Political sci.

Society

Brazilianists of the twenty-first century diversify their focus

Instead of interpreting the country alone, foreigners who study Brazil today seek to insert it into global themes

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ARCHIVAL SCIENCE

Effort to expand access to valuable documents

The São Paulo State Public Archive launches a computer platform to preserve and share its extensive digital collection

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SOCIOLOGY

The seeds of mistrust

A new dictionary focuses on the varieties of denialism that confuse public opinion in Brazil and around the world

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LAW

Lawless land

Lack of consensus on the concept of disinformation hinders regulatory efforts to control the spread of false content online

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INTERVIEW

Maria Victoria de Mesquita Benevides: The right to democracy

Sociologist fosters the creation of the field of education in human rights in Brazil

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CAREERS

Growth amid adversity

Research projects facilitate scientific exchanges between Brazilians and foreigners living in countries affected by conflicts

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INTERVIEW

Marcelo Ridenti: The fight for hearts and minds during the Cold War

Sociologist releases new book about Brazilian intellectuals’ activities during the political-ideological conflict between the United States and the USSR

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SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION

Collective effort

Initiative mobilizes researchers to quickly review studies published as preprints

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Right

Brazil’s post-independence justice system broke away from, yet built on, the past

The country’s Judiciary was established amid major shifts in the late colonial period

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

Crafters of emancipation

The political approach taken by the protagonists of Brazilian independence was marked by liberalism and constitutional revolutions

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History

Interpreters of political debate

Indigenous peoples appropriated liberal ideas circulating in the Americas and Europe in order to claim their rights

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Interview

Osvaldo Catsumi Imamura: A secure device

The engineer who created the layered security framework for Brazil’s electronic voting machine explains why the system is trustworthy

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Low academic mobility in Brazil has no significant impact on productivity, study suggests

Researchers who continue their careers at the same institution where they obtained their PhD produce as many articles on average as those with a more diverse professional experience in different institutions

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Financing

UK set to lose funding

United Kingdom could be excluded from European science program

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LAW

Lawless land

Lack of consensus on the concept of disinformation hinders regulatory efforts to control the spread of false content online

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Pedagogy

Beyond theorems and equations

How theoretical disputes and political conflicts influenced mathematics teaching

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Interview

Maria Victoria de Mesquita Benevides: The right to democracy

Sociologist fosters the creation of the field of education in human rights in Brazil

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Interview

Gabriel Cohn: With rationality and justice as his compass

Sociologist reflects on his nearly half-century-long career and the challenges the current political climate pose for the human sciences

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Economics

In practice, the theory is different

New research examines the ideas and policies of Republican Brazil's finance ministers

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Obituary

An intellectual in action

Considered one of Brazil’s greatest thinkers, Francisco Weffort was an enthusiastic participant of Brazilian political life

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Political Sciences

The high cost of the Brazilian Legislature

The Brazilian Legislature is the most expensive among the 34 countries analyzed

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OBITUARY

In theory and in practice

An enthusiast of empirical research, Leôncio Martins Rodrigues helped to pioneer social-science studies in Brazil

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Funding

A sigh of relief

New legislation to reduce the use of animals in scientific research in Brazil

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Political science

Behind the scenes

Scientists investigate the role money and courts play in Brazilian elections

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INTERVIEW

Lourdes Sola: The transitions of democracy

A pioneer in Brazilian political science, the researcher speaks on the relationship between politics and economics

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International Relations

Transnational violence

Armed groups operating outside the law are a common threat facing a majority of Latin American countries

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Funding

The house of open dialogue

Talks in Congress help stem budget cuts for science, technology, and innovation in 2020

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Obituary

An anthropologist of violence

Alba Zaluar, a pioneer in crime and social policy studies, dies at 77

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Interview

Adrian Lavalle: The exercise of democracy

A study on non-electoral control mechanisms reveals the innovative character of the Brazilian experience

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International Relations

A look at the United States

Eleven years after its establishment, a research institute focuses on systematizing knowledge about the most powerful country on the planet

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