Research Lines

Research Line 1 – State, Political Institutions, Market, and Inequality

This line encompasses studies on democracy, the relationship between the state and the market, political participation, and inequality. It focuses on the dynamics and networks of civil society and social movements within the context of contemporary transformations in Brazil. It also includes research on political behavior and public policies in their various dimensions (policy, politics, and polity).

Faculty Members: Edson Terra Azevedo Filho; Fabrício Barbosa Maciel; Hugo Borsani; Luiz Cesar de Queiroz Ribeiro; Maria Eugênia Ferreira Totti; Marlon Gomes Ney; Mauro Macedo Campos; Ricardo André Avelar da Nóbrega; Roberto Dutra Torres Junior; Shirlena Campos de Souza Amaral; Vitor de Moraes Peixoto; Annabelle de Fátima Modesto Vargas

Research Line 2 – Culture, Territorialities, and Power

This line comprises research on cultural practices and social interactions, integrating theoretical and empirical dimensions. It includes studies that explore artistic, religious, and intellectual expressions, as well as dilemmas, controversies, and conflicts in public and institutional spaces. The line engages with investigations on territorialities and power, problematizing the “society-space-time” system in contemporary settings.

Faculty Members: David Maciel de Mello Neto; Frederico Carlos de Sá Costa; Geraldo Márcio Timóteo; Gerson Tavares do Carmo; Luciane Soares da Silva; Odile Elise Augusta Reginensi; Paulo Rodrigues Gajanigo; Silvia Regina Alves Fernandes; Wania Amélia Belchior Mesquita; Giovane do Nascimento; Heitor Benjamim Campos