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| Brazilian Political Science Association | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brazilian Political Science Association |
| Native name | Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política |
| Formation | 1974 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Brasília, Brazil |
| Fields | Political science, public policy, comparative politics |
Brazilian Political Science Association The Brazilian Political Science Association is a national professional association that congregates scholars, researchers, and practitioners in Brazil focused on the study of political parties, elections, federalism, public policy, and comparative politics. Founded amid the political currents of the 1970s, the Association has engaged with actors such as the National Congress of Brazil, the Supreme Federal Court, the Presidency of the Republic, and regional universities including the University of São Paulo, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and State University of Campinas. Its networks extend to international organizations like the International Political Science Association, the Latin American Studies Association, and bilateral links with institutions such as Harvard University, Oxford University, and University of California, Berkeley.
The Association emerged in the post-1964 context alongside scholarly communities in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Belo Horizonte and traces intellectual lineages to figures associated with the Getúlio Vargas era, the New Republic transition, and debates around the Constituent Assembly of 1988. Early organizing involved collaborations with departments at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and research centers linked to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. During the 1980s and 1990s the Association fostered comparative work with scholars from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Portugal, contributing to analyses of electoral reform following episodes like the 1989 Brazilian presidential election and constitutional reforms tied to the Constitution of Brazil (1988).
The Association’s mission centers on advancing scholarship related to Brazilian politics, strengthening ties among academics affiliated with institutions such as the University of Brasília, promoting methodological pluralism influenced by traditions from the Chicago School, Frankfurt School, and Behavioralism, and informing policy debates occurring within venues like the Federal Senate and municipal chambers. Objectives include fostering comparative studies involving the European Union, the United States, and Latin American states; supporting doctoral training in departments at University of Campinas and Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul; and facilitating engagement on issues tied to the Inter-American Development Bank and the United Nations.
Membership comprises faculty, doctoral candidates, and policy professionals affiliated with universities and research bodies such as the Getulio Vargas Foundation, the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Brazil), and international partners including the Council on Foreign Relations and the European Consortium for Political Research. The Association is organized into regional chapters in Northeast, South, and North states, thematic sections on topics like gender politics, indigenous movements, and comparative electoral systems, and elected leadership modeled on practices from the American Political Science Association and the British Political Studies Association.
Programs include research seminars hosted at venues such as the National Museum of Brazil and collaborative projects with policy actors from the Ministry of Justice (Brazil), the Ministry of Education (Brazil), and municipal governments in São Paulo and Porto Alegre. The Association runs training workshops on quantitative methods inspired by curricula at London School of Economics, qualitative methods seminars drawing on the work of scholars associated with the School of Athens tradition, and public outreach initiatives in partnership with media outlets like Folha de S.Paulo, O Globo, and Agência Brasil.
The Association publishes peer-reviewed journals and working paper series that feature research on topics such as party systems, legislative behavior, and judicial politics; its outlets have cited comparative studies involving Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Editorial collaborations have included presses and journals connected to the University of São Paulo Press, the Cambridge University Press, and the Journal of Latin American Studies. Research agendas frequently engage with empirical data from sources like the Superior Electoral Court (Brazil), the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and datasets produced in collaboration with the Latin American Public Opinion Project.
Annual conferences attract participants from universities and institutions such as the Institute for Social and Economic Studies (Brazil), the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, and the European University Institute. The Association’s congresses often feature panels on comparative constitutionalism linked to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, sessions on electoral administration referencing the Superior Electoral Court (Brazil), and dialogues with policymakers connected to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brazil). Regional meetings, summer schools, and symposiums provide venues for doctoral students from the Federal University of Pernambuco and postdoctoral fellows from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development.
The Association grants prizes recognizing lifetime achievement, best dissertation, and outstanding graduate student papers, drawing parallels with awards from the American Political Science Association, the European Consortium for Political Research, and national honors like the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil). Distinguished recipients have included scholars affiliated with the University of São Paulo, the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, and international fellows from Columbia University, Yale University, and the University of Toronto. The Association’s awards support academic mobility through fellowships linked to institutions such as the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and research stays at centers including the Wilson Center.
Category:Political science organizations Category:Academic organizations based in Brazil