Jayane Maia

Doctoral Researcher

Jayane Maia

  • Short CV

    • Since 10/2018: Doctoral Researcher at the GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies and the GIGA Doctoral Programme, scholarship holder from the Thüringer Graduiertenförderungsverordnung - Universität Erfurt

    • 11/2016 - 06/2018: Research Assistant - Observatory of the Quality of Democracy (OQD), Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon

    • 06/2016: Teacher of the course “Diagnosis of the Brazilian Prison System” at the National School of Penal Services (Escola Nacional de Servicos Penais – ESPEN, Brasilia)

    • 11/2014 - 09/2015: Research Assistant at the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA/Brasilia) - Project IPEA/PNPD Nº 121/2014 “Dimensionamento da Força de Trabalho e Interiorização do Ministério Público do Trabalho”

    • 02/2014 - 06/2014 – Consultant at the Secretariat for Human Rights (SDH/PR) in Brazil – Project Nº BRA 11/2003 “Informações em Direitos Humanos: Identificando Potenciais e Construindo Indicadores”

    • 11/2012 - 12/2013: Research Assistant at the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA/Brasilia) – Project IPEA/PNPD Nº 111/2012 “Estado e organizações civis no Brasil”

    • 08/2012 - 02/2013: Assistant in the Institutional Relations Office at the National Confederation of Financial Institutions (CNF/Brasilia).

    • 2010 - 2011: Junior consultant at Strategos – Jr. Company of Policy Consulting (UnB)

    • Education: M.A. in Sociology, University of Brasilia (UnB); B.A. in Political Science, University of Brasilia (UnB).

    Current Research

    • Party systems

    • Sub-National Elections

    • Local Politics

    • Federalism

    • Democracy

    Countries and Regions

    • Latin America, particularly Argentina and Brazil


    Dissertation

    • Institutionalization of Subnational Party Systems in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis of Argentina and Brazil

    Jayane Maia

    Doctoral Researcher

    T. +49 40 42825-795[email protected]


    Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales | 01/2024

    No tan Distintos: Reformas y Tensiones Multinivel en la Selección de Candidaturas Subnacionales en Argentina y Brasil

    Argentina y Brasil ilustran cómo distintos diseños electorales impactan en la selección de candidaturas para cargos electivos subnacionales. En este artículo se analiza cómo las reformas políticas llevadas a cabo en ambas naciones han tenido efectos sobre la selección de candidaturas subnacionales

    Dr. Jimena Pesquero Bordón

    Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste

    Bulletin of Latin American Research | 11/2023

    Introduction to Special Section: Elections in Latin America from a Multi-Level Perspective

    Bulletin of Latin American Research | 08/2023

    Between Renewal and Stability: Party System Change from a Multi-Level Perspective in Brazil (1998–2018)

    The growth of the far right and election results in Brazil are often associated with national or large-scale events. The multi-level features of these developments, namely party competition at the sub-national level, are overlooked in the literature.

    Latin America Advisor/The Dialogue | Expert Comment / Guest Contribution | 06/11/2020

    Which Are the Most Important Races in Brazil’s Local Vote?

    Conference | 12/08/2024 - 15/08/2024

    Presidential Regimes in Contemporary Latin America

    ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, Dublin Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos (Chair), Jayane Maia (Discussant)

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos is the chair of the session "Presidential Regimes in Contemporary Latin America", Jayane Maia is the discussant.

    Conference | 12/08/2024 - 15/08/2024

    Party System Change at the Subnational Level: Competitiveness and Political Alternation within Argentina and Brazil over the Democratic Period

    ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, Dublin Jayane Maia (Speaker)

    Jayane Maia presents her paper "Party System Change at the Subnational Level: Competitiveness and Political Alternation within Argentina and Brazil over the Democratic Period" at the ECPR General Conference 2024. The presentation is part of the panel "Decentralization, Elections and Subnational Politics".

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