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1 de January de 2018

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

Author: Matheus Martins Lacerda Abstract: 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 […]
25 de August de 2017

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

Author: Helga do Nascimento de Almeida Abstract: 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 […]
26 de January de 2016

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

Author: VOLGANE OLIVEIRA CARVALHO Abstract: 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 […]
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

Author: NELSON ADRIANO FERREIRA DE VASCONCELOS Abstract: 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 […]
7 de March de 2013

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

Author: Lucas Nascimento Ferraz Costa Abstract: 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 […]
29 de January de 2013

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

Author: Bruno Furtado Vieira Abstract: 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. […]
8 de June de 2012

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

Author: Terezinha de J. Leonel da Rocha Abstract: 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 […]
1 de April de 2012

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

Author: Ivan Luis David lunes Abstract: 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 […]
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, […]
29 de October de 2010

The Cataphoric Referencing: A PROPOSAL FOR CATEGORIZATION AND ANALYSIS

Author: Maria José da Silva Fernandes Abstract: This study presents an analysis of one of the mechanisms of cohesion, cataphoric reference, which is characterized by introducing a referring expression before presenting its textual referent; in other words, an entity is evoked before being introduced into the cotext. The objective of […]
13 de May de 2010

Lobbying to Reduce the ‘Brazil Cost’: The Political Strategies of Brazilian Entrepreneurs

Author: Wagner Pralon Mancuso Abstract: This chapter examines the political strategies adopted by industrial entrepreneurs in their campaign for reducing the so-called ‘Brazil cost’ (custo Brasil) — which refers to factors and conditions that are perceived as hindering competitiveness — and the outcomes achieved through this campaign. It covers a […]
1 de January de 2010

The Influence of Federal Institutes of Higher Education (IFES) on Budget Decisions in the National Congress: The Case of the University of Brasília (UNB) from 2000 to 2009

Author: Júlio José de Araújo Filho Abstract: During this period, from 2000 to 2009, with the increasing massification of higher education, societal demands – large campuses and expensive maintenance, decentralization of courses – and at the same time the decrease in financial, material, and human resources, competition among Federal Institutions […]
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

Author: Luiz Alberto dos Santos Abstract: 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 […]
1 de December de 2005

A Brief History of the Development of Lobbying in Brazil

Author: Andréa Cristina de Jesus Oliveira