Democratic Erosion in Brazil, 2016-2022: Congressional-Initiated Backsliding

Presenters:
Gessica de Freitas
Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliate
Graduate Student, Comparative Politics, Methodology
Scott Mainwaring
Kellogg Faculty Fellow
Eugene P. and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science
Discussant:
Laura Gamboa
Assistant Professor of Democracy and Global Affairs, Keough School of Global Affairs
The Comparative Politics Workshop is a graduate student-led forum geared towards presenting and discussing papers and research projects. During the academic semester, regular sessions are held at the Hesburgh Center. These meetings are open to everyone, particularly students, faculty and Kellogg Institute Visiting Fellows. Participants have the chance to present their work and receive valuable, constructive feedback from their colleagues.
More information: Contact Comparative Politics Field Representative Gessica de Freitas

Scott Mainwaring
Scott Mainwaring is the Eugene P. and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He is also a faculty fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, where he previously served as director for 13 years and an Advisory Board member from 2017-2023. He has been a Kellogg Institute faculty fellow since 1983...
Géssica de Freitas
Géssica de Freitas is a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, specializing in Comparative Politics and Methods. She studies institutional changes in politics, institutional stability and crisis, decision-making, and governability...