Conference - Social rights under adjustment? - A tale of two crises

Social rights under adjustment? A tale of two crises

24th of May, 2021 14H00 - 17H30, ONLINE SESSION

Open participation with mandatory registration via email: inscricoesconferencias@gmail.com

14h00-15h15 - ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SOUTH (session 1)

Social rights under constitutional debate in Chile.
From "the oasis" to the political and COVID crisis

Cecília Osorio (Univerdad Alberto Hurtado, Chile)

Crisis, Austerity and Social Regression in Brazil

Tiago Oliveira (Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal)

Moderation: José Castro Caldas (CoLABOR)

15h30-17h00 - ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SOUTH (session 2)

Structural Adjustment Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1980s and 1990s: Implications for social policies and social rights

Ndangwa Noyoo (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Social protection in Angola emerges between two paths: social security and social assistance programs

João Pedroso (Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal)

Adjusting social policies: a comparison between Southern and Northern countries’ experiences

Maria Clara Oliveira (Instituto de Direito Económico, Financeiro e Fiscal, Portugal)

Moderation: Eduardo Paz Ferreira (IDEFF)