Below are my personal dissertation research tools.  This is a resource I build and reorganize daily, as my work progresses and my research needs change.  I am a Ph.D. candidate (a.b.d.) at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University.  My topic is the potential for substantive transformation in the conflict over land reform in Brasil, looking especially at the struggle for landless and workers' rights, issues of social justice and empowerment, and the potential for dialogue or other conflict transformation measures.  

E-mail:  brenemanpennas@gmail.com

Mario Carreño, Cuba Os Cortadores de Cana, 1943

Brasil: 3rd Sector Organizations Brasil: Public & Governmental Agencies Research Centers & Organizations Journals, Publishers & On-line Publications Brasil & Land Reform Scholars News Agencies Research Resources and Tools Funding Resources New Directions Brasilian Studies Association (BRASA) links Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Brazilink  (rural issues) Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO)      Geneva liaison office      Brasil country profile Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)  Organization of American States (OAS)  Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) World Bank <>InstitutoBtino Americano das Nações Unidas para Prevenção do Delito e Tratamento do Delinquente (ILANUD)