6 de January de 2025
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. […]
20 de December de 2024
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 […]
20 de December de 2024
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 […]
6 de December de 2024
Author: Igor Rodrigues Costa Abstract: The National Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office was created by Constitutional Amendment 45 of 2004. In 2025, the institution will complete 20 years of existence, and it is not possible to find many studies about it. The central research question is: what is the […]
13 de November de 2024
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 […]
7 de November de 2024
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 […]
5 de November de 2024
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 […]
29 de October de 2024
Author: Dulce Maria Baptista Abstract: 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 […]
18 de October de 2024
Author: Carlos Eduardo Bellini Borenstein Abstract: 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, […]
10 de September de 2024
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 […]
10 de September de 2024
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 […]
10 de September de 2024
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 […]
22 de August de 2024
Author: Sérgio José Custódio Abstract: This work is important to the field. Débora Cristina Jeffrey (Unicamp), Acácio Sidinei Almeida Santos (UFABC), and Ricardo Alexino Ferreira (USP). In this monumental work, Sérgio José Custódio courageously analyzes the achievements and victories of social movements that fought—from grassroots preparatory courses to the Brazilian […]
17 de July de 2024
Author: Robério Rosa Gomes Abstract: Indirect democracy faces many difficulties. It is currently experiencing a crisis of representation. This crisis leads many parliamentarians to feel they own their mandates, often disrespecting the voter’s choice, as well as the voters themselves. However, there are paths to be taken, including the regulation […]
9 de July de 2024
Chapter 26 from the book Handbook on Lobbying and Public Policy, edited by David Coen and Alexander Katsaitis. Authors: Manoel Leonardo Santos, Ciro Antônio da Silva Resende and Pablo Silva Cesário Abstract: This chapter presents a description of the interest group system in contemporary Brazil and highlights its most recent transformations. Our […]
5 de June de 2024
Author: Ednaldo Francisco da Silva Abstract: The present article aims to elaborate an analysis on the constitutional consonance of monocratic decisions of the Judiciary Power that have received harsh criticism and generated a serious crisis in the autonomy of the other powers. Through extensive and rich review of bibliographic literature, […]
18 de February de 2024
Authors: Mancuso WP, Resende CA da S, Silva LHR da, Prado JFV and 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 […]
20 de January de 2024
Author: Renata Santana de Oliveira Abstract: The objective of this study was to identify, based on the perception of parliamentarians, which lobbying tools are most effective for professionals in Institutional and Government Relations (IGR) within the mineral industry to advocate for the sector in the National Congress. Additionally, the study […]
7 de December de 2023
Author: Lucas Nascimento Ferraz Costa Abstract: Political science deals with the study and investigation of the ways in which societies structure systems of interest organization, that is, the means by which power is distributed and exercised and its numerous consequences. Therefore, from this perspective, power defines the capacity of different […]