The BVPS Blog publishes today the fourth post of the international symposium Capitalism and Authoritarianism: What Is to Be Done?, which invited Brazilian and international specialists, drawing from three major areas of the social sciences — social theory, the sociology of work, and Brazilian social and political thought — to answer four questions around the intricate relationships between authoritarianism and capitalism in the contemporary world. The responses will be published in batches every Wednesday. By clicking here you can read the other publications from the symposium.
Today’s contributors are:
Maria Aparecida Bridi is a sociologist and professor in the Department of Sociology at the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), where she coordinates the Grupo de Estudos Trabalho e Sociedade (GETS). She focuses on the sociology of work, with emphasis on labor relations, digital work, outsourcing, trade unionism, and collective action. She is the author, among other works, of Trabalhadores dos anos 2000 and co-author of Sociologia: um olhar crítico and Ensinar e aprender Sociologia.
Débora Messenberg is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Her work spans political sociology, with a focus on democracy, political culture, the National Congress, and the parliamentary elite. In recent years, her research has turned to the study of the new right and Bolsonarism. She is the author, among other works, of the influential article A direita que saiu do armário: a cosmovisão dos formadores de opinião dos manifestantes de direita brasileiros and co-author of Brasil em Transe: Bolsonarismo, nova direita e desdemocratização.
Uwe H. Bittlingmayer is a professor of Sociology at the University of Education Freiburg, in Germany. A specialist in empirical research on the sociology of education and health inequalities, he develops studies on the so-called “knowledge society” from a critical perspective grounded in Bourdieu. He is the author of “Wissensgesellschaft” als Wille und Vorstellung and co-editor of Die “Wissensgesellschaft”: Mythos, Ideologie oder Realität?
Gabriel Peters is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Holding a PhD in Sociology from the Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Políticos at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (IESP/UERJ), he focuses on social theory, the philosophy of the social sciences, and the study of social practices. He is the author, among other works, of Percursos na teoria das práticas sociais: Anthony Giddens e Pierre Bourdieu and A ordem social como problema psíquico: do existencialismo sociológico à epistemologia insana.
The international symposium Capitalism and Authoritarianism: What Is to Be Done? is organized by Fabrício Maciel (UFF) and Maurício Hoelz (UFRRJ and editor of the BVPS Blog), and has the editorial assistance of Miguel Cunha (PPGCS/UFRRJ).
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