South America and U.S.A.: processes and patterns in the regional security complex

• Grant number: 10/20194-6
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - Brazil
• Start date: March 22, 2011
• End date: July 30, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Political Science - International Politics
• Principal Investigator: Rafael Antonio Duarte Villa
• Grantee: Rafael Antonio Duarte Villa
• Visiting researcher: Monica Herz
• Visiting researcher institution: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO). Centro de Ciências Sociais, Brazil
• Host Institution: Instituto de Relações Internacionais (IRI). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

During her stay at the Institute of International Relations of the USP the visiting researcher will undertake the following activities: 1.Development of a research project together with Prof.. Dr. Rafael Villa, which will at least produce a paper; 2. Participation in two (02) lectures that will address the issue of international organizations in the security system in Latin America and another in which to present and discuss the first results of research; 3. Assessment to the main project which is coordinated by the Prof. Villa .4. A workshop for undergraduate students about their experience in preparing construction of the research being developed by Profa. Herz as well as connections to the main project to which it binds; 5. In the graduate course of international relations of the IRI the professor Herz will teach and participate jointly with professor Villa, in the discipline International Security that will occur in the first semester of 2011. (AU)