This book takes a powerful new approach to a question central to comparative politics and
economics: Why do some leaders of fragile democracies attain political success …

Neoliberalism changed the face of Latin America and left average citizens struggling to cope
in many ways. Popular sectors were especially hard hit as wages declined and …

This article explains the unanticipated emergence of party-oriented legislators and rising
party discipline in Brazil since the early 1990s. The authors contend that deputies in Brazil …

Open list proportional representation (PR) systems require that candidates seek personal
votes in order to be successful. This feature of the system is considered to lead to intense …

One of the most fundamental questions for social scientists involves diffusion events; simply
put, how do ideas spread and why do people embrace them? In Diffusion of Good …

We analyze how political discretion affects the selection of government workers, using
individual-level data on political party membership and matched employer-employee data …

Este trabalho tem por objetivo realizar uma análise do processo de escolha de candidaturas
nos quatro maiores partidos brasileiros (DEM, PMDB, PSDB e PT), levando em conta a …

This research note shows the demos-enabling elements of the Brazilian federal state by
examining the decision-making process of 59 legislative initiatives regarding the taxes …

With size, voting discipline, and technical resources superior to those of most Brazilian
parties, in the last two decades, the support of the Agrarian Caucus has become crucial for …

Peacekeepers are seen as a UN tool for promoting domestic changes in host countries, but
little is known about the political consequences when officers return home. During the last …