Author: Lucas Costa Abstract: In this article, we compare the different organizational strategies of interest groups in the areas of Education, Health and Work, during the constitutional process of 1987-88. We adapted the theories of lobbying coalition and social network graphs to emphasize the element of political cohesion and stability […]

Author: Nayara F. Macedo de Medeiros Albrecht Abstract: Copyright refers to the dimension of intellectual property that deals with culture, that is, the set of rights that apply to literary, artistic, and scientific works. As a field that moves a large volume of capital and income, discussions about public policies […]

Author: Eduardo Mufarej Abstract: 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 […]

Author: Alexandre Barbosa Vieira Abstract: The evolution of the Brazilian federal pact leads to the current organic federalism with four federated entities: the Union, the member states, the Federal District, and the municipalities. The problem addressed in this article is the conflicts between these federated entities arising from the coalition […]

Author: Mateus Ruben Pereira Abstract: The study focuses on the crisis of political parties’ representativeness and the feasibility of independent candidacy in Brazil, based on bibliographic and dogmatic research, seeking theoretical concepts, principles, positive legal norms, and doctrinal and jurisprudential interpretations, as well as political and legal discussions related to […]

Authors: Paulo Nassar and Carlos Parente Abstract: In the book “Lobbying and Communication: Integrating Narrative as a Path to Transformation,” authors Paulo Nassar and Carlos Parente reflect on the importance of convergence between the areas of Institutional and Governmental Relations (RIG), Public Relations (PR), and Communication, focusing on narratives, management, business, […]

Author: Paula Ferreira Kreitchmann Abstract: The characteristic borderline situation between what is right and wrong, fair or unfair, between legality or illegality, that stems from the relationship of state and organized groups for a particular interest, rouses the curiosity in many societies throughout the globe. With growing corruption scandals involving […]

Authors: Paula Boarin, Ciro Antônio da Silva Resende and Lucas Henrique Ribeiro Abstract: The article compares data on the Participatory Legislation Committee of the Chamber of Deputies (CLP-CD) with contributions from the literature on the influence of interest groups in the public policy decision-making process, especially in the parliamentary arena. […]

Author: Igor Sulaiman Said Felicio Borck Abstract: This article aims to discuss the business lobbying carried out in the Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Services Committee (CDEICS) of the Chamber of Deputies, from 2007 to 2018. The research question sought to answer the following: how do business entities lobby in […]

Author: Lívia de Souza Abstract: The paper analyzes the role of right-wing social movements in the Brazilian legislative branch, having as object of the abortion agenda, a topic of dispute between progressives and conservatives. There is a strong influence of religion on the issue, but there is a broader conservative […]

Authors: Alison SCZEPANSKI and Carlos SIMIONI Abstract: The democratic context of the 20th century fostered the emergence of social groups that aim to represent certain interests before state power. In this scenario, within police institutions, some class associations have emerged that have acted in the context of the various powers […]

Author: Israel Aparecido Gonçalves Abstract: This book is a collection of articles published in newspapers in Santa Catarina and São Paulo over ten years. The articles use simple language and analyze the role of the school, the educational process, and the inclusion or exclusion of segments of society. In the […]

Author: Icaro Gabriel da Fonseca Engler Abstract: The book “Entrepreneurs and Politics in Brazil” aims to analyze the possible relationships between two distinct spaces: the economic and the political. In this sense, it seeks to distance itself from the more common concerns, present in various authors, about economic development or […]

Author: Bruno Marques Albuquerque Abstract: We look for elements related to the political leadership exercised by Leonel Brizola, during the period comprised by the ” Moderate Multiparty”. In fact, it aims to highlight this name for national historicism, in order to put it back in the academic annals because of […]