Documenting Citizenship: Contemporary Efforts toward Social Inclusion in Brazil
People without identity documents go unrecognized by modern states and therefore cannot access the rights, benefits, and services that they provide. Significant numbers of Brazilians still lack the necessary documentation to enjoy citizenship. Yet since the late 1990s a federal campaign has sought to increase the numbers of Brazilians who possess identity documents. This presentation by Dr. Wendy Hunter of the University of Texas, Austin explores why so many Brazilians have lacked documentation and what explains the federal mobilization underway to address the problem.
Sponsored by CLAS Lusoglobe Working Group, Department of Political Science
Feb 24th, 2012 (Fri)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Democracy Studies Series Speaker: James Kloppenberg
James Kloppenberg, Charles Warren Professor of American History & Chair, Department of History, Harvard University
