Entrepreneurship, religion and democracy
Agribusiness and Politics
Evangelical Women and Democracy
Working Hours, Economic Growth and Well-Being
Oil and the Energy Transition
Transportation and Delivery Platforms
Public Security and Democracy
Regulation of Social Media Platforms and the Marco Civil da Internet
Freedom of expression and action of the Judiciary
Sustainable Agribusiness
Deforestation in the Cerrado
BRICS and the new multipolar global order
Artificial Intelligence and the Environment
The Brazilian political system and the quality of democracy
Environment and Development
Digitalisation and the job market
The relationship between State and religion
Artificial Intelligence, Democracy and Public PolicyAgribusiness and Politics
In the tenth episode of the original series Ponto a Ponto, Caio Pompeia and Mônica Sodré discuss the political organisation of agribusiness, the internal diversity of its stakeholders, and how different sectors relate to the climate agenda. The conversation also explores ways to align agriculture with environmental issues and suggests political and economic strategies to address the alarming scenario of climate change.
Agribusiness and Politics
Experts in this episode: Caio Pompeia, social scientist and professor at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa, and Mônica Sodré, political scientist and CEO of Meridiana.
Meet the experts:
Mônica Sodré
Political scientist (UFSCar) and PhD in International Relations (USP), she is CEO of Meridiana. She was executive director of RAPS for six years.
Caio Pompeia
Social scientist (USP) and PhD in anthropology (Unicamp). He is a professor at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa. He has also been a visiting professor at Oxford University.
Ponto a Ponto
Available free of charge, Ponto a Ponto features evidence-based dialogues between two leading figures in their fields on topics critical to development and democracy, with the aim of finding common and viable ground between their points of view.