Maria Sibylla Merian Centre Conviviality-Inequality in Latin America The Mecila – Maria Sibylla Merian International Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences Conviviality-Inequality in Latin America examines past and present forms of social, political, and cultural conviviality in Latin America and the Caribbean. It employs conviviality as an analytical concept to describe ways of …
Vacant Posts at Mecila’s Coordination Office Mecila’s new phase in 2020 will bring not only new Fellows and events, our coordination staff will also grow in numbers. The Coordination Office is hiring a Scientific Manager to undertake the Centre’s overall management and coordinate collaborative activities. Also vacant is the post of Scientific Editor of the Mecila …
From Hatred of Difference to Identity Compulsion: Authoritarian Personality Today How a classic concept stemming from Critical Theory such as that of authoritarian personality can be mobilized in order to face current social contexts? This is the question addressed by Karin Stögner, Professor of Sociology at the University of Passau (Germany), on her open lecture at the …
We are delighted to share our first call for applications for research positions at Mecila in 2020. The Centre will award 4 Junior Fellowships to candidates who have obtained a doctoral degree in humanities or social sciences within the last 5 years, and 5 Senior Fellowships for internationally recognized scholars who hold a permanent …
8th German-Brazilian Dialogue focuses on world waves of violence and radicalization Dedicated to understanding and discussing the prevention of violence and the radicalization of conflicts that threaten society worldwide, the 8th German-Brazilian Dialogue on Science, Research and Innovation will be held in the city of São Paulo on October 30 and 31. The subscription form …
Evaluation Panel unanimously recommends the establishment of Mecila From September 2nd to 4th, Mecila received in São Paulo an international commission of eleven members, including academics and observers, to evaluate the development of the Center during its first two years of operation and its proposal for the next six years. After inspecting Mecila’s physical facilities …
Event: “From Socionatures to Humanoid Robots: Transdisciplinary Perspectives on the Relations between Humans and Non-Humans” We are living in increasingly technological times in which humanoid robots are gaining agency in social life. This is why we want to discuss from different scientific perspectives how relations between humans and non-humans are defined, negotiated and transformed. This …
Five new Working Papers available at our site Our Working Papers Series has just received new contributions! We have five new articles available. Here we bring you an overview of each one. In her article “Conviviality Through Time in Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Río de La Plata“, Luciane Scarato, postdoctoral researcher at Mecila, provides a …
Open calls for research scholarships in the Merian Centre of New Delhi The Maria Sibylla Merian Centre – R. Tagore “Metamorphoses of the political: Comparative perspectives on the long twentieth century” (ICAS:MP) from New Delhi, India, is currently receiving applications for post-Phd and senior researchers scholarships for the academic period of July 2020 – …
Check our new Working Papers out by Felipe Castro Gutiérrez and Nicolas Wasser. Working Papers
