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Newsletter #250

by Richard Meckien - published Oct 21, 2015 04:45 PM - - last modified Jun 04, 2020 11:31 AM

Issue 250 — June 29, 2017
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INTERNATIONAL

IEA receives applications for the 3rd Intercontinental Academia, with the theme rigidity and dynamics of laws

Until August 6, the IEA will receive applications from young researchers who want to participate in the 3rd Intercontinental Academia, which will be developed on "rigidity and dynamics of laws". Scheduled to take place in March 2018 in Singapore and March 2019 in Birmingham, the program is being organised by the advanced study institutes of the Nanyang Technological University and the University of Birmingham. The focus is on people who are in their early / mid-career, up to 15 years of doctoral completion, and who conduct research in academia, industry, the third sector, or other organizations. Candidates must be fluent English speakers.

RESEARCH

The contribution of good management to the quality of life in cities

The planning of public policies, legislation and city master plans suffer from a well-known cultural malaise in Brazilian society: the deviation from their original functions aiming at attending minor or particular interests at the time of their implementation. Likewise, administration suffers from deviations when the management of the public issue is distributed among political parties. "Many problems are not solved by a political issue and the obstacles of the cities end up becoming a political platform," says Professor Arlindo Philippi Jr., who is participating in the 2017 Sabbatical Year Program at the IEA. The ongoing work will lead to proposals for public managers and urban researchers in the form of a book.

A video to amplify the voice of cultural collectives in São Paulo

Lúcia Maciel Barbosa de Oliveira, a professor at USP's School of Communications and Arts (ECA), and filmmaker Priscila Lima have just released the documentary 'Dynamics, Fluctuations and Blindspots', one of the outcomes of Oliveira's research at the IEA in 2016. "My intention was to produce a video to give voice to the people of the cultural collectives and to make the power of their work appear, which would be difficult in an article, which is something more descriptive," explains the specialist in cultural policies. The 24-minute long film is available on YouTube and synthesizes six hours of recorded interviews with artists, cultural producers, managers and researchers.

AGENDA

Bioeconomics and green chemistry are the theme of the next Strategic Workshop

The next Strategic Workshop of USP's Dean of Research, supported by the IEA, will seek to present cutting-edge knowledge and foster dialogue on science, technology and education related to bioenergy, agroindustry, health and food, use of by-products or waste, process scheduling, official R&D programs in Green Chemistry and pertinent topics. The meeting will be held in English and is entitled 'Green Chemistry, Bioeconomics and Entrepreneurship: Innovative Drivers for Sustainable Products and Processes in Trans-Sectoral and Cross-Border Cooperation'. It will take place on July 12, from 8.30 am, at the IEA, with live webcast.

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REPORT

The consolidation of the history of mentalities throughout the 20th century

In 1929, Lucien Febvre and Marc Bloch founded the 'École des Annales', which became a world reference for the development and consolidation of the history of mentalities during the 20th century. At the meeting 'Kinds of Thought, Ideologies and Mentalities', on June 12, historian Carlos Guilherme Mota, co-founder and first director of the IEA, gave an exhibition about the trajectory of the discipline in the world and in Brazil. The event was organized by professor Marisa Midori Deaecto, from USP's School of Communications and Arts (ECA), who is spending a sabbatical leave at the IEA.

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IEA ON THE RADIO

Ecological corridors allow free genetic circulation between species and favor the protection of biodiversity

Shortly before the seminar 'Ecological Corridors and Landscape Connectivity', held at the IEA on June 26, secretary of Biodiversity and Forests of the Ministry of Environment (SBio-MMA) José Pedro Costa explained the importance of having connected preserved areas at USP's radio news program: 'Very small areas can not guarantee reproduction, especially of animals, but also of plants, so that they can be perpetuated as in a gene pool.' According to him, who is also vice-coordinator of IEA's Research Group Amazon in Transformation, ecological corridors allow free genetic circulation between species, favoring the protection of biodiversity.

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