Academic background

• PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (1998-1999) and (2003)

• PhD in Political Sociology from the New School for Social Research (1990-1993)

• Master's in Political Science from UFMG (1983-1987)

• Graduation in Social Sciences from UFMG (1979-1983)

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Professional experience

• Director of the National Association of Graduate Studies and Research in Social Sciences (1997-1998)

• President of the Brazilian Association of Political Science (2012–2014)

• Member of the Advisory Board of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) (2014-2016)

• Visiting professor at institutions such as the University of São Paulo (USP), Tulane University, and the University of Coimbra

• Full Professor at UFMG

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Line of research

• Contemporary political theory

• Political behavior

• Political ideologies

• Quality of democracy

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Number of citations in databases

25.585 (Google Scholar)

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