How singular is the Brazilian Constitution process of 1987-88? -A comparative constitution-making study

• Grant number: 15/06170-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: October 01, 2015
• End date: March 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Political Science - International Politics
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Garuti Noronha
• Grantee: Lucas Nascimento Ferraz Costa
• Supervisor: Zachary Elkins
• Host Institution: Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of Texas at Austin (UT), United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 13/02811-6 - The lobbies in the 1987-88 constitutional process, BP.DR

Abstract

The objective of this research project is to situate the constituent process and the Constitution of 1988 in the modern international scene. I selected cases of constitutions and constitution-making from different countries that are similar to the Brazilian case regarding the detailing level of the labor and social rights, especially, in the Education and Health areas. Through the comparison of the selected cases, I will test a hypothesis developed by the Political Science regarding the link between process (the constitution-making) and outcome (the constitutions). The hypothesis supports that constituent processes with a high level of public participation, including the performance of pressure groups, result in long and detailed constitutions. (AU)