Curriculum Structure

Development and Public Policies (Doctorate)*

Syllabus: Socioeconomic factors for understanding the formats and implementations of public policies. Changes in the roles of the State, the market, and non-governmental organizations in the establishment of a mixed economy of welfare and development. Formulation and evaluation of Public Policies. Public policies: concepts, international standards, and experiences.

Epistemologia e Pesquisa Interdisciplinar(Doutorado) *

Syllabus: Epistemological foundations of interdisciplinarity. History of interdisciplinarity. Methodologies and investigative processes in interdisciplinary research. Epistemological foundations of scientific research. Conceptions of the multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary fields. Data analysis and interpretation. Combination of quantitative and qualitative strategies.

Thesis Seminar (Doctorate)*

Syllabus: The Seminar is offered to encourage doctoral students to present their thesis projects with an interdisciplinary focus. Presentation and discussion of study and research results. Its aim is to develop communication skills, critical analysis, and interdisciplinary dialogues.

Organization Theories

Syllabus: This course focuses on theories that support organizational studies in applied social sciences. Through these theoretical fields, the aim is to enhance the understanding of organizational structures and processes, as well as the influences of historical, social, market, and non-market contexts on organizational institutions. Schools of organizational paradigms are important sources for discussing central perspectives and understanding organizational behavior within its context. Distinctive and divergent views regarding the nature of organizations contribute to an approach to theoretical pluralism. Substantive Economic Theories, Institutional and Neo-Institutional Theories, Environmental Dynamism, Change and Adaptation, Dynamic and Essential Capabilities, as well as Emerging Approaches comprise studies within the organizational scope.

Family Farming and Rural Development

Syllabus: Conceptions of rural areas, family farming, rural development, and public policies. Production and reproduction of family farming: gender and generational issues, succession, exodus, and aging. Local and regional rural issues. Production and marketing, forms of collective organization of family farmers.

Development and Sustainability

Syllabus: This course analyzes the dynamics of organizational management in the current context, referencing the sustainability of organizations and society. It identifies concepts related to socioeconomic and environmental sustainability, its evolution, history, and scientific foundations. The dimensions and challenges of sustainable development. Indicators of environmental sustainability. The environmental issue from an economic perspective and its relationships with the productive sector and its influence on the competitiveness of organizations. Environmental valuation and economic instruments for environmental management. The strategic importance of quality and environmental issues in organizations. It studies the paradigm of quality management and socioeconomic-environmental sustainability and its implications for organizations.

Political Strategies of Organizations

Syllabus: The influence of the environment on organizations. Political strategies and the management of external dependency. Political connections of organizations from a macroeconomic and management perspective. Resources used by companies in their relationship with the Government. Contributions to political campaigns and reciprocity through organizational influences. Pressure groups (lobby). Theories of economic regulation and the protection of interests.

Economic Formation and Regional Development

Syllabus: Economic formation and history. Theories of regional development. Formation of the internal market within the national economic system. Trajectory and performance of innovation in companies and sectors in regional economic formation. State, public policies, funding institutions, and organizations in the trajectory of local and regional development. History of companies and institutions. Infrastructure, transportation, and logistics.

Social Management and Social Policies

Syllabus: Social management and social policies: perspectives on conceptual delimitation. The social issue in capitalist society. Contemporary productive restructuring and its repercussions on social management. The social issue and social policies in Brazil. Solidarity economy and alternatives for generating work and income. Administration and management of projects in non-profit organizations. Development as an expression of social freedoms. The emergence process and the construction of the concept of the third sector and social responsibility. State reform and addressing the social challenges of the 21st century.

Politics, Society and Power

Syllabus: Social change and political reform; political institutions, political representation and participation, political parties and electoral systems, political projects for local and regional development, civil society engagement and public policies, media. Media and power, citizenship and rights.

Gender Studies and Socioeconomic Development

Syllabus: Feminist movements and gender studies. Interdisciplinarity and gender studies. Social policies and development. Feminist Economics. Gender and labor markets. Gender inequalities and neoliberalism. Social policy, intersectionality, and gender. Feminization of Poverty.

Work, Development, and Social Movements in Latin America

Syllabus: Work as an analytical category; Theories of social movements; Specificities of social movements and the working class in Latin America and Brazil; the relationship between different identities (class, ethnic, gender) that permeate the world of work in Brazil and Latin American countries; State, capital, and labor, and development projects in Latin America and Brazil in the 21st century.

