This article was accepted into the corpus but its outbound wikilinks were never NER-processed — typical at the deepest BFS hop or when the run's entity cap was reached. No expansion funnel to show.
| Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning |
| Native name | Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento |
| Established | 1977 |
| Type | Research institute |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brasil |
Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning
The Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning is an independent research institution founded in 1977 in Rio de Janeiro, focusing on interdisciplinary studies of social, political, and economic issues in Brasil and Latin America. The center has engaged with leading figures and institutions across Brazilian and international networks, collaborating with scholars associated with Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Políticos, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Fundação Carlos Chagas, Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública, Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas, Centro de Estudos em História Econômica, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, and global partners including University of Oxford, Harvard University, London School of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley.
The center was created amid the late-1970s transformations following the Military dictatorship in Brazil and the global diffusion of policy research models exemplified by RAND Corporation, Brookings Institution, and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Early work connected with scholars influenced by Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Florestan Fernandes, Celso Furtado, Darcy Ribeiro, and debates linked to the return to democracy culminating in the Diretas Já movement and the promulgation of the Constitution of Brazil (1988). Throughout the 1980s and 1990s the institution produced studies relevant to policy discussions involving Plano Cruzado, Real Plan, Mercosur, Artur da Távola, and interactions with Brazilian legislative actors from Congresso Nacional (Brazil), state administrations such as Governo do Rio de Janeiro, and municipal governments of Rio de Janeiro (city). In the 21st century the center deepened collaborations addressing issues raised by presidencies of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Dilma Rousseff, and Michel Temer, while engaging with Latin American networks linked to CEPAL, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America, and Inter-American Development Bank.
The center’s stated mission emphasizes evidence-based analysis to inform public debate and policy formulation, drawing on intellectual traditions associated with Antonio Gramsci, Karl Polanyi, Max Weber, Alexandre de Moraes, and comparative approaches found in works by Samuel Huntington and Robert Dahl. Objectives include producing actionable research for policymakers in ministries such as Ministry of Finance (Brazil), Ministry of Health (Brazil), and Ministry of Education (Brazil), advising legislative commissions in the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), supporting judicial actors in the Supreme Federal Court, and fostering civic engagement with organizations like Confederação Nacional da Indústria and Central Única dos Trabalhadores.
Research programs span thematic areas reflected in collaborations with specialists on topics including public policy and social welfare debates associated with Bolsa Família, fiscal reform studies concerning Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Serviços, urban research linked to Porto Maravilha, security studies intersecting with analyses of Favelas, environmental policy engaging with issues raised by Amazonas (state), climate debates linked to Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC), and regional integration research about Union of South American Nations. Dedicated programs examine labor markets and inequality in the tradition of Celso Furtado and João Baptista de Oliveira, electoral studies referencing dynamics explored by Sérgio Abranches and Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira, and public health policy analyses engaging with work from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and Universidade de São Paulo Faculty of Medicine. The center also houses methodological initiatives in quantitative analysis influenced by researchers at Institute for Applied Economic Research and qualitative programs shaped by scholars from Casa de Rui Barbosa.
The institution issues working papers, policy briefs, and books produced with publishers and partners such as Editora FGV, Civilização Brasileira, Editora Unesp, and academic journals including Revista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais, Revista de Administração Pública, Cadernos Metrópole, Dados (Ipea), and Lua Nova. Outputs have been cited in policy debates in the Congresso Nacional (Brazil), state policy reviews in Governo do Estado de São Paulo, and media coverage in outlets like O Globo, Folha de S.Paulo, Estadão, and Jornal do Brasil. The center has organized conferences and symposia featuring panels with academics from Princeton University, Yale University, Columbia University, University of Chicago, University of Cambridge, and policy experts from World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations Development Programme, and World Health Organization.
The center provides training programs, seminars, and short courses for doctoral candidates and public servants, jointly run with graduate programs at Universidade Federal Fluminense, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and international summer schools linked to Sciences Po, Hertie School, Johns Hopkins University and European University Institute. It supervises doctoral theses that intersect with research agendas at institutions such as Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES, and state research agencies including Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Continuing education targets professionals from Ministry of Planning and municipal secretariats of cities like São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, and Porto Alegre.
The organization is governed by a board of trustees composed of academics, former public officials, and private sector representatives with ties to Academia Brasileira de Letras, Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política, and Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Educação. Leadership includes research directors coordinating centers focused on urban studies, social policy, political economy, and methodology, staffed by researchers affiliated with Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Instituto de Economia (UFRJ), Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, and visiting fellows from Stanford University and University of Toronto.
Funding sources combine grants, commissioned studies, and donations from domestic and international actors including foundations like Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Open Society Foundations, multilateral organizations such as Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank, and contracts with ministries and state agencies. Partnership networks include academic consortia with Latin American Council of Social Sciences, collaborations with think tanks such as Instituto de Estudos Políticos, IPEA, and ties to international research programs at European Commission initiatives and transnational projects supported by Horizon 2020 and research councils including FAPESP and CNPq.