This work began as a translation of the text “Systems of Conflict”, originally published in December 2023 in the Virtual Encyclopedia, a project linked to the Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace...
This briefing focuses on the centralization of social participation as an essential component for the achievement of development objectives, broadly understood as “an organized intervention in collective issues according to...
This glossary seeks to clarify key concepts in the field of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) by briefly introducing some theories, approaches, techniques, methods and methodologies for the implementation and follow-up...
According to the World Bank (1996, p. 6), “articipation is a process by which stakeholders influence and share control over development initiatives and the decisions and resources that affect them”....
Why bother with emerging middle powers when most of the international discussion since Donald Trump took office for the second time is dominated by the great-power politics of the United...
The various models of a country's development are at the heart of the interdisciplinary debate shaping Brazil’s current reality. However, much is lost due to opinions driven by love or...
In partnership with PUC-Rio, iCS was invited to participate in a professional practice course with students from the Professional Master's in Analysis and Management of International Policies: Conflict Resolution and...
The foreign policy of Lula's third government is marked by three intertwined priorities: regional integration, reassessment of global geopolitical balances, and the search for new economic partners....
This article examines the impact of the dominant Anglo-Saxon racial hierarchy on the cultural and economic aspects of Brazilian society. It argues that the Anglo- Saxon influence is significant despite...
The year 2024 was the scene of major conferences dedicated to important environmental causes, such as fighting the adverse effects of climate change, conserving biodiversity, combating desertification, tackling plastic pollution...