Scientific network

CePPI-UFMG studies the relationships between politics and the internet, focusing on uses of digital technologies by institutions and political and social actors and their effects on democracy, participation, and public decision-making.

CID studies the effects and consequences of digital communication media, resources, and platforms on politics, society, and the State from the standpoint of democracy's requirements.

coLAB/UFF studies communication, political cultures, and the economy of collaboration, with attention to digital culture, digital methods, disinformation, humor, activism, influence operations, and online participation.

COMP studies the effects of mediatized communication on politics, including political representation, media narratives, and digital initiatives for participation, transparency, accountability, and deliberation.

COMPA studies communication as a foundation in political participation processes by diverse collective actors.

CPOP develops research on political communication and public opinion.

CTPOL studies communication, technology, and politics, with attention to privacy, digital surveillance, regulation, data protection, transparency, open data, and digital democracy.

GEIST brings together researchers who study the impacts of digital technologies on actors, political processes, institutions, and political behavior.

GEOPP studies public-policy development, with attention to formulation, implementation, evaluation, equity, participation, and virtual dimensions of contemporary policy experiences.

GERIS brings together researchers who study state, regulation, internet, and society in the INCT.DD network.

Lab404 investigates digital media, networks, and space, connecting platform studies, digital culture, youth, gender, and the effects of digital technologies on social and political experiences.

LabLivre studies free technologies at UFABC, connecting academic research and technological communities while critically analyzing the political, social, economic, and cultural implications of technology.

LCC brings together research on creative territories, innovation, and sustainability, with attention to public policies for human development in creative cities and urban communication strategies.

Margem conducts conceptual and empirical research on democratic deepening and experiences of injustice in social practices and institutions.

NUCOP develops research and teaching activities on public communication processes, actions, and political products.

TCP studies communication technologies, positioning, and the circulation of political information, including social imaginaries, debate spaces, and political uses of the internet.

CCI/Cebrap studies post-neoliberal social, environmental, economic, political, and democratic challenges from the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning.

GEDAI develops research in contemporary political theory focused on democracy, deliberation, participation, activism, and political inclusion.

IPÊ studies public information, elections, political communication, internet and politics, electoral behavior, public opinion, and public policy.

Matilda connects computational methods, artificial intelligence, and open data to support research on transparency, public information processing, and democratic uses of computational technologies.

no.ar investigates everyday life and technology, especially atmospheric presence, digital archives, feelings, climate, and political dynamics in virtual environments.

DECOS studies politics and communication with an intersectional focus on gender and race, including political journalism, campaigns, and computational content and text analysis.

OBSERVA studies internet conflicts through interdisciplinary theory, computational methods, systematic data observation, and policy-oriented analysis.

SaLLy develops and applies statistical learning methods across statistics, data science, machine learning, AI, time series, spatio-temporal modeling, and applied domains.

Aláfia Lab studies the internet, communication, and society, with a focus on disinformation, information integrity, and the social effects of digital technologies.

Instituto Democracia em Xeque conducts applied research on digital political debate, disinformation, and information integrity.

CP-Redes studies communication, politics, and digital networks, including communication policy and independent audiovisual production.

The group studies power, digital communication, and society, with a focus on public opinion, activism, and collective action.

C2D2 is the INCT.DD laboratory that develops data science tools and methods for digital communication research.

Full Professor of Communication Theory at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA).

Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).

Professor in the Department of Social Communication at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

Professor in the Department of Social Communication at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).

Associate Professor IV in the Graduate Program of the School of Law at UnB.

Full Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Federal University of Parana (UFPR).

Full Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Federal University of Parana (UFPR).

Professor and researcher in the Graduate Program in Communication at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Fabico/UFRGS).

Professor in the Department of Political Science at the School of Philosophy and Human Sciences of the Federal University of Bahia.

Associate Professor at the Federal Fluminense University (UFF).

Postdoctoral researcher at INCT.DD and PhD in Contemporary Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA).

Associate professor at the School of Law, University of Brasilia - FD/UnB.

Project Director at Instituto Democracia em Xeque, professor at FipeEES and FESPSP.

Full Professor in the Department of Communication and the Graduate Program in Contemporary Communication and Culture at UFBA's School of Communication.

Professor in the Chamber of Deputies’ master’s programme in Legislative Power, with a PhD in Philosophy from UFSCar.

Professor in the Department of Communication at the School of Library Science and Communication of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Fabico/UFRGS).

Scientific Director of CCI/Cebrap.

Professor at the Federal University of Parana.

