Rúrion Melo São Paulo

Rúrion Melo is Professor of Political Science at the University of São Paulo (USP), where he earned his PhD in philosophy and coordinates the Group for the Study of Politics and Critical Theory. He is a researcher at the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning (CEBRAP), where he previously completed a postdoctoral fellowship. His work focuses on critical theory, Marxism, theories of democracy and the public sphere. He has published extensively on Marx, Habermas and Honneth in Portuguese. He is currently working on critical race theory and preparing a publication on the subject.

The Brazilian Center of Analysis and Planning is a multidisciplinary research center and think tank dedicated to critically analyzing Brazilian society and informing progressive public policy. Active for 50 years, CEBRAP stands out in the national scene with research projects, publications and seminars marked by a multidisciplinary approach, academic rigor and impact on public debates. CEBRAP carried out more than 500 research projects, worked with about 200 national and international partners and consolidated a position as a high-standard research center, reference in the production of frontier knowledge in the various human sciences, housing some of the country’s leading researchers and intellectuals and operating as a forum for debate on major national issues. Cebrap is a global research center which establishes partnerships with institutions, development agencies and civil associations from different countries around the world, such as UK, USA, Germany, France, India, China, Mexico, South Africa, among others.

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