 13.

STED: Den Internationale Højskole, Montebello Allé 1, 3000 Helsingør

Brazil is a large and diversified country. For almost a decade the Workers’ Party has governed Brazil.

In 2011 Dilma Rousseff, the first woman to become President in Brazil, also a member of the Worker’s Party, took over after President Lula da Silva. She continues to focus on tight financial control combined with a social profile and social welfare programmes.

President Lula was supported by broad sectors of the Brazilían society. There has been a notable economic growth and millions have been lifted out of extreme poverty.

Nevertheless, it takes a long time to level out the differences between the rich and the poor, and wide differences remain.

Conflicts between the wealthy in the big cities and the impoverished groups living in slum areas, between landowners and farmworkers without access to land, and between indigenous people and settlers in the Amazonas shows development takes time.

Although Brazil has everything within its frontiers, and is an increasingly important country in Latin America and a BRICS country, it also wants to become one of the major players in the global arena (BRICS står for Brasilien, Rusland, Indien, Kina (China) og Sydafrika).

Speakers & Presenters:

– H.E. Mr. Gonçalo de Barros Carvalho e Mello Mourão – Ambassador of Brazil to Denmark
– Steen Fryba Christensen, Ph.d. – Associate Professor at Aalborg University. Head of the “Development and International Relations” program.
– Birte Hald – International Programme Director at Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke/ActionAid Denmark.
– Alejandro Parellada – Program Coordinator at International Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA).
– Jørgen Dige Pedersen, lic.scient.pol. – Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Aarhus University.
– Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho, Dr. Phil- Associate Professor at the Department for Brazilian Studies, Aarhus University. He is also an acclaimed conductor.

Programme:

Saturday, April 14th
09.15 – 10.45: Introduction: History, Geography, Politics & Society – Ambassador of Brazil, H.E. Mr. Gonçalo de Barros Carvalho e Mello Mourão

11.00 – 12.30:
Brazil as a Global and Regional Political Player – Steen Fryba Christensen

LUNCH

13.30 – 15.00: Brazilian Civil Society and Social Movements – Birte Hald

COFFEE & SAMBA

16.15 – 17.45:
Amazonas – Reserve and Resource – for whom? – Alejandro Parellada

DINNER
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

Sunday, April 15th
09.15 – 10.45: The Brazilian Economy – Jørgen Dige Pedersen

BRUNCH

11.30 – 13.00: The Role of Culture and Sports in Brazilian Society – Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho

All lectures will be held in English

Price: 800 DKK incl. meals and accommodation / without accommodation: 600 DKK
Retired/Students: 600 DKK / without accommodation: 450 DKK
Accommodation in a single room (+200 DKK)

HOW TO APPLY:
At www.ipc.dk under Short Courses/Brasil Seminar please find the application form (Word document). Fill it out and return it by email or post to the address above.