IIPSS – International Institute for Philosophy and Social Studies

Philosophy & Social Studies

The Institute is a transnational research network dedicated to the inquiry on social life from plural approaches, interdisciplinary methods, and critical theories. The Institute was founded on 2015 with the aim of producing social public knowledge across the continental boundaries.

Know More

Symposium on democracy and inequalities will take place in Berlin

25 January, 201825 January, 2018 Web Manager

Symposium on democracy and inequalities will take place in Berlin At the Ibero-American Institute, on February 13, the Symposium ‘The Challenges of Chile: Democracy and Inequality’ will take place. This instance will open a dialogue on the analysis of public protest, social movements, social coexistence and democracy in contemporary Chile. For the occasion, Dr. Hernán Cuevas Valenzuela, president of the International Institute for Philosophy and Social Studies (IIPSS) and professor…

Third seminar of pluralism and media in Chile

27 October, 201725 January, 2018 Web Manager

Third seminar on pluralism and media in Chile On October 25 the third seminar on pluralism and media in Chile organized by the Universidad Alberto Hurtado and the Universidad Mayor took place. In this occasion, focused on the challenges for the democratization of communications in the country, IIPSS researchers, Nicolás del Valle and Bastián González-Bustamante, presented a working progress research paper entitled “Media pluralism and public opinion in digital written…

The Ends of Democracy: International Conference in Brazil

23 October, 201723 October, 2017 Web Manager

The Ends of Democracy: Populist Strategies, Skepticism about Democracy, and the Quest for Popular Sovereignty November 7-9, 2017 SESC Unidade Pompeia São Paulo, Brazil The rise of populist movements in recent years raises questions about the challenges for liberal democracy and its basic institutional forms. For instance, what are “the ends” of democracy in a double sense: what are the ends of democracy, that is, its purposes and promises, but…

Contemporary society

the Institute focuses on global transformations of the capitalism, studies of the public sphere, citizenship and democracy, circulation of knowledge, biopolitics and new technologies over biological life, contemporary arts in creative and cultural industries, cities and urban life, and collective memory in post-conflict contexts.

Networking

The Institute activities are managed by a select team of young researchers and professionals whose coordinate the member's efforts. Communities of knowledge between Senior and Junior Scholars, digital platforms to monitoring international news and studies, research connections on specific issues, academic events, and research projects.

Philosophy & Social Studies

The Institute is a transnational research network dedicated to the inquiry on social life from plural approaches, interdisciplinary methods, and critical theories. The Institute was founded on 2015 with the aim of producing social public knowledge across the continental boundaries.