Bridging research and practice to save democracy - Solidarity networks for the future (lessons from Brazil and beyond!)


In this season, we dive into the question of how academics and practitioners can come together at a time in which democracy and rights are under attack in many places. What can we learn from those working across these spaces on doing this well? 

In this third episode we have a very inspiring guest that brings a unique perspective on these issues and "refuses to box herself in". Marina Slhessarenko Barreto is a political scientist and writer affiliated with the Law and Democracy cluster at CEBRAP, one of Brazil's largest research centers and a PhD student funded by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung. Born into a Ukrainian family with a legacy of pro-democracy activism, it may not be a surprise that she ended up writing a book called The Path of Autocracy, which dives into the challenges that Brazilian democracy faces, รกnd proposes ways out of the ongoing autocratic cycle across the globe. Marina is a regular contributor to media, including on geopolitical matters that are so high on the agenda today.  

We talk about the lessons from Brazil but also: Why is she so keen on bridging these different worlds and build networks of solidarity - especially as women in academia? What is borogodรณ and why is it relevant to 'speak to society' and collaborate well? And what gives her hope today?

This and more in today's episode. So please grab a coffee, your tea, and listen in on the conversation!

https://podfollow.com/people-vs-inequality-podcast/episode/70dd08ee73344d135d4908fe2410e6446a424a94/view

For more about Marina's work:
-The path of Autocracy EN summary https://laut.org.br/en/book-the-path-of-autocracy/
-Bloomsbury Handbook of Brazilian Democracy (feat 50 women scholars, forthcoming) https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/bloomsbury-handbook-of-brazilian-democracy-9798216392422/
-CCI-Cebrap https://cci-cebrap.org.br/en/about/
-Mapping autocratic actions https://agendadeemergencia.laut.org.br/en/ 
-Article on Ukraine https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminasoc/article/view/51672/51585

About this podcast: In a time of crisis and fast change, the People vs Inequality podcast is a space to reflect and learn with changemakers on how to tackle inequality. The show is a co-production between Barbara van Paassen (host, creator) and Elizabeth Maina (producer), and edited by Charles Rigga. 

This series was funded by the Atlantic Fellowship for Social and Economic Equity Programme at the London School of Economics as part of an academic-practitioner collaboration project. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme, the International Inequalities Institute, or the London School of Economics and Political Science. 

More about the podcast: https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/

More about the AcPrac project: https://afsee.atlanticfellows.org/academic-practitioner-collaborations


 

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