In this work we apply quantitative methods to recover the individual preferences of Brazilian representatives, as expressed in their nominal votes in the 49th and 50th legislatures. The method assumes both the rational choice and spatial theories of voting. Empirical analyses show that Brazilian representatives can be accurately positioned in a single ideological continuum that reflects, in part, the consensus of Brazilian politics observers: members of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT - Workers’ Party) are positioned at the extreme left and those of the Frente Liberal (PFL - Liberal Front) at the opposite end. The Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (PSDB - Party of the Brazilian Social Democracy), in turn, moved from a center-left po...
The electoral system affects in advance and decisively the nature of representative mandates and the...
This article examines the relative importance of regional and national forces in shaping the behavio...
This article investigates the electorally expressed ideology of Brazilian voters via ecological anal...
Dans cet article, on dégage, par le moyen de méthodes quantitatives, les préférences individuelles d...
Técnicas de estimação de pontos ideais baseadas na teoria espacial do voto têm sido largamente utili...
This database refers to a research that aims to analyze whether party ideology influences the partic...
Ideal point estimators hold the promise of identifying multiple dimensions of political disagreement...
According to a widely held view of Brazilian politics, part of the difficulty Presidents experience ...
This paper analyzes the relationship between malapportionment and electoral bases of support ...
Abstract The spatial theory of voting assumes that voters will cast their votes for the candidate wh...
The article investigates two dimensions of the disproportionate distribution of Lower House seats am...
The article proposes a model to explain why members of Brazil’s Lower House transfer substantial leg...
This paper aims to put in evidence the current term lengths of legislative offices in Brazil and the...
This article investigates the electorally expressed ideology of Brazilian voters via ecological anal...
Abstract: We present a new data set on the left-right placement of major Brazil-ian political partie...
The electoral system affects in advance and decisively the nature of representative mandates and the...
This article examines the relative importance of regional and national forces in shaping the behavio...
This article investigates the electorally expressed ideology of Brazilian voters via ecological anal...
Dans cet article, on dégage, par le moyen de méthodes quantitatives, les préférences individuelles d...
Técnicas de estimação de pontos ideais baseadas na teoria espacial do voto têm sido largamente utili...
This database refers to a research that aims to analyze whether party ideology influences the partic...
Ideal point estimators hold the promise of identifying multiple dimensions of political disagreement...
According to a widely held view of Brazilian politics, part of the difficulty Presidents experience ...
This paper analyzes the relationship between malapportionment and electoral bases of support ...
Abstract The spatial theory of voting assumes that voters will cast their votes for the candidate wh...
The article investigates two dimensions of the disproportionate distribution of Lower House seats am...
The article proposes a model to explain why members of Brazil’s Lower House transfer substantial leg...
This paper aims to put in evidence the current term lengths of legislative offices in Brazil and the...
This article investigates the electorally expressed ideology of Brazilian voters via ecological anal...
Abstract: We present a new data set on the left-right placement of major Brazil-ian political partie...
The electoral system affects in advance and decisively the nature of representative mandates and the...
This article examines the relative importance of regional and national forces in shaping the behavio...
This article investigates the electorally expressed ideology of Brazilian voters via ecological anal...