Júlia de Sousa e Berruezo

Júlia has been working at the Chair of International Business, Sustainability, and Society at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg since March 2024. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and another in International Relations from the Universidade Federal do ABC (Federal University of ABC-UFABC) in São Paulo, Brazil, as well as an M.A. in Development Studies with a specialization in Sustainability from the University of Passau, Germany.

Her doctoral project is titled “Socio-biodiversity Product Chains in the Brazilian Cerrado: Balancing Agri-food Commodity Chains and the Well-being of Traditional Communities.” In this research, she explores the intersection of agri-food commodity chains and local sustainability strategies through a political economy lens.

Apart from her interest in the field of sustainable transformation, her other areas of interest include food security studies, alternative development theories, traditional populations in Latin America, and intellectual property rights.

She has experience working with qualitative research methods, especially case studies, focus groups, and interviews, among others.

Publication

Baca, A & de Sousa e Berruezo, J. (2022). Chapter 6: Maize and the World Market: A History of Racism, Commodification, and Resistance. In: Lima, T & Constantino, A.: Food Security and International Relations: Critical Perspectives from the Global South. ISBN 978-3-8382-1481-8

Teaching

Agriculture and food security in the Global South (Summer Semester)

Public policies for sustainable development in Latin America (Winter Semester)