Dialogue “Arms Circulation and Control in Latin America”

Small arms play a central role in the patterns of political and criminal violence observed in Latin America and the rest of the world. Among the various types of firearms used in the region, rifles are a case study for examining the emergence of violent dynamics and identifying effective entry points for policy responses and international cooperation initiatives.

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Global South Unit for Mediation (GSUM) announces that registration is now open for the dialogue “Arms Circulation and Control in Latin America”, which will take place on Thursday, December 5, from 4pm to 6pm. The event will take place in person at the Digital Humanities Laboratory, Estrada da Gávea 50, Sala 302 Gávea/RJ.

The dialog will feature the participation of IRI/PUC-Rio professors Monica Herz, Luísa Cruz Lobato and Victória Santos, who will present the work of the project “Mapping the Transnational Circulation and Control of Small Arms in Latin America”, carried out with the support of the Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS).

The event is part of the Cycle of Dialogues on Conflict, Violence and Peace in the Global South, held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the GSUM, an initiative of the BRICS Policy Center. The cycle’s activities were supported by the FAPERJ Emergentes and CAPES PrInt projects.

After Brazil: What’s Next for the G20?

The Institute of International Relations and the BRICS Policy Center are pleased to invite you to the event “After Brazil: What’s Next for the G20?”. The roundtable, which will address the meeting of Heads of State held in Rio de Janeiro on November 18 and 19, 2024, aims to evaluate the results of the Brazilian presidency, with an emphasis on the final declaration. In addition, the event will reflect on the priorities of the next presidency, which will be held by South Africa, and offer an analysis of the G20 in the face of current global challenges, including the repercussions of the recent elections in the United States.

The panel will feature insights from:

Steven Gruzd (SAIIA – South African Institute of International Affairs)
Julia Ganter (Korber Stiftung)
Prof. Carlos Frederico Coelho (BRICS Policy Center and IRI/PUC-Rio)

The event will be held in English, without simultaneous translation.

November 27th
? 3 p.m.
? PUC-Rio Innovation House

Minicourse Amefricanities: Black Diaspora and International Relations

The Institute of International Relations, in partnership with the Interdisciplinary Center for Afro-descendant Reflection and Memory (NIREMA), invites everyone to the mini-course “Amefricanidades: Black Diaspora and International Relations”, given by professors Valéria Oliveira, a doctoral student at IRI, and Nayara de Freitas, a master’s student at IRI, as part of the Abdias Project to mainstream the teaching of ethnic-racial relations in International Relations. This project is part of the Graduate Program at the Institute of International Relations.

November 27, 2024

09 a.m.

IRI2 Auditorium, Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 232 – Loja A, Gávea, Rio de Janeiro

[SAVE THE DATE] Seminários da Graduação de 2024.2: “Repensando a migração internacional e o refúgio no e a partir do Rio de Janeiro”

O Instituto de Relações Internacionais da PUC-Rio tem o prazer de convidá-los para os Seminários da Graduação de 2024.2: “Repensando a migração internacional e o refúgio no e a partir do Rio de Janeiro”!

O tema deste semestre visa discutir as complexidades e desafios da proteção de migrantes e refugiados, abordando questões como direitos humanos, xenofobia, racismo e violência, por meio de mesas com especialistas, lideranças migrantes, sociedade civil e academia, no e a partir da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro!

?: 30 e 31 de outubro, 1, 4 e 5 de novembro de 2024
⏰: 11h às 13h
?: Auditório RDC, PUC-Rio

Elections in Argentina: Uncertainties and Prospects

On November 19, Argentina will elect its next president. The candidates, Sergio Massa, the current Minister of the Economy from the Unión por la Patria party – and Javier Milei, the far-right candidate from the La Libertad Avanza party – will face each other in a second round marked by alliances and ruptures.
The electoral landscape of this decisive vote opens up unknowns about the future of the country. Regardless of who wins, difficult times lie ahead. To begin with, the uncertainty of an increasingly devalued economy, governability in the midst of a divided and polarized society. For Brazil, the risk of a deterioration in historic trade and diplomatic relations.

The Center for Ibero-American Studies and the Institute of International Relations invite the entire university community to take part in this thought-provoking and enlightening dialogue!

Date/Time: November 14th at 4pm
Venue: Auditorium of the IRI 2 – Institute of International Relations

MODERATOR
Maria Elena Rodriguez (IRI/PUC-Rio)
PARTICIPATION
Jose Maria Gomez (DIREITO/PUC-RIO)
Arthur Ituassu (COMMUNICATION/PUC-RIO)
Graciela Rodriguez (EQÜIT INSTITUTE)

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The dispute over the memory of military dictatorships and the impact of the Radical Right on international norms in Latin America

The WEBINAR will be held on September 13, at 2 p.m., in online format, with direct transmission via the IRI PUC-Rio YouTube channel: @IRIPUCRJ.

This seminar is part of the activities carried out by the MUDRAL (Multilateralism and the Radical Right in Latin America) research network launched in 2022, and aims to discuss the weakening of global and regional multilateral human rights systems and memory policies with an emphasis on Latin American countries.

Presentations:

Paulo Abrão – Executive Director of the WBO (Washington Brasil Office).
Gabriela Mitidieri – Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS), Argentina.
Camilo M. López Burian – Professor Universidad de la República de Uruguay.

Moderator:

Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann, Professor at IRI/ PUC-Rio.
Giancarlo Summa, Director of the United Nations Information Center.

Transnational Arms Flows in Latin America: Trends and Challenges

How do small arms and light weapons flow across the borders of Latin America and its territories? On August 28th, 10:00h to 16:00h, IRI/PUC-Rio will bring together national and international experts to discuss contemporary trends and challenges linked to arms flows in Latin America.