Journalism professor at UFSC and researcher with NUCOP/UFRGS who studies journalism and public communication.

PhD in Communication from PUC-Rio, professor, and researcher with COMP and Instituto Democracia em Xeque.

Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (DCP-UFMG).

Full Professor at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC).

Professor and researcher in the Professional Master's Program in Legislative Power at the Chamber of Deputies, and technical adviser to the National Observatory of Women in Politics (ONMP).

Coordinator of the Hacker Laboratory at the Chamber of Deputies.

PhD in Statistics and Agricultural Experimentation from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) and professor at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA).

Assistant professor in the Department of Social Communication at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).

Postdoctoral researcher at INCT.DD and PhD in Contemporary Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Bahia (PosCom/UFBA).

PhD in Social Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid and professor at the Federal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp).

Professor in the undergraduate Digital Communication program at the School of Communication, Media, and Information of Fundacao Getulio Vargas.

Professor at the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG).

PhD and master's degree holder in Political Science (UFMG), bachelor's degree holder in Social Communication (UFMG), and Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration at the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA).

Communication professor at UFRGS and NUCOP researcher with a PhD in Communication and Information.

Technologist at Ibict and PhD in Contemporary Communication and Culture from UFBA, with research in disinformation and digital platforms.

Assistant professor at the State University of Maringa.

PhD and master's degree holder in Political Science and graduate in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and assistant professor at the Federal University of Vale do Sao Francisco (UNIVASF).

Professor at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA).

Associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences at UFSM-FW.

PhD in Communication from Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), postdoctoral researcher at INCT.DD, and Director of Technology and Special Studies at Instituto Democracia em Xeque.

Professor at the Institute of Political Science of the University of Brasilia (UnB).

PhD in Political Science from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), professor at the Catholic University of Pernambuco (Unicap) and the University of Pernambuco (UPE).

Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).

PhD in Political Science from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), postdoctoral researcher in Political Science at the University of Padova/UFMG, and implementation and research lead for Community Assemblies at the ISWE Foundation.

PhD in Communication from the Federal University of Parana (UFPR) and associate researcher at NetLab UFRJ.

PhD in Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and Associate Professor at PUC-Rio.

Legislative analyst - Chamber of Deputies (CEFOR).

Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and researcher at the Observatory of Internet Conflicts (OBSERVA).

PhD in Sociology from the Federal University of Parana (UFPR) and professor at the Federal University for Latin American Integration (UNILA).

PhD in Contemporary Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA).

Professor in the Department of Journalism at the University of Brasília (UnB) and researcher at the Observatory of Internet Conflicts (OBSERVA).

PhD in Communication from the Federal University of Parana (UFPR), postdoctoral researcher in Communication (PPGCOM/UFPR).

PhD in Contemporary Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA).

Professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Tocantins.

PhD in Statistics from Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal (2012), Professor of Statistics and Data Science at the Federal University of Bahia, and Director of the Statistical Learning Laboratory (SaLLy).

PhD in Social Sciences from Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) and Associate Professor at the Federal Fluminense University (UFF).

PhD in Political Science from IUPERJ (now IESP-UERJ) and Associate Professor at the Federal University of Goias (UFG).

PhD in Contemporary Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) and Co-Executive Director of Alafia Lab.

Professor at the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL) and Leiden University.

Full Professor at UFPR and permanent faculty member in the Graduate Program in Political Science at the Federal University of Parana (UFPR).

Professor at the School of Communication (FAC) and the Graduate Program in Communication at the University of Brasilia (UnB).

Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

Assistant professor at FGV Communication Rio.

Associate Professor at the School of Communication of the University of Brasilia (UnB) and member of UnB's Graduate Program in Communication.

PhD in Communication Sciences from the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos) and Assistant Professor at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel).

Professor in the Department of Communication at the Federal University of Pampa - Sao Borja/RS campus.

PhD in Communication and Information from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (PPGCOM/UFRGS).

Substitute professor and journalist at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), and member of the Public Communication Center (NUCOP).

Computer science professor at UERJ. Studies information transparency, plain language and digital democracy.

Professor and researcher in the Professional Master's Program in Legislative Power at the Chamber of Deputies' Training Center.

Law professor at UnB. Studies artificial intelligence, judicial innovation and law.

Assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences and coordinator of the Graduate Program in Political Science at the Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar).

Postdoctoral researcher at INCT.DD and PhD in Contemporary Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Bahia (PosCom/UFBA).

PhD in Communication from PUC-Rio and research director at Instituto Democracia em Xeque. Studies political communication and online deliberation.

