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'''Rodrigo Tavares''' is a Portuguese-born |
'''Rodrigo Tavares''' is a Portuguese-born scholar, civil servant, and businessman. He is the Founder and President of the Granito Group. |
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Rodrigo Tavares work is focused on studying new forms of political and economic governance. His first publications assessed the social, economic and security impacts of [[regional integration]] and [[Regional organization|supranational arrangements]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tavares|first1=Rodrigo|title=The Participation of SADC and ECOWAS in Military Operations: The Weight of National Interests in Decision-Making|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/african-studies-review/article/the-participation-of-sadc-and-ecowas-in-military-operations-the-weight-of-national-interests-in-decision-making/F1A03F166A2257424F3041C307BCEE1B|website=African Studies Review|pages=145–176|doi=10.1353/arw.2011.0037|date=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Tavares|first1=Rodrigo|title=Understanding regional peace and security: a framework for analysis|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13569770802176853|website=Contemporary Politics|accessdate=29 December 2017|pages=107–127|doi=10.1080/13569770802176853|date=1 June 2008}}</ref> He also designed conflict resolution plans for armed conflicts.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tavares|first1=Rodrigo|title=Resolving the Kashmir Conflict: Pakistan, India, Kashmiris and Religious Militants|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02185370802504316|website=Asian Journal of Political Science|pages=276–302|doi=10.1080/02185370802504316|date=1 December 2008}}</ref> More recently, his research is centered on local governments (cities, states, provinces) and their ability to become global players.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tavares|first1=Rodrigo|title=Foreign Policy Goes Local|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/south-america/2013-10-09/foreign-policy-goes-local|website=Foreign Affairs|accessdate=3 January 2018|date=9 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rodrigo|first1=Tavares|title=Forget the nation-state: cities will transform the way we conduct foreign affairs|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/forget-the-nation-state-cities-will-transform-the-way-we-conduct-foreign-affairs|website=World Economic Forum|publisher=WEF|accessdate=29 December 2017}}</ref> He also conducts research on capital markets and their impact on society and the environment.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kumar|first1=N. C. Ashwin|last2=Smith|first2=Camille|last3=Badis|first3=Leïla|last4=Wang|first4=Nan|last5=Ambrosy|first5=Paz|last6=Tavares|first6=Rodrigo|title=ESG factors and risk-adjusted performance: a new quantitative model|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/20430795.2016.1234909|website=Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment|pages=292–300|doi=10.1080/20430795.2016.1234909|date=1 October 2016}}</ref> He has been described as “one of those rare diplomatic scholars who combine the scientific rigor of an academic and the earnest experience of a foreign policy practitioner.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duran on Tavares, 'Paradiplomacy: Cities and States as Global Players' {{!}} H-Diplo {{!}} H-Net|url=https://networks.h-net.org/node/28443/reviews/718405/duran-tavares-paradiplomacy-cities-and-states-global-players|website=networks.h-net.org|language=en}}</ref> |
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He was born in 1978 in [[Castelo Branco, Portugal]].<ref name=RTP/> Tavares received his Ph.D. in Peace and Development Studies in 2006 from the [[University of Gothenburg]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tavares|first1=Rodrigo|title=Understanding Regional Peace and Security. A framework for Analysis|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/16982|website=Göteborgs universitet|language=sv|date=2006}}</ref> and conducted his postdoctoral research at [[Columbia University]]'s Institute of Latin American Studies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rodrigo Tavares|url=http://cris.unu.edu/rodrigo-tavares|publisher=UNU-CRIS|accessdate=29 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> An article written by Tavares and published in 2008 looked at the interrelated aspects of differing "agents and instruments" of peace, in order to better delineate "an analytical framework for understanding regional peace and security."<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Tavares|first1=Rodrigo|title=Understanding Regional Peace and Security: A Framework for Analysis|journal=Contemporary Politics|date=23 June 2008|volume=14|issue=2|page=107|doi=10.1080/13569770802176853|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/13569770802176853|language=en}}</ref> |
