[Brazil@Harvard] Brazil Studies Program -Professor David Fleischer - TODAY

Political Outlook in Brazil in the wake of Elections and the Global Financial Crisis A presentation by: Professor David Fleischer, Institute of Political Science at the Universidade de Brasília Professor Fleischer joined the faculty of the Universidade de Brasília in 1972, where he was Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations (1985-1989) and member of the University Council (1985-1993). He is the president of TCC-Brazil (Transparency, Consciousness and Citizenship), an NGO founded in Brasília in 1996 which is the national chapter of Transparency International. Fleischer has published widely on Brazilian politics (Congress, elections, parties) and North-South Relations. He is also active in political risk analysis and has published the Brazil Focus -Weekly Report since 1996. Fleischer holds a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Florida. Prof. Fleischer is also a founding member of the DRCLAS Brazil Office Advisory Group. Date: Monday, November 17, 2008 Time: 12:30 - 2:00pm Location: CGIS South, S-216 - Resource Room, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA -- Marcio Siwi Fellow / Program Officer Brazil Studies Program Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 tel (617) 495-5435 http://drclas.harvard.edu/brazil