Sérgio Costa
Political and Social Science
Free University of Berlin
Germany
Biography
Since February 2008: University professor for sociology of Latin America at the Institute of Sociology and the Latin America Institute of the Freie Universität Berlin 04 / 2009-03 / 2011: Chairman of the Institute Council of the Latin America Institute 10 / 2007-02 / 2008: Guest professor at the Latin America Institute of the Freie Universität Berlin 04 / 2006-09 / 2007: DAAD guest professor at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Flensburg 09 / 2005-02 / 2008: Research professor at CEBRAP (Brazilian Center for Planning and Analysis), São Paulo, Brazil (temporarily deaf and associate member since February 2008) 09 / 1999-08 / 2005: Research Assistant at the Latin America Institute of the Freie Universität Berlin (C1) 05 / 1997-12 / 2002: Associate professor (professor adjunto) for political sociology at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil (September 1999 to December 2002 on leave) 04 / 1996-09 / 1999: Scientific assistant and project manager at CEBRAP - Brazilian Center for Planning and Analysis, São Paulo, Brazil
Research Interest
Social inequality, Cultural differences and democracy, Racism and anti-racism
Publications
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Costa, Sergio/Kohlhepp, Gerd/Nitschack, Horst/Sangmeister, Hartmut (2010): Brasilien heute. Geographischer Raum, Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur. Frankfurt/M, Madrid: Bibliotheca Ibero-Americana, 2010, Vervuert Verlag, 792 S.
