Brazil

Beatriz Silva da Costa, Fall 2024 CGII GGR Research

Emily Gregory, Fall 2024 CGII GGR Research

My dissertation research seeks to develop a theory of citizen-state engagement in the context of Latin America’s urban informal settlements and how they engage with the state in the context of landslides and other environmental crises.

This preliminary research will focus on exploring and more fully if/how public procurements in Brazil can be used to reward campaign donations from firm donors.

This research will evaluate how the Maré studio and its community engagement component promote formative elements considered to be key on student development.

My current research is focused on collective action and informal governance in the COVID-19 pandemic responses seen in the favelas of urban Brazil, particularly in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

People residing in self-produced informal settlements (favelas) have created forms of self-governance and collective action to transform their living conditions.

This research project will contribute to a better understanding of political identity and belonging among indigenous peoples of Amazonia.