workshop Mega Events, Mega Projects and Urban Democracy

Buenos Aires, 30th and 31st July 2012

Auditorio Alberto González Domínguez Saavedra 15, 3er Piso

Programme

Monday 30th July

Morning

9.30 Introduction (B. Cuenya, F.Leal de Oliveira y A. Broudehoux)

9.40 Presentation of themes (20 minutes each presentation)

• Symbolic dimension: Anne-Marie Broudehoux (UQAM), Fernanda Sánchez (UFF) and Guillermo Jajamovich (UBA)

• Urban dimension: Fabricio Leal de Oliveira (UFRJ) and Daniel Kozak (CEUR-CONICET)

• Political-institutional dimension: Glauco Bienenstein (UFF) and Oscar Bragos (UNR) • Social impacts: Beatriz Cuenya (CEUR-CONICET) and Breno Camara (IPPUR/UFRJ)

11.00 Coffee break

11.20 Discussion and propositions (one hour)

Afternoon

15.30 Political / intellectual challenges and conclusions

• Main political/intellectual challenges – discussion presented by Carlos Vainer (IPPUR) and Alan Mabin (University of Witwatersrand) based on previous discussions and other considerations.

16.30 Discussion and propositions (one hour)

Evening (open to the public)

18.00 Presentation of the book:

Cuenya, B.; Novais, P, y Vainer, C. eds (2012) Grandes proyectos urbanos: miradas críticas sobre la experiencia argentina y brasileña, Buenos Aires: Café de las Ciudades.

19.00 Wine

Tuesday 31st July

Morning

10.00 Next phase (research programmes, future developments, fundraising)

General discussion and propositions

12.00 Closing comments (Carlos Vainer)