About this Event
2025 BSP Annual Conference: Pathways to Development
📅 Date: 2 May 2025
📍Location: Mordan Hall, St. Hugh’s College, University of Oxford
The Brazilian Studies Programme (BSP) at the Latin American Centre, University of Oxford invites you to the 2025 BSP Annual Conference, a full-day event bringing together leading scholars and practitioners to explore critical issues shaping Brazil’s development. Under the theme “Pathways to Development,” this year’s conference will examine key challenges at the intersection of environment, politics, and foreign policy.
The conference will feature three panels, followed by a keynote address (speaker TBC):
- Contested Geographies – Environmental politics, urban peripheries, and alternative development.
Chair: Gregory Thaler (Oxford)
Graham Denyer Willis (Cambridge)
Andreza Souza Santos (King's College London)
Matthew Richmond (Newcastle)
- Democracy and Human Rights – Political participation, representation, and repression.
Chair: Felipe Krause (Oxford)
Karabekir Akkoyunlu (SOAS)
Malu A. C. Gatto (UCL)
Daniel H. Alves (King's College London)
- Foreign Policy – Shifting geopolitics and foreign policy as a tool for development.
Chair: Laurence Whitehead (Oxford)
Rodrigo Fracalossi de Moraes (Southampton)
Marina Duque (Newcastle)
Tom Long (Warwick)
The conference will offer a platform for scholars, students, policymakers, and Brazil enthusiasts to engage in thought-provoking discussions and exchange new research.
More details to follow—register now to secure your spot!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St. Hugh’s College, Saint Margaret's Road, Oxford, United Kingdom
