Espaço e Poder Research Group Participates in the 31st IPPUR Week 2026
The Espaço e Poder Research Group participates in the 31st IPPUR Week, taking place from 19 to 23 October at IPPUR/UFRJ, under the theme “Activisms, Planning and Public Management: Disputes and Possible Paths in the Global South.”
Monday (19 October): Mariana Bonadio chairs ST 2, Culture, Diversity and Public Policies. At SL 2, dedicated to the CAPES-COFECUB project on urban public services, Deborah Werner and Fábio Pimentel share the panel with Rosangela Luft, Lalita Kraus, Suyá Quintslr, Eliane Moreira Folhes and Igor Sporch.
Tuesday (20 October): Deborah Werner takes part in Panel 1, Environmental Crisis and Territorial Subordination to Financial Interests, alongside Edwin Muñoz Gaviria (IPPUR/UFRJ), Charles Trocate (MAM) and João Batista dos Santos (MAR). In the afternoon, Deborah chairs ST 5, Energy Transition, Neo-Extractivisms and Territorial Inequalities, which also features presentations by Monique Assunção and Lucas Reis Santos.
At 4:30 p.m., our open session, Assetization, Energy Transition and Territories, held in partnership with the CLACSO Working Group on Energy and Sustainable Development, welcomes Lira Luz Benites Lázaro (CPTEn), José Auricélio Gois Lima (SEMACE) and João Batista dos Santos, from the Movement of People Affected by Renewable Energy Projects, for a discussion with Deborah Werner, Júlio César Holanda Araújo, Lucas Reis Santos and Wander Guerra.
Wednesday (21 October): Carlos Brandão takes part in Panel 2, Urban and Regional Planning and the Making of Brazil in the 21st Century, alongside Giselle Megumi Tanaka (IPPUR/UFRJ), José Ricardo Vargas de Faria (ANPUR) and Luciana Leite Lima (ANEPECP). In the afternoon, Hipólita Siqueira chairs ST 9, Carlos Brandão chairs ST 11, and José Sette presents at ST 10.
At 4:30 p.m., open session SL 9 brings together Fábio Pimentel, Camila Gavazzi Felix, Geísa Castro dos Santos and Isabela Martins to discuss Rio de Janeiro as a besieged city. At SL 10, on the coordination of public policies across territories, Hipólita Siqueira and Carlos Brandão welcome Aristides Monteiro Neto (IPEA) and Ricardo Karam (IBRAM).
Thursday (22 October): Fernanda Pernasetti chairs ST 13, Technopolitics and Territories, and serves on the poster evaluation committee.
Click here to view the full event programme.
The event takes place at the IPPUR headquarters, Avenida Pedro Calmon, 550, 5th floor, Cidade Universitária.
