January 1, 2019

Political Reform by the Judiciary: Notes on the Judicialization of Politics in the New Republic

January 1, 2019

Social Movements as Agents of Meaning Production: Case Studies in Argentina and Colombia

September 10, 2018

ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES OF THE EDUCATIONAL LOBBY IN THE 87-88 CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY

The objective of this article is to show how Education interest groups are organized to defend antagonistic interests regarding the constitutional regulation of devices that define the allocation of public resources to private education. We support the existence of a theoretical model, based on the concept of centralization, which describes […]
September 10, 2018

Comprative analysis of organizational strategies of lobbies in the constituent process os 1987-88

The objective of this article is to show how Education interest groups are organized to defend antagonistic interests regarding the constitutional regulation of devices that define the allocation of public resources to private education. We support the existence of a theoretical model, based on the concept of centralization, which describes […]
January 1, 2018

New Code of Civil Procedure: the judiciary as a pressure group on the legislative process.

In 2015, a new Civil Procedure Code was approved by the National Congress. In the same year, projects aimed at modifying such code were presented, even before it began, in points highly criticized by the national magistracy. The subsequent approval of these changes was accompanied by news reports on the […]
August 26, 2013

EDUCATION PRESSURE GROUPS AND THE DEMOCRATIC MANAGEMENT LAW

This master’s thesis, as an integral part of the Post-Graduate Program in Education of the University of Brasilia (UnB), follows the Line of Research related to Public Policy and Management in Education. The aim of this paper was to investigate the participation of lobbyists in the legislative process which culminated […]
March 7, 2013

The Workers’ Trade Union Organizations and the Constituent Process of 1987-88: A Study on DIAP’s Role

The goal of this dissertation is to analyze the performance of the Department of Inter Parliamentary Advisory (Departamento Intersindical de Assessoria Parlamentar) (DIAP) in the constituent process of 1987-88. The organization was able to unify the consensual demands of the working class, uniting in a single project for the Constituent […]
January 29, 2013

Coalition Presidentialism, Provisional Measures, and Constitutional Review in ADI No. 4,029

This research focuses the trial of “ADIN 4.029” by the Supreme Court. The case is characterized by a very atypical of shift of direction by Supreme Court. The case involved examining the constitutionality of Law n. 11.516/07 which created the Brazilian Biodiversity and Conservation Institute. The legislation was contested with […]
April 23, 2011

THE SEARCH FOR INFORMATION BY REPRESENTATIVE ENTITIES AS OPINION LEADERS: A MANAGERIAL PROBLEM

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, […]
April 7, 2011

UNLIKELY JOURNEY: THE STORY OF RENOVABR, THE SCHOOL THAT WANTS TO CHANGE POLITICS IN BRAZIL

How to make Brazil a less unequal, richer, and more self-confident country? According to the author, entrepreneur Eduardo Mufarej, the answer lies in politics. Mufarej, who was the CEO of the asset management firm Tarpon and the president of Somos Educação, argues that we will only find our path as […]
December 30, 2007

Regulation of Lobbying Activities and Their Impact on Relations Between Politicians, Bureaucrats, and Interest Groups in the Public Policy Cycle: A Comparative Analysis of the United States and Brazil

This Thesis approaches the behavior of the interest groups and its interactions with the bureaucracy and the politicians in the scope of the political systems of Brazil and the United States of America, aiming to make a comparative analysis of the respective pressure systems and the activities of lobbies in […]
November 22, 2005

The Blogs and the Mensalão Crisis: New Standards in Political Coverage

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 “everyone is a reporter,” and news takes […]
March 10, 2005

The Lobby of Industry in the National Congress: Business and Politics in Contemporary Brazil

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 […]
June 7, 2004

The Industrial Lobby in Congress: Business Leaders and Politics in Contemporary Brazil

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 […]
February 18, 2004

BUILDING LAWS: THE CONSTRUCTORS AND PUBLIC SERVICE CONCESSIONS

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 study of the articulation of […]
July 7, 2000

The Search for Information by Representative Entities as Opinion Shapers: A Managerial Problem

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, […]