The BVPS concludes the post series of the international symposium Capitalismo e Autoritarismo: o que fazer?, which brought together Brazilian and international scholars from three major fields of the social sciences – social theory, the sociology of labor, and Brazilian social and political thought – invited to answer four questions concerning the intricate relationships between authoritarianism and capitalism in the contemporary world. The responses were published in installments over the following Wednesdays. Check out all the symposium’s publications by clicking here.
Today’s contributors are:
Lilia Moritz Schwarcz is a senior professor in the Department of Social Anthropology at USP, a Global Scholar, and a visiting professor at Princeton since 2009. A member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, she is the author, among other works, of Brasil: uma biografia (2015), Lima Barreto: triste visionário (2017), and Imagens da branquitude: a presença da ausência (2024).
Sérgio Costa is a full professor of Sociology at the Freie Universität Berlin and director of Mecila (Maria Sybilla Merian Centre Conviviality-Inequality in Latin America). Among his most recent books are Desiguais e Divididos (2025), Um Porto no Capitalismo Global (2020), and Entre el Atlántico y el Pacífico Negro (2019).
Kathya Araújo is a sociologist and psychologist, and a researcher in the Social Sciences specializing in power asymmetries and social bonds. She serves as professor and researcher at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IDEA) at the University of Santiago, Chile. She is the author, among other books, of Habitar lo social (2009), El miedo a los subordinados, and, more recently, El circuito del desapego (2025).
The BVPS invited 25 authors affiliated with institutions from different parts of the world to reflect on a question of undeniable relevance to the current moment. We extend our deepest gratitude to all those who generously contributed to this initiative, coordinated by Fabrício Maciel (UFF) and Maurício Hoelz (UFRRJ and editor responsible for the BVPS blog), with editorial advisory support from Miguel Cunha (PPGCS/UFRRJ and BVPS).
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