The Politize! Ambassadors Project trains new citizen leaders throughout Brazil

The goal of the project supported by KAS is to bring political education to the entire country, offering training to people who want to participate in their cities’ politics.

Scholarships for a Master's degree, a research stay or a doctorate in Germany

Application until 28 March 2021

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. awards full scholarships for a Master's degree, a doctorate or a research stay of at least three semesters at a university in Germany. You can find more information here on this page or at https://www.kas.de/de/web/begabtenfoerderung-und-kultur/auslaendische-studierende.

Society in Transformation: Internet and Democratic Practices

Series of Dialogues on Society in Transformation

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) offers, with the support of the podcast Xadrez Verbal, a series of dialogues on Society in Transformation: Internet and Democratic Practices on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of December. The meetings aim to discuss the impacts of digitalization, the recent transformations of democratic practices through the internet, the changes that social networks have generated in the daily lives of people and institutions, and the possible threats arising from the use of the internet. KAS will bring together a group of experts divided into three panels that will introduce aspects of the changes brought about by the global network in the connected society and then discuss them with the other participants. The target audience of this activity are public managers, students, members of civil organizations, researchers and social networks users, that is, everyone interested in the subject. To participate, simply register on the following link: https://forms.gle/jVa9wsXavBEgdX2DA

Virtual Political Training Seminar for Young Democrats (Juventude Democratas - JDEM)

Ausblick aufs Wahljahr 2022

In welcher Hinsicht können die Kommunalwahlen 2020 als Stimmungstest für die Präsidentschaftswahlen 2022 gesehen werden? Wie werden sich die institutionellen Veränderungen in Brasilien auf das Wahlergebnis auswirken? Welche Rolle werden die Democratas nach den Wahlen spielen? Diese sind lediglich einige der zahlreichen Fragestellungen, welche im Rahmen des Online-Seminars zur Politischen Bildung für die Parteijugend der Democratas (JDEM) erörtert werden sollen. Um den Parteinachwuchs für Zukunftsherausforderungen entsprechend zu qualifizieren, liegt der Fokus des Online-Seminars auf zentralen politischen Fragestellungen der Gegenwart und solchen, welche uns absehbar auch in der Zukunft beschäftigen werden. Die Wichtigkeit demokratischer Werte wird ebenso vermittelt. Verschiedene erfahrene Politikwissenschaftler werden im Laufe des Seminars Vorträge halten und dabei im Nachgang stets die Möglichkeit für eine offene Diskussion bieten. Ebenso wird Bruno Kazuhiro sprechen, der aktuelle Vorsitzende der Jugendorganisation JDEM und Sekretär für Infrastruktur des Bundesstaats Rio de Janeiro. Es handelt sich um eine exklusive Veranstaltung, ausschließlich für JDEM-Mitglieder.

I Seminar on Evidence-based Public Policies in the Brazilian Criminal Justice System

The main objective of the event is to promote in-depth discussions on the theme of Public Policies in the Brazilian Criminal Justice System.

The seminar opens a wide space for discussion, where ideas will be disseminated by different actors and public policy analysts, based on methodological and scientific evidence. The program includes 12 presentations, of 40 minutes distributed in 4 thematic panels, during November 25 and 26. The "1st Seminar on Evidence-based Public Policies in the Brazilian Criminal Justice System" is a partnership between KAS Brazil and the Federal University of Ceará. The online transmission will be held on the Zoom platform and will have simultaneous translation Portuguese/English and English/Portuguese. Please find the links here: Day 1 (25/11) - Part 1: https://youtu.be/Sl7W5cQjrPA Day 2 (25/11) - Part 2: https://youtu.be/V70sx0jVupU Day 2 (26/11) - Part 1: https://youtu.be/b16HkSY6btY Day 2 (26/11) - Part 2: https://youtu.be/Afi2qtjL6dE

6th European-South American Regional Security Symposium

The aim is to maintain a permanent forum of dialogue between Europe and South America on defense and security in order to facilitate cooperation between the two regions.

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Brazil, in partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Defense, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Delegation of the European Union to Brazil, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Embassy of the French Republic, the Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation and the Royal Institute of International Relations Egmont of Belgium, invite you to the 6th European-South American Regional Security Symposium. The event will be held in virtual format on November 9 and 10, 2020. The aim of this initiative is to maintain a permanent forum of dialogue between Europe and South America on Defense and Security in order to facilitate cooperation between the two regions. On this occasion, we intend to bring together high government officials, diplomats, military personnel, journalists, researchers, European and South American professors and university students to discuss key issues of international security. Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7quLMlRTQf6Ga9FYqsB3sA

12th Brazilian Political Science Association Meeting

The 12th ABCP Meeting will take place from October 19 to 23 with the support of KAS Brasil and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPQ).

