Unicamp’s Post-Graduate Program in Political Science was created in 1974 and is one of the most traditional and important in the country. Since 2005, in addition to the academic Master’s Degree, the program also counts on the Doctorate course. Currently, the PPGCP comprises 20 highly qualified professors (15 permanent and five collaborators) developing research in several areas.
The PPGCP main goals are the production of cutting-edge research in Political Science and the academic training of specialized professionals (research and teaching activities in universities), for research centers and institutes (government, public opinion, marketing, etc.) and also for rendering of planning, consultancy and advice services in public agencies, civil society associations and companies. The success in these two fronts of activities can be measured by the national and international projection of PPGCP researchers and the outstanding positions our alumni hold in public and private universities and institutions.
The PPGCP counts on four lines of research: (1) Social movements, work and political participation; (2) Political regimes and institutions; (3) State, development and comparative politics; (4) Political theory and thought. For further information on research developed in each line, see Lines of Research.
The development of research activities occurs from research Centers that, in addition to gathering researchers and students in a collaborative environment, count on partnerships with other groups in the country and abroad. PPGCP professors and students integrate the following Centers: Center of Marxist Studies (Cemarx); Center of Public Opinion Studies (Cesop); Center of International and Contemporary Politics Studies (Ceipoc); Center of Brazilian Studies (CEB); Center of Research in Participation, Social Movements and Collective Action (Nepac); Center of Gender Studies (PAGU) and Edgard Leuenroth Archive (AEL).
The professional training happens particularly based on Master’s Degree and Doctorate courses offered annually by PPGCP, with admission made via public selection processes. The Master’s Degree comprises 24 months, and the student must attend to four compulsory subjects in political theory and Political Science research methodology, in addition to two optional subjects and the Dissertation Seminar, turned to assist in the preparation of research. By the end of the course, the student must present and defend his/her Master’s Degree dissertation. The Doctorate lasts 48 months. The student must attend to three compulsory subjects where Political Science fundamental themes and/or authors are approached, one optional subject, and the Thesis Seminar. The conclusion of this process occurs with the presentation and defense of the Doctorate thesis.
During each academic year, the PPGCP holds a series of events intended to deepen the students’ training and the dialogue among researchers in the country and abroad. Mini-courses on specific themes, both theoretical and methodological, are often held, as well as seminars with professors and researchers from Brazil and from abroad.
Finally, the PPGCP counts on good infrastructure to the development of high level research. Unicamp’s Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences (IFCH) library is among the best in Latin America and students and professors have easy access to files, data bases and national and international journals.
Doctorate
The Doctorate in Political Science course started its operations in 2005 and was assessed by Capes with grade 5 (2010-2012).
To obtain the title of Doctor the student shall complete 20 credits in subjects and be approved in the public defense of his/her thesis. The period for conclusion of the Doctorate is 48 months. The student will have an advisor appointed by the Program Committee in the beginning of the first school semester.
All credits in subjects must be obtained during the three initial terms of the course. The qualifying exam must be held until the end of the fifth semester, after obtention of credits in subjects, and based on text prepared by the student specifically to this purpose. The thesis defense must occur in the eighth semester.
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Curriculum framework
Doctorate subjects
The Doctorate in Political Science curriculum contains four compulsory subjects and one elective subject. The core of compulsory subjects comprises the following subjects: Advanced Seminar in Political Science I, Epistemology and methodological aspects in Political Science, Research Methodology in Political Science II and Thesis Seminar. The Program regularly offers a group of elective subjects for students to choose. The students that did not attend to the Master’s Degree course in Unicamp Political Science Program can attend the subjects Contemporary Political Theory (I and II) and Research Methodology in Political Science (I and II), which are offered as compulsory for the Master’s Degree course, as elective subjects. The students can, upon approval by the advisor and coordination, attend subjects in other post-graduate programs of Unicamp or other universities.
For further details on the selection process turned to international students, send email to scpgcpol@unicamp.br.
Master’s Degree
The Master’s Degree course in Political Science is one of the oldest in the country and was assessed by Capes (2010-2012) with grade 5.
To obtain the title of Master, the student shall complete 28 credits in subjects and be approved in the public defense of his/her Dissertation. The period for conclusion of the Master’s Degree is 24 months. The student will have an advisor appointed by the Program Committee in the beginning of the first school semester.
Compulsory and optional subjects must be attended during the two initial terms of the course. The subject Dissertation Seminar must be attended in the third semester. The qualifying exam must be held until the end of the third semester, based on text prepared by the student specifically to this purpose. The dissertation defense must occur by the end of the forth semester.
