O seminário “Violent Crime and Democratization in the Global South”, que ocorreu nos dias 18 e 19 de março de 2009 na Cidade do Cabo na África do Sul, reuniu representantes da América Latina, África e Ásia. Os convidados debateram os desafios e experiências regionais, no âmbito do Estado e da sociedade civil, diante do cenário de criminalidade violenta nos seus respectivos países. O Ilanud/Brasil, representado por sua diretora executiva Paula Miraglia, apresentou o caso da cidade de São Paulo para refletir sobre espaços urbanos, segurança e estratégias de prevenção.
Veja abaixo a programação do evento e seus participantes (em inglês):
Violent Crime and Democratization in the Global South
Hosted by the
Democracy and Governance Programme, HSRC
18th & 19th March 2009 Protea Hotel, Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa
18 March - Day One
Session One: 9am-11.am
Conceptual and Methodological Issues
a) Violent Crime and Citizenship in the Global South: Issues, Thematics, Questions
Vanessa Barolsky, HSRC & Suren Pillay, HSRC
b) Thinking Comparatively: Conceptual Lessons from Latin America
Ignacio Cano, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio
Session Two: 11.15-13.00
How have States responded to Violent Crime?
a) Governing Citizenship and Safety in Colombia
Paula Zuluaga, Corpovisionaries, Colombia
b) Evaluating the National Crime Prevention Strategy in South Africa
Clifford Shearing, Center for Criminology, UCT
c) Governing Violent Crime in Nairobi
Mutuma Ruteere, former Head of Research, Kenya Human Rights Commission
Session Three: 14.00-16.00
Community and Civil Society Responses to Violent Crime I
a) Vigilantism and the case of the Mungiki Sect in Nairobi,
Mwangi, Egerton University, Kenya
b) Violent Crime and Democratic Transition: the case of Durban
Oliver Meth, Center for Civil Society, UKZN
c) Crime, Fear and the City: the case of Sao Paulo
Paula Miraglia, United Nations Institute for Crime Prevention, Brazil
Session Four: 16.15- 17.30
Community and Civil Society Responses to Violent Crime II
c) Community Responses in Brazil: the case of Viva Rio
Daniel Luz, Viva Rio
d) Community Responses in South Africa: the case of Proudly Mannenberg
Irvin Kinnes, Center for African Cities, UCT
e) Violence, crime and community policing in India
Surajit Mukhopadhyay, Center for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkatta
19th March - Day Two
Session Five: 9.00-12.00am
Roundtable on: Violent Crime and Democratization in the Global South: general trends/ agenda for future research
a) Insights from Latin America
Paula Miraglia and Daniel Luz
b) Policing and Human Rights in Africa
Don Sauls & Mutuma Ruteere
c) Future research questions
Ignacio Cano, Surajit Mukhopadhyay
Session Six: 14.00-17.00pm
Interaction with Community forum in Imizamu Yethu township, Hout Bay, Cape Town