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Tavares received his Ph.D. in Peace and Development Studies in 2006 from the [[University of Gothenburg]], School of Global Studies.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gothenburg University|first1=Gothenburg University|title=Ph.D. dissertations|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/16982%7Clanguage=sv%7Cdate=2006|website=Gothenburg University|publisher=Gothenburg University|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref> He conducted postdoctoral research at [[Columbia University]]'s Institute of Latin American Studies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rodrigo Tavares|url=http://cris.unu.edu/rodrigo-tavares|publisher=UNU-CRIS|accessdate=29 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> |
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From 2011 to 2014, he served as the Head of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo state government]], under [[Geraldo Alckmin]].<ref name=RTP/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Araújo|first1=Carla|title=SP e EUA criam grupo para desenvolver projetos - Geral - Estadão|url=http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,sp-e-eua-criam-grupo-para-desenvolver-projetos,1012114|work=Estadão|date=22 March 2013|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/foreign-policy-goes-local</ref> |
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He was invited by the [[University of California, Berkeley]] (2003-2004) and [[Harvard University]], [[Kennedy School of Government]] (2014-2015) as a senior visiting scholar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Granito Group {{!}} Impact Economy|url=http://granito.group/team.php?id=2&cat=se|website=granito.group|accessdate=29 December 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cities and States: The New Global Players {{!}} Harvard College|url=https://college.harvard.edu/college-events/cities-and-states-new-global-players-5|website=Harvard|publisher=Harvard|accessdate=3 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> |
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He also worked at the [[United Nations University]], the UN think-tank, in Belgium and Ethiopia. As a Research Fellow, he coordinated policy-advising work on regional integration, security, and Africa’s development.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rodrigo Tavares|url=http://cris.unu.edu/rodrigo-tavares|website=UNU-CRIS|accessdate=29 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> He is an associate professor at [[Getúlio Vargas Foundation]] (FGV) in Brazil,<ref>{{cite web|title=Professores|url=http://ri.fgv.br/ensino/mba/professores-sp|website=ri.fgv.br|accessdate=29 December 2017|language=pt-br}}</ref> and an Associate Research Fellow at the United Nations University (UNU-CRIS) in Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rodrigo Tavares|url=http://cris.unu.edu/rodrigo-tavares|website=UNU-CRIS|accessdate=29 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> |
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===Work=== |
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He is the founder and president of the Granito Group, a holding company in the field of [[sustainable capitalism]].<ref name=RTP/> He has written for the ''[[Financial Times]]'', ''[[Foreign Affairs]]'',<ref>https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/south-america/2013-10-09/foreign-policy-goes-local</ref><ref>https://www.ft.com/content/42f4e040-4d5f-3767-8f2e-fb9db10a6171</ref> [[Cable Public Affairs Channel|CPAC]],<ref>http://www.cpac.ca/.../perspective.../episodes/51128231/</ref> [[Estado de São Paulo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://opiniao.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,diplomacia-com-pe-no-chao-imp-,1635506|title=Diplomacia com pé no chão - Opinião - Estadão|author=|date=|website=estadao.com.br|accessdate=28 December 2017}}</ref>, [[Folha de São Paulo]], [[Expresso (newspaper)|Expresso]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://expresso.sapo.pt/economia/2017-04-22-Rodrigo-Tavares-Tive-a-sorte-de-ter-estado-rodeado-de-pessoas-exemplares|title=Rodrigo Tavares: “Tive a sorte de ter estado rodeado de pessoas exemplares”|author=|date=|website=sapo.pt|accessdate=28 December 2017}}</ref>, [[Diário de Notícias|Diário de Notícias]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.pt/dinheiro/interior/sou-um-raciocinador-gosto-de-conectar-pontas-soltas-5734809.html|title=Rodrigo Tavares - ″Sou um raciocinador, gosto de conectar pontas soltas″|first=Global Media|last=Group|date=19 March 2017|website=dn.pt|accessdate=28 December 2017}}</ref>, [[Antena 1 (Portugal)|Antena 1]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/play/p517/e285561/entrevistas-manha-1|title=Reportagem / Entrevista Manhã 1 de 26 Abr 2017 - RTP Play - RTP|author=|date=|website=rtp.pt|accessdate=28 December 2017}}</ref> and [[Público (newspaper)|Público]], [[Boston Business Journal]].<ref>https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/print-edition/2015/02/20/viewpoint-mass-ready-for-its-own-global-policy.html</ref>. |
