1 de January de 2006
Author: ANDERSON CARLOS LEITE AFFONSO Abstract: This research examines the participation of the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in the legislative process concerning the drafting of Constitutional Amendment No. 45. It addresses the functions of the legislative branch and the existence of pressure groups defending specific interests, as well as the […]
1 de December de 2005
Authors: GUSTAVO HENRIQUE FIDELES TAGLIALEGNA and PAULO AFONSO FRANCISCO DE CARVALHO Abstract: This paper analyzes the role of pressure groups in the formulation of public policies in the National Congress. More specifically, it conducts a case study of the processing of the Biosafety Bill, which gave rise to Law No. […]
1 de December de 2005
22 de November de 2005
Author: BERNARDO VIANNA DE MELLO FRANCO Abstract: It discusses the role of blogs in covering the Mensalão crisis and analyzes the changes this internet tool brought to political news coverage. It explains the principles of the technology and presents studies that describe blogs as the foundation of citizen journalism, where […]
1 de July de 2005
Author: Ederson Prestes Santos Lima Abstract: This article discusses the context of the emergence of Liberal Institutes in Brazil during the 1980s, as a phenomenon linked to the shift in communication channels between Brazilian business leaders and political elites, and how these institutes became the main entities for disseminating liberal […]
1 de July de 2005
Author: Ederson Prestes Santos Lima Abstract: This article discuss the context in which the Brazilian Liberal Institutes grown all over the 80’s as a movement linked to the changes that occurred in the communication channels between the Brazilian business community and the political elites, and how these institutes became the […]
10 de March de 2005
Author: Wagner Pralon Mancuso Abstract: The article shows how reducing external factors affecting competitivity, known as “custo Brasil” (which may include the cost of hiring labor, taxes on exports or the poor state of transportation infrastructure), has become the center of industry’s political agenda. There follows a discussion of the […]
1 de January de 2005
Author: Andréa Cristina de Jesus Oliveira Abstract: This text aimed to discuss the action strategies used by DIAP (Inter-Union Department of Parliamentary Advisory), an entity that calls itself the workers’ lobby in the National Congress. DIAP’s history is intrinsically linked to the redemocratization process the country underwent. We thus evaluated […]
16 de December de 2004
Author: SAMI STORCH Abstract: This dissertation intends to analyze the possibility of the non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) to exert, through the class actions in Justice, the social control on governmental bodies and its private agents, renders of public services. For this, one covers the origins of the civic associations in Brazil […]
1 de June de 2004
The article shows how reducing external factors affecting competitivity, known as “custo Brasil” (which may include the cost of hiring labor, taxes on exports or the poor state of transportation infrastructure), has become the center of industry’s political agenda. There follows a discussion of the current political situation of industrialists […]
18 de February de 2004
Author: Wagner Pralon Mancuso Abstract: Mancur Olson’s theory of collective action – especially his concepts of free-riding and exploitation of the great by the small – helps explain how Brazilian constructors’ organizations behaved while the federal legislation on concession of public services was being made. This article contributes to the […]
26 de May de 2003
Author: Dennison de Oliveira Abstract: The article discusses the origns and historical transformations of a central theme in debates related to economic development in contemporary Brazil: the causes and the forms of solving the so called “custo Brasil”. I analyse here the different uses of this expression that were made […]
1 de January de 2001
Authors: Kevin E Davis and Michael J Trebilcock Abstract: 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 […]
1 de November de 2000
Author: Pérsio Henrique Barroso Abstract: This article discusses the relationship between pressure groups and political parties, aiming to undertake a review of the topic of pressure groups, addressing points such as the channels traditionally used, resources, and methods adopted by these groups in the National Congress and the National Constituent […]
7 de July de 2000
Qualitative research with the purpose of investigating information needs as well as the forms and mechanisms for its procurement by representative institutions in their role of opinion makers. Such needs are related to each entity’s objectives and involve political and managerial aspects. The study deals mainly with the managerial aspects, […]
1 de January de 2000
Author: Ronie Garcia-Johnson Abstract: Winner of the 2000 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award given by the International Studies Association.A great deal of research has focused on the role of governments, nongovernmental organizations, and advocacy groups in promoting environmental ideologies. Researchers and activists have generally assumed antienvironmental and antiregulatory stances on […]
1 de January de 2000
Editors:: Gerardo CAETANO and Rubén M. PERINA Abstract: The works gathered in this book are the result of the research program “The Role of Mercosur Parliaments in Democracy and Integration,” coordinated by CLAEH and sponsored by the OAS Unit for the Promotion of Democracy. Also participating in the institutional network […]
15 de December de 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 […]
1 de September de 1997
Author: SÉRGIO SATURNINO JANUÁRIO Abstract: This dissertation explains the forms of organization, action, and representation of the interests of entrepreneurs linked to tourism at the local level, specifically in Florianópolis, in the period from 1979 to 1995. To this end, it addresses the literature on local power and its characteristics […]
31 de December de 1996
Author: Murillo de Aragão Abstract: This text aims to present a brief comparative overview of the advocacy actions of pressure groups during three distinct moments in recent Brazilian political history: the National Constituent Assembly, which took place between 1987 and 1988; the process known as Constitutional Review, which occurred between […]