Multivariate Data Analysis

Syllabus: Variables, populations, and samples. Descriptive statistics. Primary data. Secondary data. Decision theory. Correlation. Linear regression. Logistic regression. Panel data. Exploratory factor analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis. Structural equations.

Perspectives and Limits of Educational Policies in Contemporary Brazil

Legislation, resolutions, and regulatory bodies of education in Brazil. Political and administrative organization of Brazilian education. Education and socioeconomic development. Legislation and public policies for diversity in education. Diversity and inclusion. Education and inequality. Projects and experiences: dialogues with collective subjects.

TADS - Multivariate Data Analysis

Populations and samples. Descriptive statistics. Correlation. Linear regression. Logistic regression. Exploratory factor analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis. Structural equations.

Governance in Organizations

Agency Theory and conflict of interests. Principles and governance in organizations. Internal and external governance mechanisms. Corporate Governance (CG) as a regulator of the relationships between the organization, stakeholders, and shareholders. The process of implementing governance in family businesses. Governance in succession and corporate reorganization. Boards of directors and the relationship between ownership and management. Public Governance, dimensions, and control mechanisms. Public transparency. Current topics in governance.

Public Policies and Democratic Practices

Public policies: origins, formulation processes, implementation, and evaluation. Typology. Public policies and society. Popular participation in the formulation process and social control of public policies. Social policies. Democracy, citizenship, and public policies. Public policies in the context of state models.

Society, Politics, and Economy in the Ibero-American Space

History of Ibero-America. Continuities and breaks in the colonization process. Authoritarian, liberal, and popular political regimes. Political organization of Ibero-American states. Culture and power in South-North relations. Social movements and public sphere action. Social policies and the Welfare State. Industrialization and accumulation patterns. Pendulum movement between neoliberalism and developmentalism. Conservative modernization. State and development. Democracy, Citizenship, and Public Policies.

Preparatory Studies for Internationalization

Preparation for presenting scientific data in oral and poster formats at international conferences. Skills for discussing scientific data in English. Academic encouragement for pursuing collaborations and internships in foreign laboratories through technical visits and during master's and doctoral programs.

Innovation and Knowledge Management

Concepts of innovation. Innovation in structural, sectoral, and internal contexts. Innovation strategy. Innovation performance. Management of innovation capabilities. Innovation management in services. Concepts, characteristics, and challenges of organizations in the field of knowledge management. Organizational Learning. Culture and structures for knowledge sharing.

Contemporary Themes in Human Rights

RBPJDH – UNESC, UNIJUÍ, FURG, UNIT, PUC-CAMPINAS, CESUPA, UFPA – UNICAP, UFMS, and UNIRITTER (Concentrated)

Traditional and Critical Theory of Human Rights
Post-Colonialism and Coloniality in Latin America
Coloniality of Race and Gender and the Struggles in Brazil (Racial Relations, Feminist Movements)
Migrants and Refugees
International Humanitarian Law, International Geopolitics, and Armed Conflicts
Gender Violence and Preventive Public Policies
Law, Sexuality, and the LGBTQIA+ Community
Public Safety, Neoliberalism, the Penal System, and Punitive Populism

Preparatory Studies for Internationalization

Syllabus: Preparation for presenting scientific data in oral and poster formats at international events. Skills for debating scientific data in Spanish. Academic encouragement for conducting collaborations and internships in foreign laboratories through technical visits during the master's and doctoral periods.

Socioeconomic Data Analysis

Syllabus: Descriptive Statistics. Research with secondary data: Data collection and analysis. Field survey research: Sampling, Collection, Tabulation, and Data Analysis. Statistical analyses.

Innovation Management

Syllabus: Concepts of innovation. Innovation in structural, sectoral, and internal contexts. Innovation strategy. Innovation performance. Management of innovation capabilities. Innovation management in services.

THEORIES OF SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Master's)*

Modern and contemporary theories of socioeconomic development. Theory and political economy. Studies and analyses of the relationships between the state, society, and market in promoting development. Issues of underdevelopment. Conceptions of socioeconomic development in Brazil. The relationship of socioeconomic development theories with theories of organizations, the world of work, and social management.

INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (Master's)*

Contextualization, complexity, and interdisciplinarity. Epistemological and methodological interdisciplinary assumptions: the relationship between object, theoretical frameworks, and methods. Structure of Academic Works. Selection of interdisciplinary databases and critical evaluation of data. Systematic Review and Interpretation of Literature. State of the Art through interdisciplinary dialogue. Methodological procedures according to different approaches. Development and Ethics of research. References and MORE. Peer Review. Methods, techniques, and production standards. Publication planning supported by Qualis/Capes.

INTEGRATED RESEARCH SEMINAR (Master's)*

The Seminar is offered to encourage students to present their dissertation projects with an interdisciplinary focus. Presentation and discussion of study and research results. Its aim is to develop communication skills, critical analysis, and interdisciplinary dialogues.

Derechos Humanos, Estado y Políticas Públicas: Intersecciones Argentina – Brasil

Human Rights and Citizenship. State, Democracy, and Popular Participation. Public Policies, Migrations, and Borders. Public Policies, State, and New Technologies. Public Policies and Contemporary Challenges through the Theoretical Dialogue between Brazil and Argentina.

Economic dynamics, cooperativism, decent work, and territorial development

Introduction to the field of economic sociology and labor studies; sociological analysis of economic phenomena; social construction of markets and organizations; territorial development, cooperativism, solidarity economy, decent work, and public policies.

Organizational Dynamics in Family Businesses

Family Business and Family-Owned Company. Conflicts and Succession in Family Businesses. Governance of the Family Business. Identity and Symbolic Capital. Socioemotional Wealth. Innovation and Entrepreneurial Orientation of the Family Business.

Behavioral Corporate Finance

Classical theory, cognitive biases, and organizational applications. Biases in Corporate Decision Making. Behavioral Finance in Investments. Applications in Corporate Finance. Sustainability and Behavior.

Development Dilemmas: Narratives and Territories in Times of Crisis

In times of ecological, social, and political collapse, this course proposes a critical reflection on development models and their consequences on the planetary fabric. It aims to provide a critical reading of narratives of progress, growth, and modernity, questioning their anthropocentric, capitalist, and colonial foundations. We will examine the limits of traditional categories of development in light of environmental collapse and the transformations of humanity's role on the planet. By exploring debates surrounding the Anthropocene, Capitalocene, and Chthulucene, we seek to reflect on the limits of modern Western thought and the emergence of alternative forms of coexistence with the Earth.

Governance, Social and Environmental

Concepts and fundamentals of GSA (Governance, Social and Environmental), its historical evolution, the relationship with sustainability, and the integration of practices within organizational institutions. It encompasses topics such as legislation and regulatory frameworks, circular economy, practices related to environmental protection, issues of diversity, inclusion, and worker well-being, governance structure and practices, including board composition, business ethics, transparency, and corporate responsibility.

Worlds of Work, Neoliberalism, and the Far Right

It focuses on the complex relationship between transformations in labor relations, the advancement of neoliberal policies, and the rise of the far right on a global scale. Connection between neoliberalism and the far right in the destruction of rights; State/neoliberal rationality (flexible accumulation, globalization, financialization of the economy, Industry 4.0, the power of big techs, new forms of work - platform work, algorithmic control...); deepening of exploitation, precariousness, and individualization in all its social dimensions. Precariousness of the world of work and strengthening of reactionary positions. Neoliberalism and the far right in the mobilization of social media.

Local Productive Chains and Arrangements

Interdisciplinary studies encompassing the characterization of productive structures, industrial sectors and segments, and analysis of productive chains. Local Productive Arrangements and Public Policies. Governance and Coordination of Productive Arrangements. Cooperation networks and strategic alliances for development. Mapping and analysis of local productive arrangements. Cases of productive arrangements.

Intersectionalities: Identities, Subjectivities, and Social Structures

Intersectionality as an emerging analytical and interpretative category in contemporary Latin American thought. Social investigation and the particularities of different intersections: Gender, sexuality, generation, race, class, religion, territory. Racial issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Coloniality, ethnic-racial relations, and public policies from an interdisciplinary perspective. Social movements and anti-racist struggles. Structural racism and its implications for policy formulation

Decent Work and Development: Challenges in Rural and Urban Contexts

Analysis of decent work as a fundamental analytical category for socioeconomic development. Study of international conventions and the rights associated with the promotion of decent work. Discussion of the processes of labor precarization and the structural and institutional challenges for its implementation in rural and urban contexts in Brazil. Critical assessment of inequalities, productive dynamics, and public policies related to ensuring dignified working conditions in different territories. Critiques and limitations of the concept of decent work.