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From 2011 to 2014, he served as the Head of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo state government]]. In that period, the Brazilian state received 1,595 foreign delegations – including 22 heads of state and government, organized 230 missions abroad, signed 234 international agreements, managed 150 international cooperation programs and projects, organized 104 international events, and maintained relations with 116 countries.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sao Paulo|first1=Government|title=Sao Paulo Global|url=www.saopauloglobal.sp.gov.br/relacoes_inter/publica/Portifolio_AEAI-2011-2015_ingles.pdf|website=Sao Paulo|publisher=Sao Paulo government|accessdate=29 December 2017}}</ref> His term was also marked by the initiative to establish "formal, bilateral and direct" relations with countries such as [[United States]],<ref>{{cite web|title=SP e EUA criam grupo para desenvolver projetos - Geral - Estadão|url=http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,sp-e-eua-criam-grupo-para-desenvolver-projetos,1012114|website=Estadão|accessdate=29 December 2017|language=pt-BR}}</ref>[[Canada]], [[United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tavares|first1=Rodrigo|title=Foreign Policy Goes Local|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/south-america/2013-10-09/foreign-policy-goes-local|website=Foreign Affairs|accessdate=29 December 2017|date=9 October 2013}}</ref> or [[France]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ao lado de Hollande, Alckmin diz que França financiará € 300 mi para trem|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2013/12/ao-lado-de-hollande-alckmin-diz-que-franca-dara-300-mi-para-trem-em-sp.html|website=São Paulo|accessdate=3 January 2018|language=pt-BR|date=13 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alckmin assina acordos com a França para projetos de sustentabilidade e mobilidade urbana {{!}} Governo do Estado de São Paulo|url=http://www.saopaulo.sp.gov.br/spnoticias/multimidia/fotos/alckmin-assina-acordos-com-a-franca-para-projetos-de-sustentabilidade-e-mobilidade-urbana/|website=Governo do Estado de São Paulo|accessdate=3 January 2018|language=pt-BR|date=13 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Tavares |first=Rodrigo |authorlink=Rodrigo Tavares |date=2016 |title=Paradiplomacy: Cities and States as Global Players |pages=93–95 |}}</ref> |
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==Private Sector== |
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He is the President and Founder of the Granito Group, a holding company in the field of [[sustainable capitalism]]. The Group owns three subsidiaries: the consulting firm Granito & Partners, the boutique investment bank Granito & Capital, and the Impact Economy Foundation, a non-profit think-tank.<ref>{{cite web|title=Projetos com retorno sócio-ambiental são alvos de banco de brasileiros|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercado/2017/08/1906046-projetos-com-retorno-socio-ambiental-sao-alvos-de-banco-de-brasileiros.shtml|website=Folha de S.Paulo|accessdate=29 December 2017}}</ref> |
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==Press== |
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He writes regularly to the World Economic Forum’s [https://www.weforum.org/agenda Agenda]<ref>{{cite web|title=Authors|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/rodrigo-tavares|website=World Economic Forum|accessdate=29 December 2017}}</ref> and to Brazilian newsmagazine [[Época (Brazilian magazine)|Época]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A reinvenção da política|url=http://epoca.globo.com/politica/noticia/2017/06/reinvencao-da-politica.html|website=revistaepoca.globo.com|accessdate=29 December 2017}}</ref> |
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==Awards and Recognitions== |
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In 2011, he was nominated Young Leader (Jeune Leader) by the by the [[Ministry of International Relations (Quebec)|Ministry of International Relations of Québec]] for his work on foreign affairs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Granito Group|url=http://granito.group/team.php?id=2&cat=se|website=granito.group|accessdate=3 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 2017 he was nominated again as [[Young Global Leader]] by [[World Economic Forum]].<ref name=RTP>{{cite news|title=Rodrigo Tavares nomeado Jovem Líder Global pelo Fórum Económico Mundial|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/economia/portugues-rodrigo-tavares-nomeado-jovem-lider-global-pelo-forum-economico-mundial_n988923|work=RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|date=15 March 2017|language=pt}}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
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* {{cite book|last1=Tavares|first1=Rodrigo|title=Paradiplomacy: Cities and States as Global Players|date=2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780190462116}} |
* {{cite book|last1=Tavares|first1=Rodrigo|title=Paradiplomacy: Cities and States as Global Players|date=2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780190462116}} |
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* {{cite book|last1=Tavares|first1=Rodrigo|title=Security in South America: the Role of States and Regional Organizations|date=2014|publisher=Lynne Rienner Publ.|isbn=978-1-935049-92-0}} |
* {{cite book|last1=Tavares|first1=Rodrigo|title=Security in South America: the Role of States and Regional Organizations|date=2014|publisher=Lynne Rienner Publ.|isbn=978-1-935049-92-0}} |
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Rodrigo Tavares is a Portuguese-born scholar, civil servant, and businessman. He is the Founder and President of the Granito Group.
