Enviromnental studies: interdisciplinary, social theory and intelectual history in Latin America

• Grant number: 05/52317-1
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: January 01, 2006
• End date: December 31, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Sociology - Other specific Sociologies
• Principal Investigator: Leila da Costa Ferreira
• Grantee: Leila da Costa Ferreira
• Host Institution: Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The project aims firstly at the reconstitution and analysis of history within the scope of international environmental sociology situated in the context of contemporary sociology. It also discusses - from the standpoint of literature - its theoretical-methodological and institutional aspects as well in order to understand the obstacles encountered to legitimate and consolidate a set of problems which, until recently, were not dealt with by social sciences. The project will analyse interdisciplinary centers and will discuss the theoretical aspects about the inter-relation of social theory and interdisciplinarity. (AU)