Social Sciences (MA/PhD)
Overview
The Program's mission is to train researchers with the capacity to investigate social realities in response to social needs based on a critical-transforming vision and to produce knowledge aimed at understanding the processes of reproduction or overcoming inequalities and the search for alternatives political, social and cultural. The Program proposes to its Master students the opportunity for a solid base of knowledge and training practices in the area of Social Sciences so that the future Master not only develops his/her research, but acts with competence in the professional spaces. It offers the theoretical and methodological tools necessary to conduct research through academic activities that involve classes, individual and collective guidance sessions, meetings by Research Lines and Research Group. All activities aim to enhance study, research and written production.
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Emphasis: Social Policies and Practices
The Postgraduate Program in Social Sciences, within its specific attributions and according to its Research Lines, must examine the theoretical, methodological and empirical questions related to the social issue, taking into account views and actions generated within the State and Society. It must consider main processes and expressions of inequalities, and deal with their developments, both in research and social application, with respect to the proposals and interventions of actors and institutions.
Lines of action
Analyzes culture in its lived dimension, focusing on the identity logics that take place in the processes of social belonging, disaffiliation and exclusion of groups and individuals. Studies social practices relating to everyday life, their interaction and sociability dynamics, as well as the processes and theoretical and political implications relating to the construction of identities, the right to differences, religions and multiculturalism.
Studies the relationships between State and Society regarding the organizational process of social actors, development of public agendas, and conditions and constraints for universalization of citizenship. Examines social policies on human rights, the relationships between society and the environment, and the generational and identity dynamics, analyzing representations, proposals and actions related to inequality in terms of individual and collective rights, access to services and quality of life.
Addresses social practices and policies from the perspective of solidarity, analyzing its alternative and emancipatory sense. Focuses on associative and cooperative experiences, intercooperation systems, forms of collective entrepreneurship, initiatives based on reciprocity, as well as movements, Third Sector organizations and related policies.
Investigates existing social configurations in the context of work relations, democratic experiences, communities and territories, considering their transformational potential based on their respective epistemology and knowledge. Highlights knowledge-generating innovations and sustainable solutions via citizen engagement and cooperation between actors.
Master's Degree Curriculum
The master's degree consists of 30 credits, including disciplines related to the Theoretical Branch, on fundamentals of Social Science (9 to 12), disciplines related to the Thematic Branch, about the Program Emphasis and Area of Study selected (9 to 12 credits), and disciplines related to the Methodological Branch, about the research process and development of Dissertation (9 credits).
Mandatory Courses
- Contemporary Social Theories (3 credits) - Research Methodology (3 credits) - Development of Social Science (3 credits) - Seminar on Dissertation (3 credits) - Society and State (3 credits) Optional Seminars - Seminar on Political Science (3 credits) - Seminar on Sociology (3 credits) - Seminar on Anthropology (3 credits) Reference Courses - Reference Course on Portuguese I: Identity and Sociability (3 credits) - Reference Course on Portuguese II: Social Actors, Public Policies and Citizenship (3 credits) - Reference Course on Portuguese III: Society, Economy and Emancipation (3 credits)
Special Topics
- Optional courses to be selected by students for fulfillment of a given requirement
Courses on Research Techniques
- Data Analysis Techniques I (3 credits) - Data Analysis Techniques I (3 credits)
PROFESSORS
The student of the Social Sciences Graduate Program has at your disposal a faculty composed mostly of masters, doctors and post-doctor, with national and international training and recognized professional experience.
Carlos Alfredo Gadea Castro
Doutor em Sociologia Política cgadea@unisinos.brPost-doctorate at the University of Miami (Center for Latin American Studies, USA). Visiting Professor at Universität Leipzig, Germany (DAAD, 2015-2016). Doctor in Political Sociology from the Federal University of Santa Catarina. History professor (IPA, Uruguay). Researcher 1C, CNPq. Areas of interest: Contemporary Social Theories, Latin-American Cultural Studies, Urban violence, Ethnic-racial studies, Youth and Culture.
Cristian Jobi Salaini (Bolsista PNPD)
Doutor em Antropologia Social salaini@gmail.comPhD in Social Anthropology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2012). He has worked in advisory services for the National Historical Artistic Heritage Institute (IPHAN) and for the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA) in the application of public policies that have been directed by these institutions to issues involving the participation of anthropological discipline. In addition, he has worked with educational institutions as a teacher as well as in the production of instructional materials. He has experience in the field of Anthropology, with an emphasis on Anthropology of Afro-Brazilian Populations, working on topics such as: ethnic identity, intangible heritage, art, territoriality, regional identity, intellectual property of traditional groups and quilombo communities. Currently, he has been studying public policies of racial ethnicity in Latin America, with an emphasis on the decolonial perspective and on State Anthropology.
Jose Ivo Follmann
Doutor em Sociologia jifmann@unisinos.brPhD in Sociology (UCL-Belgium). Master of Social Sciences (PUCSP-Brazil)). Bachelor of Social Sciences (UFRGS-Brazil). Professor of the Post-Graduate Program in Social Sciences, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS). Director of the National Observatory of Socioenvironmental Justice Luciano Mendes de Almeida (OLMA). Leader of the Research Group: Transdisciplinarity, Integral Ecology and Socio-Environmental Justice. Other themes: Sociology of Religions, Identities, Transdisciplinarity, Ethnic-Racial Relations. Jesuit priest
Laura Cecilia Lopez
Doutora em Antropologia Social lauracl@unisinos.brPhD in Social Anthropology from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, with postdoctoral studies at the National Faculty of Public Health, Universidad de Antioquia Colombia. She has experience in Anthropology of the Body and Health, Gender and Interseccionality Studies in Latin America, with discussions of public policies, equity and sexual and reproductive rights.
Luiz Inacio Germany Gaiger (Pesquisador Voluntário)
Doutor em Sociologia da Religião e dos Movimentos Sociais gaiger@unisinos.brPh. D. in Sociology (Université Catholique de Louvain, 1991) and CNPq Productivity Scholarship since 2000. His teaching covers topics of sociological theory, research methods and issues related to socio-environmental sustainability. His main research areas are solidary economy, cooperativism, participatory forms of democracy, public policies and alternative experiences based on the principle of reciprocity. He has published several books, academic articles and dissemination works. With prof. José Luis Coraggio (UNGS / Argentina), he coordinates the Network of Latin American Researchers in Social and Solidarity Economy - RILESS. He is co-director of Otra Economía journal. Since 2019, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of EMES European Research Network.
Marilia Verissimo Veronese
Doutora em Psicologia mariliav@unisinos.brMaster and PhD in Social Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of RGS. Held a postdoctoral internship at the Center for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra. Her research interests are wor, subjectivities, mental health, health and society, alternative economies, and inequality production processes.
Rodrigo Manoel Dias Da Silva
Doutor em Ciências Sociais rodrigods@unisinos.brDoctor in Social Sciences at the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Master in Social Sciences at the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos and a degree in Education at the Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul. Experienced in Sociology of Education, and investigares mainly the folowing themes: education, citizenship, territories, cultural expressions and heritage education.
Sandoval Alves Rocha
Doutor em Ciências Sociais sandovalr@unisinos.brPhD in Social Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2019). He researches the problem of water, especially about the basic sanitation in the city of Manaus. He is an advisor to Amazon Service for Action, Reflection and Socio-Environmental Education (SARES), in interaction with socio-environmental movements in the Amazon region, in addition to working in social and political formation with communities on the outskirts.