David Verge Fleischer is an American

United States

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 born Brazil

Brazil

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ian social scientist

Social Scientist

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 and professor

Professor

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Fleischer is professor emeritus at the University of Brasília

University of Brasília

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, having taught there since 1972. He is also a visiting professor at the University of Washington

University of Washington

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 and the State University of New York

State University of New York

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Fleischer works with the Brazilian NGOs Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza (ISPN) and Transparência, Consciência e Cidadania (TCC-Brasil).

External links

• David Fleischer profile at Brazil Studies Program: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies: Harvard University