STRUCTURE OF INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS OF THE BRAZILIAN POLITICAL PARTIES (1995-2012)

• Grant number: 13/16831-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: December 01, 2013
• End date: June 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Political Science
• Principal Investigator: Pedro José Floriano Ribeiro
• Grantee: Natalia Martins Gonzaga de Oliveira
• Host Institution: Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 12/05132-0 - State, political parties and society in contemporary Brazil, AP.JP

Abstract

For years the political parties in Brazil liaises with international organizations, such as foundations or partisan political parties from different countries. These international connections are made at the initiative of the parties and leaders with intent to receive benefits by a joint action of ideal, resulting in greater resources for the caption (PEDROSA, 2006). The project aims to discuss and analyze the structure of the main political parties in Brazil, these being, PT, PSDB, DEM, PSB, PDT and PMDB to identify what are the types, how and why are these international connections. In addition, the goal is to categorize such parties to know as this exchange of information between the political parties of various countries in the period of 1995 to 2012.