Current Member
Lena Lavinas
Affiliation
Social Science
Field of Study
Economics
Home Institution
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
A new world is emerging as we forge into the twenty-first century, a world in which mass indebtedness has become a marker of social inclusion. Being indebted, and living in debt, may become the norm in this age of financialized capitalism. The aim of Lena Lavinas’s research is to examine how entitlements are being transformed from rights into assets to serve as collateral.
Dates at IAS
Member
- Social Science
Degrees
Université Paris III
Doctorate,
1984
Appointments
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (Institute for Advanced Study)
2016–2017
Fellow
Program of Latin American Studies (PLAS) at Princeton University
2013
Visiting Research Scholar and Visiting Professor
Research Network on Social Inequalities in Latin America - at the Freie Universität Berlin
2012–2013
Visiting Research Fellow
Municipality of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro State
2007–2011
City Secretary for Science and Technology
Direction of Social Protection, International Labor Office (ILO), Geneva
2000–2003
Senior Economist (Social Policy Senior Analyst P5 - step 5)
Institute of Research in Applied Economics (IPEA), Ministry of Planning, Brazil
1993–2000
Senior Academic Researcher (Senior Economist, Social Policy Direction)
School of Public Policy and Urban Research, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
1998–1999
Visiting Professor
Institut de Hautes Etudes de l’Amérique Latine, Université Paris III
1996–1997
Visiting Professor (Chaire Simon Bolivar)
School of Public Policy and Urban Research, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
1994–1995
Visiting Professor