This thesis seeks to analyse the process of technological modernization of the Argentine and Brazilian navies between 1900 and 1930. During this period, the rivalry between the two great South American countries was ...

The period placed between the early 2000s and the mid 2010s set up new experiences on the horizon of Latin America that presented themselves as alternatives to the neoliberal hegemony that followed the processes of democratic ...

This research analyses the relationship between the creation and development of the São Paulo Municipal Transport and Traffic Council (CMTT-SP) and the June 2013 Protests. Given the proximity of the Protests with the ...

This thesis investigated the dynamics of attention given by different Brazilian presidents to policies based on the following question: how was presidential attention directed to prioritize certain issues in its legislative ...

In Brazil, the elite helped building policies. In order to get benefits for different sectors, the agents seek ways to get some power spaces, integrating influence spaces or occupying some strategic positions and chairs, ...

This research aims to do a sociotechnical analyses of the research, development and production network of cellulosic ethanol from sugarcane in Brazil. To do this, we use actor-network theory to identify who are the main ...

The thesis investigates Oakeshott's complete work and aims to analyze the nature of his conservative "disposition", taking into account his skeptical postulate and its theoretical roots, its contribution to social and ...