Discussions will include issues related to the circulation, control, and effects of rifles on broad social processes that allow the modulation and reproduction of violence. The two roundtables will discuss the current dynamics of the circulation of weapons and how these dynamics fuel and transform armed violence in the region, as well as existing challenges for data production and analysis on arms flows and their control.

The seminar “Transnational Arms Flows in Latin America: Trends and Challenges” will be held on August 28th, 10:00h to 16:00h, in a hybrid format – at the IRI2 Auditorium (R. Marquês de São Vicente, 232 – Gávea) and via Zoom.

The event is held by IRI/PUC-Rio in collaboration with the Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding (CCDP/IHEID) and the Small Arms Survey, with the support of FAPERJ and the Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS).

The roundtables will be held in English, offering simultaneous interpretation to Portuguese via Zoom. To participate in virtual format, it will be necessary to make prior registration through the link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PwOsNr51QSKk-nkjCVW-pA

Check out the schedule below:

10h-12h – Small arms and the changing character of contemporary armed violence
Chair: Monica Herz (IRI/PUC-Rio)

Panelists:
Keith Krause (CCDP/IHEID)
Carina Solmirano (ATT Monitor)
Monica Herz (IRI/PUC-Rio)

14h-16h – Small arms in Latin America: tracing flows, mapping norms
Chair: Monica Herz (IRI/PUC-Rio)

Panelists:
Adam Baird (UNIDIR);
Bruno Langeani (Sou da Paz);
Gianluca Boo (Small Arms Survey);
Ignacio Cano (LAV/UERJ and UNAM);
Jorge Restrepo (CERAC / Javeriana).

Regional Health and Economic Responses to the COVID Crisis in the EU and Latin America

The Institute of International Relations and the Jean Monnet Network ‘Crisis-Equity-Democracy for Europe and Latin America’, based at PUC-Rio, invite all to the launch of the special issue “Regional Health and Economic Responses to the COVID Crisis in the EU and Latin America” to be held virtually on the 12th of September.

The event will feature contributions by Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann (IRI/PUC-Rio), Athanasios Kolliopoulos (NKUA, Athens), Bruno Luciano (TBC, PPGRI San Tiago Dantas), Claudia Marconi (GGFPI PUC-SP & FECAP), Dimitris Katsikas (NKUA, ATHENS), George Andreou (NKUA, ATHENS), Guilherme Ferreira (UNIFESP), Kai Lehman (IRI/USP), and Lorena Granja (PPGRI/UERJ).

The event will be held in English.

In May 2021, the scientific journals Revista Contexto Internacional, published by the Institute of International Relations (IRI) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil, and Region/Periphery published by the Research Centre for Economic Policy, Governance and Development (EKOPDA) at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece, issued a joint call for the submission of original research articles on the theme of: “Regional Health and Economic Responses to the COVID Crisis in the EU and Latin America”. The purpose of the call was to attract submissions that investigate the handling of the COVID-19 crisis at a regional level focusing on the EU and Latin America.

The issues cover a wide array of topics related to the policy and institutional reactions to the pandemic in the EU and in Latin America. In the 21st century, crises of different kinds occur with increasing frequency, affecting not only individual countries, but also entire regions and the world as a whole. In this context, these special issues contribute to a growing literature on the impact of crises on regional cooperation and integration. Their concurrent publication in a comparative format, adds a new and -we believe- valuable perspective to the ongoing analysis.

The call was an initiative of the EU Jean Monnet Network Project “Crisis Management-Equity-Democracy for Europe and Latin America”, in which IRI/PUC-Rio and EKOPDA/NKUA are partners. The project promotes the comparative study of crises and crises management as well as its socio-economic and democratic implications in Europe and Latin America departing from the premise that these regions can both learn from their respective experiences on crisis response and the distributive and democratic implications at national and regional levels, as well as from the role of regional hegemons, especially in times of political polarization and increasing nationalism. The project allows the exchange of information and experiences between Europe and Latin America, but also the opening of a bi-regional dialogue on the social and macroeconomic policies and crisis management, providing additional content to the Strategic Alliance the Summits EU-CELAC are supposed to build.

Learn more about the Jean Monnet Network

World politics in disarray: trends, dangers, possibilities

We live in turbulent times. War, pandemic, world recession, far-right, authoritarianism, migration crises are among the many processes that have produced an atmosphere of profound uncertainties about the future of world politics. This roundtable will discuss the many disjunctures emerging from these recent disruptions in the way the world works and speculate about its possible developments.

This roundtable is the second public event of the 7th edition of the IPS Winter School.

Speakers: Ritu Vij, Vicki Squire, Jef Huysmans and João Nogueira.

In-person event - July 14, at 17:00h. Auditorium B8, Frings building, PUC-Rio.

The IPS Winter School is the result of an extended collaboration between academic institutions from different parts of the world engaged in the development of the field of international political sociology. See more.

A sense of an ending: the war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has challenged most understandings about the nature of contemporary world politics. The impact of a war of aggression in the heart of Europe has seen many analysts call for a return to geopolitical reason to interpret the momentous changes in world order and given way to a sense of an ending of the post-Cold War world. This roundtable will discuss the different perspectives with which we can deal with the perplexity created by the war.

This roundtable is the first public event of the 7th edition of the IPS Winter School.

Speakers: Rob Walker, Mike Shapiro, Jef Huysmans, Renata Summa, Sam Opposing and Kyle Grayson.

In-person event - July 7, at 17:00h. Auditorium B8, Frings building, PUC-Rio.