The present context of democratic and economic crisis calls into question the current development models. This meeting focuses precisely on the connections between the weakening of democracies and regional inequalities. Attacks on human rights, as well as ethnic, racial, gender, sexuality and poverty conflicts have regional dimensions. The event’s proposal is to debate ways of facing and overcoming such challenges, while considering the fragility of democracy. With more than 1502 registrations and 942 work proposals, the meeting will feature studies from the most varied fields of political science, such as, political behavior, communications and public opinion, elections and representation, teaching and research in political science and international relations, State and public policies, Brazilian political thought, among others. The activity will be streamed on the Zoom application. Access the full schedule here: https://www.abcp2020.sinteseeventos.com.br/programacao Die aktuelle Krise der Wirtschaft und der Demokratie stellt gegenwärtige Entwicklungsmodelle in Frage. Das diesjährige Treffen behandelt insbesondere die Verbindung zwischen der Schwächung von Demokratien und regionalen Disparitäten. Bei dem Event mit bereits 1500 Anmeldungen werden über 900 Vorschläge zu politikwissenschaftlicher Arbeiten aus verschiedenen Fachbereichen der Disziplin vorgestellt werden. Die Übertragung per Zoom-Plattform ist angemeldeten Teilnehmern vorbehalten. Hier die vollständige Programmübersicht: https://www.abcp2020.sinteseeventos.com.br/programacao

Online-Seminar: Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Risiken im Bereich der brasilianischen Umweltpolitik

Datenbasierte Analyse aktueller umweltpolitischer Entwicklungen und Politikvorhaben in Brasilien

Das Projekt “Política Por Inteiro” wurde 2019 ins Leben gerufen und hat das Ziel, umweltpolitische Entwicklungen und Signale (policy signals) zu „tracken“, die sich abzeichnen oder durch Gesetzesvorhaben bereits realisiert wurden. Das erste virtuelle Seminar zu dieser Thematik soll auf der Grundlage datenbasierter Analyse einen Überblick des Status quo der brasilianischen Umweltpolitik vermitteln. Jeden Monat werden verschiedene Experten ihre erhobenen Daten mit der Hauptquelle des Diário Oficial da União und die daraus abgeleiteten Erkenntnisse präsentieren und über umweltokonomische sowie umweltpolitische Themen diskutieren. Die Teilnahme an der Online-Veranstaltung ist kostenlos und steht allen Interessierten offen: https://mailchi.mp/b26eb8c4c905/politicaporinteiro

Training Course for Journalists: Journalism, Covid-19 and Corruption

The course aims at training journalists to understand the main topics related to the corruption issue during the pandemics of Covid-19 and its effects to the Brazilian context.

The sanitary crisis caused by the pandemics of Covid-19 has pushed public agents to act and promote measures to contain or reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The increased presence of the State in this manner, calls attention to more transparency in the actions in question. Investigative journalism becomes fundamental in this context and the present course aims to qualify those professionals. The course will be online, through Google Meet, and it will take place between October the 5th and 23rd of 2020. There will be fifteen classes in total divided in two modules. In the first module, there will be 5 classes (approximately two-hour length) focusing the big themes of investigative journalism in Brazil. The second module presents 11 classes (approximately 20-30 minutes each) on data journalism using the “CruzaGrafos” software, a tool developed to facilitate the access of public data to journalists.

Forum of Municipal Managers

The first Forum of Municipal Managers promoted by KAS Brasil and the Rio 21 Institute will focus on training public managers in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

In 2020, municipal elections to choose mayors and councilors will take place in Brazil´s more than 5,000 municipalities. In this regard, the first Forum of Municipal Managers will focus on the continuous effort to encourage the debate, share good practices and qualify members of the municipal public administration. Focusing on local management favors the citizens where they live and are most affected: the city. The Forum will take place on October 1st and 2nd via Zoom, and will feature lectures on people management, sustainability in public services, social participation, innovation and development, among others. Six sessions of virtual lessons will be live streamed and participants will be able to interact with the speakers. The debate via Zoom will be restricted to 100 participants, but the event will be streamed to the public through KAS Brasil´s and Rio 21´s social media.