Workers Party (PT)in Sao Paulo: an approach to the organization of the party and its electoral evolution in the state

• Grant number: 10/14782-2
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Effective date (Start): March 01, 2011
• Effective date (End): February 28, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Political Science - Political Behavior
• Principal Investigator: Fernando de Magalhães Papaterra Limongi
• Grantee: Andreza Carolina Davidian
• Home Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This dissertation seeks to understand the evolution of the Workers Party (PT) in the state of São Paulo. In the broader context of the debate on political parties, the PT was always presented as a counterpoint in the approaches of the Brazilian political system that, starting from different theoretical paradigms, the researchers always concluded that these institutions were bound to be fragile organizations. Therefore, the analysis of the party from the point of view of its organization becomes particularly interesting. The movements of expansion and contraction of the party's structure will be observed considering not only the core founder who leads the party, but also based on its membership roster, its behavior in disputes at the local level and its performance in proportional elections. All these aspects are related to the development of the organization in the state that the party was born.