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Curriculum framework
Master’s Degree subjects
The Master’s Degree in Political Science curriculum contains five compulsory subjects and two elective subjects. The compulsory subjects are the following: Contemporary Political Theory I, Contemporary Political Theory II, Research Methodology in Political Science I, Research Methodology in Political Science II, and Master’ Degree Dissertation Seminar. The Program regularly offers a group of elective subjects for students to choose. The students can, upon approval by the advisor and coordination, attend subjects in other post-graduate programs of Unicamp or other universities.
For further details on the selection process turned to international students, send email to scpgcpol@unicamp.br.
Infrastructure
The Graduate Program in Political Science counts on a consolidated physical and operational infrastructure available to faculty and students. It consists of Prof. Dr. Octavio Ianni Library, with a collection of 245,677 items, including books, theses / dissertations, etc. and 2,629 journal titles in the fields of Sociology, Demographics, History, Art History, Philosophy, Political Science and Anthropology; the Edgard Archive Leuenroth - AEL, with a large and diverse collection of documents for several Centers, Groups and Research Laboratories; the Computer Laboratory and the IFCH Publications Sector.
Faculty
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https://www.ifch.unicamp.br/ifch/pos/cienciapolitica/corpo-docente
Lines of Research
Line 1 – Social movements, work and political participation
- Social movements and public policies
- Work and trade unionism
- Social classes and collective action
This line addresses the political actions of organized and non organized sectors of the society that undertake different forms of collective action aiming at the achievement of their interests. This theme is approached from four perspectives: 1) the standards of relation between civil society and State, as well as their impacts on political processes and the struggle for citizenship rights, in national and international contexts; 2) the understanding of the multiple influences across social movements and public policies, social mobilization and political contestation processes; 3) changes in labor relations and their impacts on union conceptions and practices; 4) the role of social classes with their gender and race interfaces in the structuring of social conflicts and protests.
Professors
Ana Claudia Chaves Teixeira
Andréia Galvão
Luciana Ferreira Tatagiba
Wagner de Melo Romão
Ângela Maria Carneiro Araújo
Line 2 – Studies on Political Regimes and Institutions
- Studies on democracy
- Parties, elections and political representation
- Legislative Studies
- Law and judicial institutions
- Criminal justice policy and public security
This line comprises theoretical and empirical studies on the organization and operation of political regimes and their institutions, emphasizing the processes of democratic construction and the impasses to their operation put by the contemporary society. It addresses reflections on political representation, studies on competition, parties and elections, as well the operation of legislative powers. It also addresses theoretical and empirical research on State and law, judicial institutions, criminal and public security policies and the field of studies on human rights.
Professors
Andrei Koerner
Andréa Marcondes de Freitas
Frederico Normanha Ribeiro de Almeida
Oswaldo Martins E. do Amaral
Rachel Meneguello
Valeriano Mendes Ferreira Costa
Wagner de Melo Romão
Line 3 – State, development and comparative politics
- State and economic development
- State and social classes
- Public policies and social well-being
- International politics and foreign policy
- International political economy
- International governance, normativities and human rights
This line covers themes related to the complex relations involving State, society and economic development. The multiple forms of State intervention in economy are the condition for the economic development and can define, to a large extent, the profile of such development. With regard to politics, the modalities of this intervention will depend on the State relation with the different social classes and layers, the staff that holds positions in the state institutions and the political regimes in force. Such intervention results, in its turn, in distinct modalities of economic policy, social policy and foreign policy under given economic and social conditions both in the country and in the international scenario.
Professors
Andrei Koerner
Armando Boito Júnior
Sebastião Carlos Velasco e Cruz
Valeriano Mendes Ferreira Costa
Wagner de Melo Romão
Collaborator
Débora Alves Maciel
Line 4 – Political theory and thought
- Political theory
- History of political thought
- Contemporary political thought
- Constitutional thought
This line of research covers the main lines, traditions, works and authors of modern and contemporary political thought, comprising research on history of political ideas, contemporary political theory and constitutional thought. Research on history of Italian, Brazilian and Latin-American political thought is also outstanding. In addition to the study of classical authors’ works, this line of research also includes investigations on theoretical lines, ideologies and political discourses in a wider sense, such as: liberalism, conservatism, republicanism, Marxism, nationalism, populism or fascism.
Professors
Alvaro Gabriel Bianchi Mendez
Andrei Koerner
André Kaysel Velasco e Cruz
Armando Boito Júnior
Collaborator
Daniela Xavier Haj Mussi
Walquíria Gertudes Domingues Leão Rêgo