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| Associação Brasileira de Economia Política | |
|---|---|
| Name | Associação Brasileira de Economia Política |
| Native name | Associação Brasileira de Economia Política |
| Formation | 1989 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | São Paulo |
| Region served | Brazil |
| Languages | Portuguese |
| Leader title | President |
Associação Brasileira de Economia Política is a Brazilian learned society dedicated to the study and promotion of political economy through research, teaching, and public engagement. The association connects scholars from universities, research institutes, and policy institutions across Brazil and maintains relationships with international bodies in Latin America, Europe, and North America. It acts as a platform for cross-disciplinary dialogue among economists, sociologists, historians, and political scientists linked to progressive and heterodox traditions.
The association was founded in 1989 by academics and activists influenced by intellectual currents represented by Celso Furtado, Ignacio Ramonet, Paul Sweezy, Fernando Henrique Cardoso (as a comparative reference), and networks associated with Latin American Council of Social Sciences and Rede Brasileira de Economia Política. Early meetings brought together faculty from Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais alongside researchers from Fundação Getulio Vargas and Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada. Its formative agenda reflected debates surrounding the Washington Consensus, Debt Crisis of the 1980s, and structuralist traditions rooted in Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean literature. Over subsequent decades the association expanded ties to groups such as Association for Evolutionary Economics, European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy, Latin American Studies Association, and national organizations like Sociedade Brasileira de Economia and Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração.
Governance follows a collegiate model with an elected board, an executive committee, and thematic commissions drawing members from institutions including Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Universidade de Brasília, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, and research centers like Centro Brasileiro de Estudos Latino-Americanos and Instituto de Economia da UNICAMP. Leadership roles mirror models observed at American Economic Association and Royal Economic Society, with biennial assemblies and statutes that reference norms from Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico and university regulations at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Committees oversee finance, ethics, publications, and international relations, liaising with funding agencies such as Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
Membership comprises professors, graduate students, independent researchers, and policy analysts affiliated with organizations like Instituto de Estudos Socioeconômicos, Centro de Estudos em Política e Economia do Setor Público, and municipal research units in cities such as Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Recife, and Fortaleza. Regional chapters operate in states with strong academic concentrations—São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Paraná—and coordinate with local scholarly networks including Rede de Economia Crítica and postgraduate programs at Universidade Federal do Ceará. Membership categories reflect similar models from Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics and include student discounts, institutional subscriptions, and reciprocal arrangements with Latin American Economic Association affiliates.
The association publishes journals, working paper series, and edited volumes that circulate research on topics connected to names like Thales de Azevedo and traditions influenced by Raúl Prebisch and Ruy Mauro Marini. Its flagship periodical features peer-reviewed articles, policy briefs, and critical essays drawing on scholarship from Universidade Estadual Paulista, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, and international contributors linked to New School for Social Research, University of Cambridge, and Universidade de Buenos Aires. Working papers archive research hosted by centers such as Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada and collaborative projects with International Labour Organization and United Nations Development Programme in Brazil. Editorial standards align with practices promoted by Committee on Publication Ethics and indexing initiatives overseen by national repositories.
The association organizes biennial national congresses, thematic seminars, and workshops that convene scholars from institutions including Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, and sister organizations such as Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología and International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy. Events address historical episodes like the Brazilian Hyperinflation of the 1980s and policy episodes such as reforms of the Sistema Único de Saúde or debates referencing Constitution of Brazil (1988). Conferences often feature keynote lectures by internationally recognized figures associated with World Bank critiques, heterodox critiques from Michael Kalecki-inspired scholars, and panels on industrial policy, inequality, and public finance.
The association issues statements and policy recommendations on fiscal policy, industrial strategy, and social protection, engaging with institutions such as Ministry of Economy (Brazil), Ministry of Education (Brazil), and Ministry of Health (Brazil) through expert testimony and advisory groups. Its positions have cited comparative evidence from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Portugal and engaged with debates linked to Monetary Policy Committee-style deliberations and national budgetary processes influenced by the Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal. The association’s critiques have informed civil society coalitions alongside Central Única dos Trabalhadores, Partido dos Trabalhadores, and policy think tanks like Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Econômicos.
The association confers annual awards for best dissertation, outstanding article, and lifetime achievement, honoring recipients affiliated with universities such as Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, and regional centers including Fundação Oswaldo Cruz and Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada. Prizes are named in remembrance of influential figures in Brazilian political economy and reflect parallels with awards given by American Economic Association and European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy. Recognition ceremonies are held during national congresses and sometimes coincide with international collaborations featuring distinguished guests from Universidad Nacional de La Plata, University of Oxford, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Category:Learned societies of Brazil Category:Political economy