Zimbalist’s ‘Rio 2016’ Chapter on Vila Autódromo Now Available
August 12, 2018—Just out! Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa Williamson published a chapter entitled “Not Everyone Has a Price: How the Small [...]
Research Center
Catalytic Communities supports researchers committed to deepening understanding and knowledge on favelas in constructive ways that support their inclusive development. We do this both by taking on independent researchers as interns, who carry out research projects under the guise of CatComm with access to our networks and direction, and by offering strategic and logistical support to institutional researchers–MA, doctoral students, or academics looking for a critical perspective, ideas about productive lines for research, contacts, and more.
Our Article in Land Lines: Could Favela CLTs Solve the World’s Housing Crisis?
At this very moment, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is printing copies of its acclaimed Land Lines magazine and shipping them to readers around the world. [...]
Sustainable Favela Network Now Mapped
February 28, 2018—With support from the Heinrich Böll Foundation Brazil, between June and October 2017 Catalytic Communities took a leap from the work begun for the UN [...]
Lincoln Institute Hosts Theresa Williamson on Favela CLTs [VIDEO]
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Features Theresa Williamson Discussing Potential of Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas December 20, 2017–Catalytic [...]
REPORT LAUNCH: ‘Favelas in the Media: A Comparison of Eight Global Outlets’
Clique aqui para Português REPORT LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT September 4, 2017—One year after the Olympics, Catalytic Communities (CatComm) has published a new report [...]
Community Land Trust Models and Housing Coops from Around the World
This is the final in a series of three articles summarizing reports on Brazilian housing law, organized by the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice at request [...]
“Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas Changed in Rio’s Mega-Event Years” Report Launched with Panel at Casa Pública
On Thursday, December 15, Catalytic Communities (CatComm), the NGO that publishes RioOnWatch, released its report Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas [...]
RELEASE: Catalytic Communities Launches Final “Favelas in the Media” Research Report
Clique aqui para Português December 2016—Catalytic Communities’ longitudinal study on international media portrayals of Rio’s favelas ahead of the 2016 Olympics [...]
The Favela as a Community Land Trust: A Solution to Eviction and Gentrification?
This is the second in a series of three articles summarizing reports on Brazilian housing law, organized by the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice at request [...]
On openDemocracy: CatComm’s Theresa Williamson Summarizes the ‘Real’ Legacies from the 2016 Olympic Games
On August 5, 2016, as Rio held the 2016 Olympic Games’ opening ceremony, openDemocracy featured on its homepage Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa [...]