Another BRICS in the Wall 2, UFBA

Another BRICS in the Wall II – From Ford to BYD: How the Dispute Over the International Economic Order Shaped the Future of the Camaçari Industrial Hub

The Graduate Program in International Relations at UFBA (PPGRI-UFBA) invites you to the event Another BRICS in the Wall II, which will take place on 27 March 2025, at 9:00 AM, at João Gonçalves Auditorium (Reitor Felipe Serpa Lecture Pavilion – Ondina Campus).

Coordinated and organized by AERB member Giorgio Michalopoulos, Prof. Andrea Califano, and graduate students from PPGRI, the event is funded by the Young Scholars Initiative (New Economic Thinking) and sponsored by the European Association of Researchers in Brazil (AERB), in partnership with the BRICS+ Salvador Summer School. It is part of a broader discussion that began in April 2024 with the initiative Another BRICS in the Wall: New Walls of Protectionism or a Force Toward a Multipolar World?

Focusing on the transition of the Camaçari industrial hub, Another BRICS in the Wall II will explore themes such as China’s rise, BRICS+ and multipolarity, workers’ rights, and the socioeconomic impacts of BYD’s arrival. The discussion will highlight how globalization manifests in the territory and examine the role of emerging players (BRICS, China, Brazil) across different sectors of society.

Simultaneous translation to and from Portuguese will be available.

The event is open to the public, and registration will be available on-site from 8:30 AM.

AERBis theAssociation of European Researchers In Brazil. More: bit.ly/EU-Researchers-in-Brazil.

08:30 Cadastramento dos/as participantes
9:00 AM – "The Dispute Over the International Economic Order"

• Fiona Tregenna (Online – University of Johannesburg): "Belt and Road Initiative, BRICS, and the Penetration of Chinese Manufactured Imports."
• Efe Can Gurcan (London School of Economics/Shanghai University): "China’s Rise and the Reconfiguration of the Global Order: Measuring Multipolarity with the Structural Power Index."
• Evandro Menezes de Carvalho (UFF, FGV Direito Rio, Beijing Language and Culture University): "Global Governance and the BRICS."
• Guendalina Anzolin (University of Cambridge): "Workers’ Rights, People's Rights, Land Rights: Electric Vehicles and Global Value Chains."
• Andrea Califano (PPGRI-UFBA): Moderator.

2:00 PM – Workshop: "The Future of the Camaçari Industrial Hub"

From 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM, a working group will be held with speakers, open to BRICS+ Summer School students, researchers, graduate students, and faculty members.

Topics include:

• Socioeconomic impacts of the Ford-BYD transition.
• Industrial sustainability and energy transition.
• Labor and community rights in the context of globalization.
• Brazil’s role in the new international economic order.

6:00 PM – Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. (CEPAL): "The Future of BRICS"

📅Date: 27 March 2025
📍Location: João Gonçalves Auditorium, UFBA Ondina Campus
⏰Time: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
🌍Simultaneous translation available
📝On-site registration