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February 11, 2025

State political reform and democratization

Author: Alexandre de Moraes Introduction: This is a study focused on the difficulties of political representation as a support for Democracy. From a brief analysis of democratic notions and political representation, it will be seen that the crisis in popular representation and in the organization and functioning of political parties […]
February 5, 2025

Pressure groups in Brazil

Author: Felipe Bizinoto Abstract: The pressure groups born from the human need to live collectively. And inside of a political regime (especially a democratic one) that they play fundamental role in representing interests before public instances, especially the legislative and executive ones. This action (act or activity) consists of lobby, […]
February 3, 2025

A brief analysis of the Ombro a Ombro Periodical at the beginning of the New Republic

With the end of the military regime, the military sought new means of political engagement that were more suited to the return of democracy. One of the methods they found was exerting pressure. To this end, both left- and right-wing military personnel organized themselves into Pressure Groups. One of these […]
January 23, 2025

Influence Strategy and Modus Operandi: Analysis of the JBS and Odebrecht Cases

Authors: Rui Fernando Correia Ferreira, Felipe Fróes Couto and Bruno de Almeida Vilela Abstract: The objective of this article was to analyze the modus operandi of influence strategy employed by JBS and Odebrecht to gain a competitive advantage in their relationship with the State. This work proposes an advancement in […]
January 6, 2025

Income Protection for Vulnerable Groups During the Pandemic in Brazil and Chile: The Relevance of Policy Trajectories and Governance Arrangements

Authors: Maria Clara Oliveira and Sergio Simoni Junior Abstract: How can we understand the variation in countries’ responses to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis in the context of income protection policies for vulnerable families? This article provides a comparative presentation and discussion of the measures put in place in Brazil and Chile in 2020. […]
December 3, 2024

Interest groups in Brazil: a new era and its challenges

Authors: Andréa Cristina Oliveira Gozetto, Clive S. Thomas Abstract: This article provides general and specific insights into Brazil’s developing interest group system. In doing so, it presents a theoretical foundation for understanding this group activity, past and present. The general insights of the role of interest groups under limited political […]
November 13, 2024

Lobby and Public Policies

Authors: Wagner Pralon Mancuso, Andréa Cristina Oliveira Gozetto Abstract: Lobbying is an omnipresent phenomenon in Brazilian politics. It is present in every parliamentary or governmental decision that affects our public policies. However, this phenomenon has received very little attention from academia and society. The time has come to put interest […]
November 8, 2024

he Politics of Agribusiness in Brazil: Business Power and Political Success during the 55th Legislature (2015-2019)

Autores: Mancuso WP, Resende CA da S, Silva LHR da, Prado JFV, Santos ALOA dos. Abstract: This paper addresses two central issues during the 55th legislature (2015-2019). First, the relationship between the instrumental and structural power of agribusiness and different aspects of parliamentary behavior, namely membership in standing committees and the […]
November 7, 2024

Constitution as survival insurance : Military Police and Military Fire Corps and the brazilian constituent process (1983-1988)

Author: Bruno César Prado Soares Abstract: The continuity of military police post-1988 has primarily been explored through the Armed Forces parliamentary lobby. a significant gap in our understanding of the expectations and institutional initiatives of military police forces during the democratization process. This thesis aims to address this lacuna by […]
November 5, 2024

Representation of Interests in the Chamber of Deputies: Lobbying and the Success of the Industry Legislative Agenda

Author: Manoel Santos Abstract: This work seeks to empirically verify whether the actions of interest groups influence the determination of political results in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies. The paper seeks to measure the intensity of lobbying (independent variable) based on two measures: (i) the lobbying initiatives of the National […]
November 1, 2024

CONSTITUTION AND CONSTITUTION: POPULAR PARTICIPATION AND CONSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS (1987-1997)

Author: PERSIO HENRIQUE BARROSO Abstract: This paper deals with popular participation in the constituent process carried out between February 1987 and October 1988, and also assesses whether or not such participation continued in the sequence of Brazilian political history, focusing on the implementation of the constitutional norms resulting from that […]
November 1, 2024

Lobbying to Reduce the ‘Brazil Cost’: The Political Strategies of Brazilian Entrepreneurs

This chapter examines the political strategies adopted by industrial entrepreneurs in their campaign for reducing the so-called ‘Brazil cost’ (custo Brasil) — which refers to factors and conditions that are perceived as hindering competitiveness — and the outcomes achieved through this campaign. It covers a period of 12 years that […]
October 31, 2024

THINK TANKS: SYSTEMIC ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE RELEVANT TO PUBLIC POLICY IN BRAZIL

Author: JÚNIA ROSA SOARES Abstract: This master’s thesis is an effort to systematize knowledge about the phenomena of think tanks – relevant actors of the public policy universe – through a theoretical-descriptive study, with the use of literature search. The think tanks, research organizations and advice on public policy, are […]
October 30, 2024

THE POSSIBILITY OF LOBBY REGULATION IN BRAZIL

Authors: Samantha Ribeiro Meyer-Pflug Alessandra de Andrade Serrazes Vitor Eduardo Tavares de Oliveira The reality of lobbying is inherent to the democratic rule of law, as the Brazilian Federal Constitution determines broad popular participation in decision-making. The need to legislate the matter is crucial for better control and transparency of […]
October 29, 2024

THE SEARCH FOR INFORMATION BY REPRESENTATIVE ENTITIES AS OPINION FORMERS: A MANAGEMENT PROBLEM

Author: Dulce Maria Baptista Qualitative research aimed at investigating information needs, as well as ways and mechanisms for obtaining it by Brazilian representative entities in their capacity as opinion makers. Such needs are related to the objectives of each entity and involve political and managerial aspects. The study mainly addresses […]
October 22, 2024

Legal reforms and development

This paper canvasses the theoretical and empirical literature concerning the role that legal institutions play in development. The first part outlines six influential theoretical perspectives on development and their implications for the relationship between law and development. The second part surveys the relevant empirical literature. There is surprisingly little conclusive […]
October 22, 2024

The Policy Process in International Environmental Governance

This book questions the practices in the policy processes of international institutions. It looks at the formal and informal practices that are routinely undertaken as part of the structure of international policy processes, and analyses how people behave and with what outcome for international environmental governance. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9780230354036
October 22, 2024

The Policy Process in International Environmental Governance

This book questions the practices in the policy processes of international institutions. It looks at the formal and informal practices that are routinely undertaken as part of the structure of international policy processes, and analyses how people behave and with what outcome for international environmental governance. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9780230354036
October 22, 2024

Legal reforms and development

This paper canvasses the theoretical and empirical literature concerning the role that legal institutions play in development. The first part outlines six influential theoretical perspectives on development and their implications for the relationship between law and development. The second part surveys the relevant empirical literature. There is surprisingly little conclusive […]
October 22, 2024

Legal reforms and development

This paper canvasses the theoretical and empirical literature concerning the role that legal institutions play in development. The first part outlines six influential theoretical perspectives on development and their implications for the relationship between law and development. The second part surveys the relevant empirical literature. There is surprisingly little conclusive […]