On 28 October 2018, far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro captured Brazil's presidency following
a highly polarized runoff election against Workers' Party (PT) candidate Fernando Haddad …

This book explores the impact of economic crises and free-market reforms on party systems
and political representation in contemporary Latin America. It explains why some patterns of …

Poverty relief programs are shaped by politics. The particular design which social programs
take is to a large extent determined by the existing institutional constraints and politicians' …

Why do some parties formed by social movements develop top-down structures while others
stay more open and responsive to their social bases? The first rigorous comparative study of …

This book provides a framework for analyzing the impact of the separation of powers on
party politics. Conventional political science wisdom assumes that democracy is impossible …

This article estimates the electoral effects of conditional cash transfers (CCTs) in three
presidential elections in Brazil. It analyzes municipal‐level electoral results and survey data …

O artigo sugere hipóteses para compreender o realinhamento eleitoral que teria ocorrido
em 2006. O subproletariado, que sempre se manteve distante de Lula, aderiu em bloco à …

Despite the fact that countries transitioned to democracy, many citizens residing in
peripheral regions continue to live under undemocratic rule. Democrats and Autocrats …

Safety nets are noncontributory transfer programs targeted to the poor or vulnerable. They
play important roles in social policy. Safety nets redistribute income, thereby immediately …

An incisive new look at the black diaspora, examining the true roots of antiblackness and its
destructive effects on all of society Thanks to movements like Black Lives Matter, Western …