José Ricardo Martins

I have a multidisciplinary background: PhD in Sociology from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil, track: State and Citizenship, research area: Institutions and power, with credits partially taken at the Masters / Doctorate Programs in Public Policy, Economic Development (both from UFPR) and Urban Management (from the Pontifical Catholic University -PUC); Master in Sociology (UFPR) with research on integration and regional leadership; Specialization in Geopolitics and International Relations; Latin American specialization course in Public Policies and Higher Education Assessment (Unila / UFPR); Specialization in Foreign Trade (Institut Cooremans/Institut Franciso Ferrer, Brussels) and MBA (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium). BA in Philosophy (Faculdade Bagozzi), bachelor?s in social sciences (all credits completed, missing the internships); degree in Public Management (Unicentro Online). Currently, I am a visiting professor of Public Administration Theories and Public Policy Analysis at the Government School, Municipal Institute of Public Administration (IMAP), in Curitiba-PR; invited Researcher at the Sociology and Social Policies Research Group and the Urban and Regional Development Extension Program - PDUR (at the Post-Graduate Programme in Sociology at UFPR); invited researcher at the Nucleus of Studies on Urban Policies (from the Master / Doctorate Programme in Urban Management - PUC-PR). Member of the Scientific Council of Revista de Administração de Roraima (UFR) and Revista de Administração Pública (IMAP). Member of the laboratories and observatories: Unesco Inclusive Policy Lab, OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation and Regional Planning Observatory for the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Research interests are concentrated in the areas of public policy, social policy, public administration, state capacities, urban and regional governance and development, transition economy, regional innovation systems, sustainable development, multi-level governance, regional integration, social network, public cooperation network, local and regional political governance, and the internationalization of subnational entities.

I have a multidisciplinary training.  PhD in Sociology from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) in the line of research State and Citizenship, with credits partially accomplished in the Masters / Doctorate Programs in Public Policies, Economic Development (both from UFPR) and Urban Management (from Pontifical Catholic University -PUC ).  Master in Sociology (UFPR) with research on integration and regional leadership, highlighting the role of Brazil in the South American integration process, through the creation of Unasur.  Specialization in Geopolitics and International Relations.  Latin American Specialization Course in Public Policies and Higher Education Assessment (Unila / UFPR).  Specialization in Foreign Trade (Institut Cooremans, Ville de Bruxelles Higher Education Institute, Belgium).  Diplôme en Management - MBA (Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuf, Belgium).  I have a full Bachelors Degree in Philosophy (Bagozzi College), a bachelor's degree (incomplete) in International Relations (UTP) and a degree in Public Management (Unicentro - State University of Central-West of Paraná). I am currently (until end of June, 2019) a substitute professor in Dept. of Sociology of UFPR, a visiting professor of Theories of Public Administration and Public Policy at the Municipal Institute of Public Administration (IMAP), Curitiba-PR, professor in Philosophy and Pedagogy programs at Bagozzi College. I am researcher of the Research Group of Sociology and Social Policies and Urban and Regional Development Program - PDUR (UFPR); researcher at the Nucleus of Studies on Policies, Technologies and Management - NEPTG (from the Master's Program / Doctorate in Urban Management - PUC-PR); and researcher of the Research Group on Theory and Practice of Human Sciences, Democracy, Political Participation and Internet, from the Santa Catarina Federal Institute of São Francisco do Sul - SC. My current research focuses on the areas of Urban and Regional Governance (comparative studies of the territorial development policy of the European Union and Brazil), Public Policies, Social Policies, and Public Management. My research interests also include: state capabilities, public entrepreneurship, public sector innovation, local and regional development, multilevel governance, internationalization of subnational entities (such as states, provinces and municipalities), Latin American epistemology, and Brazilian sociopolitical thinking. EDUCATION: PhD in Sociology. Federal University of Parana, Curitiba-PR, Brazil, 2013-2016. Research/thesis: The internationalization process of subnational entities: a comparative perspective. Masters degree in Sociology. Federal University of Parana, Curitiba-PR, Brazil, 2009-2011. Dissertation: Brazil and Unasur: a process of building leadership and regional integration. Latin American Course of Specialization in Public Policy and Evaluation of Higher Education. UNILA (Federal University for Latin America Integration) and IMEA (Mercosur Institute of Advanced Studies (supported by UNESCO), Foz do Iguaçu-PR, Brazil, 2009-2010. Research: Accreditation of Higher Education in Educational Mercosur: Contexts and Agendas in the Process of Integration. Specialization in Geopolitics and International Relations. Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná, Curitiba, 2008. Research: Globalization, Nation-State and Cultural Identity. Vachellor degree in Public Management. Unicentro ? Universidade do Centro do Paraná (distance lerarning), 2018-2019. Bachellor degree in Philosophy. Bagozzi College, Curitiba-PR, 2007-2008. Diplôme em Management/MBA. Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuf, Belgium, 1992 1994. Specialization in International Trade. Institut D'Enseignement Superieur Lucien Cooremans ? Ville de Bruxelles, Brussels, Begium, 1991 1992. Degree in Philosophy. Instituto de Filosofia São Boaventura, Campo Largo PR, 1984 1986. J