This event aims to discuss the crisis of constitutionalism through the lens of autocratisation and resistance dynamics within State structures. The panel will foster dialogue on how institutions respond to the spread of disinformation and the complex interplay between populism and liberalism, viewing these as arenas of contestation in the face of the challenges posed by crises of representation.

The aim is to examine institutional resilience and map out how struggles for political hegemony shape the effectiveness and legitimacy of constitutional norms today, drawing on contributions from researchers with distinguished careers in complementary fields.

The debate brings together perspectives from Legal Theory and Constitutional Jurisprudence, Constitutionalism and Social Participation, and Democratic Theories, analysing how populism and contemporary political narratives manifest. Complementing this analysis are studies on Human Rights and New Technologies, with an emphasis on regulating platforms and combating disinformation, as well as research on Citizenship and Social Inclusion, which seeks to identify institutional pathways to ensure democratic integrity and protect the public sphere.

Moderator: Cristiano Gianolla (CES)

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Benício Fagner dos Santos | PhD candidate in Law and CAPES/PROEX scholarship holder at the Postgraduate Programme in Law at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), within the ‘Citizenship and Social Inclusion’ research area, specialising in Human Rights and Democracy (2023–2027). He is currently undertaking a research stay at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra.

Cláudia Maria Barbosa | PhD in Law from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and holder of a CNPq Research Productivity Fellowship; Full Professor of Constitutional Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), where she leads the Justice, Democracy and Human Rights research group. Her main research areas include judicial governance and open justice, constitutionalism and democracy, social participation, and third-sector law. She undertook postdoctoral research at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra and served as a visiting lecturer at York University (Toronto, Canada); she is currently a member of international networks such as the International Society of Public Law (I-CON).

Katya Kozicki | PhD in Law, Politics and Society from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and a CNPq Research Productivity Fellow, she is a Full Professor of Legal Theory in the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and PUCPR. She coordinates the Centre for Constitutional Studies
(CCONS/PPGD/UFPR) and holds the Chair in Legal Theory at the Serras de Minas Association. Throughout her career, she has served as a visiting researcher at the University of Westminster (London) and the Cardozo School of Law (New York), and as a Senior Visiting Professor at Loyola University School of Law (Chicago).

Vera Karam de Chueiri | PhD in Philosophy from the New School for Social Research (New York) and a CNPq Research Productivity Fellow, she is a Full Professor of Constitutional Law in the Department of Public Law at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). She coordinates the Constitutionalism and Democracy Centre at CCONS/PPGD/UFPR and serves as an adviser and member of the Public Ethics Commission of the Presidency of the Republic, as well as a member of the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the Federal Supreme Court (STF). She has undertaken research and teaching placements at Yale Law School (USA), the University of Potsdam (Germany) and Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal).

Gustavo Silveira Borges | PhD in Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and a lawyer with over 20 years’ experience in leading strategies for government relations, public policy and institutional relations within the digital economy. He serves as Head of Public Policy at IAB Brasil, where he leads high-level engagement with the Executive, the Legislature, regulatory bodies and strategic stakeholders, representing the digital advertising sector in complex regulatory debates. He undertook a research internship as a Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies of the University of Oxford’s Faculty of Law and served as a Policy Advisor on programmes to combat disinformation at the Supreme Federal Court (STF) and the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), as well as coordinating multi-sectoral efforts and global initiatives focused on digital security, algorithmic governance and the mitigation of political and institutional risks.

Event organised as part of the research project DeAppeal - Deconstruct and Resist Autocratic Appeal to Reinvigorate Democracy [European Commission, Horizon Europe Programme, Grant Agreement No. 101289057]
 

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