Postdoctoral Fellow in Business and Human Rights. PhD in Philosophy (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ) and Doctor in Sociology and Law (Fluminense Federal University - UFF). Senior researcher in the Postgraduate Program in Social Sciences in Development, Agriculture and Society at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (PDS FAPERJ/CPDA UFRRJ) and Researcher/professor in the Postgraduate Program in Sociology and Law at Fluminense Federal University (PPGSD/UFF). Her area of expertise is Ethics, Economic Sociology, and International Law. Her research area is Human Rights and Business from an interdisciplinary perspective, adding to the normative approach to human rights the sociological understanding of the practices of corporate actors, with special interest in the global/local food market. Thus, Ana Luiza’s research focuses on the one hand, on the methodologies and methods of economic sociology to understand the relationships between biochemical and seed technology companies, as well as the dynamics of concentration and fragmentation of the food market and the impacts on human rights and environmental sustainability. On the other hand, based on the empirical findings, the research turns to the analysis of the adequacy of global corporate regulation structures to the demands of human rights and sustainability, particularly in the food market. Finally, the research has been broadened to research the illicit pesticide markets and the role of Big Ag corporations.
Ana Luiza is the coordinator of the Human Rights Observatory (ODIDD) which is part of REDHIPAS (Research Network on Human Rights, Peace, Global Actors and Sustainability), which organizes Seminars and Workshops in the area. In the last nine years, it has also received funding from national and international agencies, such as Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support in the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and the International Peace Research Association Foundation (IPRAF). Ana Luiza is the author of books and scientific articles, expanding the area of interdisciplinary research in human rights and business in Brazil.
Visiting professor
Period: July 2026 - dec 2026
Agenda
- Oct 6-16. Participation as an expert in the Peace Lab simulations at Upsala University (online participation)
- Oct 9: I Simpósio Internacional Mercados ilícitos: entre Brasil e a Europa Ibérica.
- Oct 10: Workshop Brasil - Portugal: direitos humanos e estruturas de poder
- Oct 20: Seminar on ongoing research at Universidad Camilo José Cela
- 4 Nov: 24hs Conference on Global Organized Crime. participation in the panel ‘Criminal adaptation across physical and digital infrastructures.
- Nov-dec: Participation in academic activities