This text presents a brief discussion on the ways in which racism spreads in Brazil, and on the reasons that make racial discrimination an extremely serious problem with implications for health, the economy, general well-being and democracy in our country. Recently, literature has treated racism...

This text presents a brief discussion on the ways in which racism spreads in Brazil, and on the reasons that make racial discrimination an extremely serious problem with implications for health, the economy, general well-being and democracy in our country. Recently, literature has treated racism...

Esta publicação reúne sete capítulos que abordam algumas das mais importantes frentes da multifacetada agenda de cooperação entre o Brasil e a União Europeia, englobando tópicos como economia verde e inteligência artificial, entre outros. Este número traz uma novidade: está sendo...

Portuguese Abstract: Examinamos como as ONGs ambientais, mesmo com recursos escassos (votos e contribuições financeiras), conseguem influenciar de forma efetiva a política ambiental no Brasil. A inovação do trabalho consiste em utilizar a abordagem de agência comum e suas aplicações em...

Portuguese Abstract: Os segredos de negócio são uma matéria que não tem recebido uma atenção proporcional à sua importância económica. Este artigo visa fazer uma descrição breve do regime português do segredos de negócio. Assim, começa por apresentar algumas razões para a...

Mineral raw materials are at the base of economic activities at some stage of their production chains and will continue to be more and more in the future. Certain raw materials have specific features, because both the supply risk and their economic importance vary between countries or economic...

The recovery of Russia`s center of power through a national development strategy during the Putin administration was the basis for revising the state`s energy-sector policy. The government drastically increased the role of the state in the energy sector, raising state control over the sector`s...

The objective of this study is to analyze the economic, political and strategic implications of the discovery of huge oil and gas reserves in the presalt provinces in 2006. For this purpose we present the main challenges that must be confronted to make sure that the presalt cycle will contribute...

The recent transformations and technological innovations in the energy sector have been driven by the urgency of the responses needed to deal with climate change at a global level, to which governments and corporations are committed to achieving goals to reduce their emissions in line with the...