Academia
Rodrigo Tavares work is focused on studying new forms of political and economic governance. His first publications assessed the social, economic and security impacts of regional integration and supranational arrangements.[1][2] He also designed conflict resolution plans for armed conflicts.[3] More recently, his research is centered on local governments (cities, states, provinces) and their ability to become global players.[4][5] He also conducts research on capital markets and their impact on society and the environment.[6] He has been described as “one of those rare diplomatic scholars who combine the scientific rigor of an academic and the earnest experience of a foreign policy practitioner.[7]
Tavares received his Ph.D. in Peace and Development Studies in 2006 from the University of Gothenburg, School of Global Studies.[8] He conducted postdoctoral research at Columbia University's Institute of Latin American Studies.[9]
He was invited by the University of California, Berkeley (2003-2004) and Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government (2014-2015) as a senior visiting scholar.[10][11]
He also worked at the United Nations University, the UN think-tank, in Belgium and Ethiopia. As a Research Fellow, he coordinated policy-advising work on regional integration, security, and Africa’s development.[12] He is an associate professor at Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in Brazil,[13] and an Associate Research Fellow at the United Nations University (UNU-CRIS) in Belgium.[14]
Public Sector
From 2011 to 2014, he served as the Head of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the São Paulo state government. In that period, the Brazilian state received 1,595 foreign delegations – including 22 heads of state and government, organized 230 missions abroad, signed 234 international agreements, managed 150 international cooperation programs and projects, organized 104 international events, and maintained relations with 116 countries.[15] His term was also marked by the initiative to establish "formal, bilateral and direct" relations with countries such as United States,[16]Canada, United Kingdom[17] or France.[18][19][20]
Private Sector
He is the President and Founder of the Granito Group, a holding company in the field of sustainable capitalism. The Group owns three subsidiaries: the consulting firm Granito & Partners, the boutique investment bank Granito & Capital, and the Impact Economy Foundation, a non-profit think-tank.[21]
Press
He writes regularly to the World Economic Forum’s Agenda[22] and to Brazilian newsmagazine Época.[23]
Awards and Recognitions
In 2011, he was nominated Young Leader (Jeune Leader) by the by the Ministry of International Relations of Québec for his work on foreign affairs.[24] In 2017 he was nominated again as Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum.[25]
Publications
- Tavares, Rodrigo (2016). Paradiplomacy: Cities and States as Global Players. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190462116.
- Tavares, Rodrigo (2014). Security in South America: the Role of States and Regional Organizations. Lynne Rienner Publ. ISBN 978-1-935049-92-0.
- Söderbaum, Fredrik; Tavares, Rodrigo, eds. (2011). Regional Organizations in African Security. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780415597876.
- Tavares, Rodrigo (2010). Regional Security: the Capacity of International Organizations. Routledge. ISBN 9780415483407.
References
- ^ Tavares, Rodrigo (2011). "The Participation of SADC and ECOWAS in Military Operations: The Weight of National Interests in Decision-Making". African Studies Review. pp. 145–176. doi:10.1353/arw.2011.0037.
- ^ Tavares, Rodrigo (1 June 2008). "Understanding regional peace and security: a framework for analysis". Contemporary Politics. pp. 107–127. doi:10.1080/13569770802176853. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Tavares, Rodrigo (1 December 2008). "Resolving the Kashmir Conflict: Pakistan, India, Kashmiris and Religious Militants". Asian Journal of Political Science. pp. 276–302. doi:10.1080/02185370802504316.
- ^ Tavares, Rodrigo (9 October 2013). "Foreign Policy Goes Local". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Rodrigo, Tavares. "Forget the nation-state: cities will transform the way we conduct foreign affairs". World Economic Forum. WEF. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Kumar, N. C. Ashwin; Smith, Camille; Badis, Leïla; Wang, Nan; Ambrosy, Paz; Tavares, Rodrigo (1 October 2016). "ESG factors and risk-adjusted performance: a new quantitative model". Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment. pp. 292–300. doi:10.1080/20430795.2016.1234909.
- ^ "Duran on Tavares, 'Paradiplomacy: Cities and States as Global Players' | H-Diplo | H-Net". networks.h-net.org.
- ^ Gothenburg University, Gothenburg University. "Ph.D. dissertations". Gothenburg University. Gothenburg University. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Rodrigo Tavares". UNU-CRIS. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Granito Group | Impact Economy". granito.group. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Cities and States: The New Global Players | Harvard College". Harvard. Harvard. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Rodrigo Tavares". UNU-CRIS. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Professores". ri.fgv.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Rodrigo Tavares". UNU-CRIS. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Sao Paulo, Government. [www.saopauloglobal.sp.gov.br/relacoes_inter/publica/Portifolio_AEAI-2011-2015_ingles.pdf "Sao Paulo Global"] (PDF). Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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- ^ Tavares, Rodrigo (9 October 2013). "Foreign Policy Goes Local". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Ao lado de Hollande, Alckmin diz que França financiará € 300 mi para trem". São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Alckmin assina acordos com a França para projetos de sustentabilidade e mobilidade urbana | Governo do Estado de São Paulo". Governo do Estado de São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Tavares, Rodrigo (2016). Paradiplomacy: Cities and States as Global Players. pp. 93–95.
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(help) - ^ "Projetos com retorno sócio-ambiental são alvos de banco de brasileiros". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Authors". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "A reinvenção da política". revistaepoca.globo.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Granito Group". granito.group. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Rodrigo Tavares nomeado Jovem Líder Global pelo Fórum Económico Mundial". RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (in Portuguese). 15 March 2017.