November 8, 2024
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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
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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
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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
in November 1, 2024
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
in November 1, 2024
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
in October 31, 2024
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
in October 30, 2024
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
in October 29, 2024
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
in October 22, 2024
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
in October 22, 2024
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
in October 22, 2024
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
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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
in October 22, 2024
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 21, 2024
in October 21, 2024
Environmental issues are increasingly important factors in world politics – just think of the intense speculation over the climate change discussions at the forthcoming G8 summit. The study of global environmental politics draws on a variety of academic traditions. It uses international relations theory to look at the concerns and […]
October 21, 2024
in October 21, 2024
Although many developing countries have environmental statutes, regulations, and resolutions on the books, these laws are rarely enforced and often ignored. Making Law Matter presents the first book-length treatment of an innovative prosecutorial institution, the Brazilian Ministrio Publico, which refashioned itself in the 1980s into a powerful defender of citizen rights in […]
October 21, 2024
in October 21, 2024
Although many developing countries have environmental statutes, regulations, and resolutions on the books, these laws are rarely enforced and often ignored. Making Law Matter presents the first book-length treatment of an innovative prosecutorial institution, the Brazilian Ministrio Publico, which refashioned itself in the 1980s into a powerful defender of citizen rights in […]
October 18, 2024
in October 18, 2024
This dissertation will analyze two electoral campaign case studies: the “No” plebiscite that took place in Chile in 1988, when General Augusto Pinochet’s regime was defeated, and Lula’s victorious campaign in Brazil in 2002. The goal is to demonstrate how changes in political strategy, language, and aesthetics were fundamental to […]
August 20, 2024
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July 26, 2024
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Environmental issues are increasingly important factors in world politics – just think of the intense speculation over the climate change discussions at the forthcoming G8 summit. The study of global environmental politics draws on a variety of academic traditions. It uses international relations theory to look at the concerns and […]