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10 de September de 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 […]
10 de September de 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 […]
26 de February de 2018

Action repertoire of the Deaf Movement in Brazil: campaign for the official recognition of the Brazilian Sign Language

This study intends to analyze the movement of the Deaf community along the process for the Libras Language institutionalization, from 1990 to 2002, from the perspective of the Political Process (TPP), with a special focus on the Repertory of Action with lobbying tactics. The core of the research lies in […]
1 de January de 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 […]
25 de August de 2017

Representatives, Represented, and Social Media: Mapping the Informational Scheduling Mechanism

Being a very recent event in history, studies on internet and politics have flourished in the beginning of the 21st century. Specifically on the absorption and use of this tool by the legislative branch, which is the main focus of this thesis, Cristina Leston-Bandeira (2007) states that we know little […]
7 de March de 2016

DISADVANTAGES OF THE PRINTED VOTE: MEMORY OF THE DIRECT ACTION FOR UNCONSTITUTIONALITY Nº 4543

The current study means to carry out a critical analysis of the Law nº 13.165/2015 which recreated the printed vote in Brazil, from the perspective of the Federal Supreme Court’s decision rendered in the Direct Action for Unconstitutionality nº 4.345. To accomplish the proposed objective it will be started from […]
29 de April de 2015

“They Were Seven-Headed Beasts” An Island in the Parnaíba Delta (Brazil) in the Spotlight of Transnational Tourism Promotion

This dissertation highlights the promotion of tourism in the Parnaíba River Delta, and more specifically in Ilha Grande de Santa Isabel, Piauí state, Brazil. The research explores the transformations experienced by the island community related to the emergence of old and new tourism practices (federal tourism promotion, real estate/investment and […]
26 de August de 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 […]
7 de March de 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 […]
29 de January de 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 […]
8 de June de 2012

Authorship and Style in Blog Journalism: A Case Study of Ricardo Noblat’s Blog

It is the environment of cyberspace that journalism in blog has been consolidated and assume new tasks, breaking with patterns created by the newspaper printed and audiovisual media, stimulating a discussion about journalistic practice in this space that the interaction between content producer and the internet enables other communication formats. […]
1 de April de 2012

The Path to the Plateau Passes Through Blogs: Framing and the Internet in the 2010 Elections

This work develops a Framing and plurality analysis during the 2010 presidential elections in four political blogs: Ricardo Noblat, Josias de Souza, Luis Nassif and Radar. The investigation covers four cases considered key events of the election campaign Decriminalization of abortion; the Erenice Guerra Case; the Paulo Preto Case, and […]
23 de April de 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, […]
7 de April de 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 […]
30 de December de 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 […]