Local politics

Multilevel Political Connections and Interest Intermediation: Identifying Political Alliances with Social Media Data
Gelape, Lucas; Meireles, Fernando; Rocha, Marta Mendes da; Duque, Guilherme de Abreu. 2026. Multilevel Political Connections and Interest Intermediation: Identifying Political Alliances with Social Media Data. Journal of Politics in Latin America.
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The Legislative Branch at the Municipal Level
Lecture at the inauguration of the Legislative School and the launch of the Youth Parliament 2026 at the Santa Luzia City Council (MG)
Mar 27, 2026
"Political affairs": brokerage relationships between state representatives and local politicians in Brazil
Rocha, Marta Mendes and Lucas Gelape. 2023. “Political affairs”: brokerage relationships between state representatives and local politicians in Brazil. SciELO Preprints. (Trabalho original disponibilizado em 2022). Abstract: In Brazil, politicians at different levels cooperate to achieve electoral and governing goals.
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Party restriction on career decisions of Brazilian politicians: evidence from Brazilian city councilors
Gelape, Lucas; Silva, Glauco Peres da. 2022. Party restriction on career decisions of Brazilian politicians: evidence from Brazilian city councilors. Revista de Sociologia e Política, v. 30, e014. (In Portuguese) Abstract:
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São Paulo: subnational alignment and challenges from Covid-19 in the country's largest city
Blog post in the series “Municipal governments facing the coronavirus” (NEPOL-UFJF, April 2020)
Apr 7, 2020