Public administration professor at UFPR with a PhD in Political Science. Studies elections, legislatures and quantitative methods.

Researcher with a master’s degree in Communication. Studies public transparency, public budgets and political communication.

PhD and master’s degree in Law from UnB. Studies access to information, open data, transparency and public policy.

PhD in Contemporary Communication and Culture from UFBA. Studies political communication and campaigns on digital platforms.

Informatics professor at UFPR and C3SL researcher. Works on human-computer interaction, information systems and computing in education.

Social sciences professor at PUC-SP and NEAMP researcher. Works on political communication, digital media and democracy.

Professor and researcher in the Graduate Program in Communication at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Fabico/UFRGS).

Substitute professor in the Department of Animal Science and Rural Development - DZDR and postdoctoral researcher in the Graduate Program in Journalism at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC).

Professor in the IDP master’s programme in Law. Studies artificial intelligence, law and digital technology regulation.

Political scientist and professor at FESPSP. Studies political communication, disinformation, election campaigns, democracy and authoritarianism.

Communication professor at UFS and head of Lavint. Studies digital communication, political communication and visual communication.

Journalist with a PhD in Communication from PUC-Rio. Studies political communication and democracy at Instituto Democracia em Xeque.

PhD in Contemporary Communication and Culture from UFBA, with research in digital journalism, photography, and visual methods.

Computer Science undergraduate at UFBA and C2D2/INCT.DD member, with work in robotics and programming education.

Communication undergraduate at UFBA and member of the Communication, Internet, and Democracy group (CID) and the INCT.DD network.

Science and Technology undergraduate at UFBA and member of the INCT.DD Data Science Laboratory for Digital Communication (C2D2).

Science and Technology undergraduate at UFBA, C2D2/INCT.DD member, and coauthor of research on programming education with Scratch.

Computer Engineering undergraduate at UFBA, C2D2/INCT.DD member, and participant in the RobôChicas robotics club.

Communication master’s student at UFBA and member of C2D2 and CID, with teaching work in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

PhD in Contemporary Communication and Culture from UFBA and postdoctoral researcher at INCT.DD.

PhD in Political Science from UnB, with work in public policy research and evaluation.

PhD in Computer Science from UFABC and researcher with the Observatory of Internet Conflicts.

PhD in Political Science from UFPR and master’s degree in Communication from UFF, with research in political communication.

Researcher with Margem at UFMG who studies populism, visual analysis, and political imagery.

Professor at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León and coordinator of LACOP. He studies media effects, political attitudes and news framing.

Lecturer in Information and Communication Sciences at UPEC. He studies political communication, election campaigns and the circulation of images in digital media.

Lecturer in Information and Communication Sciences at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle and researcher at IRMÉCCEN. She studies political communication and digital participation.

Professor of Political Communication at Bournemouth University. He studies political strategy, civic participation, disinformation and conspiracy theories.

Professor at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She studies digital and parliamentary communication, public participation, disinformation and artificial intelligence.

Professor of Information and Communication Sciences at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. He studies digital journalism, news pluralism and media industries.

Full professor at Universidad de la República in Uruguay. His work covers communication, education and citizen participation through technology.

Associate professor and director of the Centre for Deliberative Democracy at the University of Canberra. He studies democracy, digital politics and artificial intelligence.

Professor of Journalism at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He studies political communication, media effects and communication technologies in social mobilization.

Professor at the American University of Paris. He studies disinformation, post-truth politics, trust and emotions in digital political communication.

Distinguished professor of Communication, Public Policy and Political Science at Penn State. He studies democratic deliberation and group decision making.

Professor of Media and Digital Society at Utrecht University. She studies digital platforms, social media and public values in connected societies.

Professor at CELSA, Sorbonne Université, and researcher at GRIPIC. She studies media, gender, the public sphere and digital communication.

Professor and researcher at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico. He studies media and democracy, civic participation, disinformation and political communication.

Professor at Universidad Diego Portales and researcher at CICLOS UDP. He studies political communication and the links between digital platforms and democracy.

Assistant professor of Political Theory at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She studies populism, democratic representation, political performance and democratic erosion.

Lecturer in Information and Communication Sciences at Université de Lille and researcher at GERIICO. She studies media, gender and racialization.

Associate professor of Communication at the University of Amsterdam. He studies journalism, trust in news, political satire, public opinion and media effects.

Professor and researcher at Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. He studies political communication, media systems, political entertainment and communication effects.

Postdoctoral researcher at SOCIUM, University of Bremen. She studies citizen participation, deliberative democracy and social vulnerability in Latin America.

Professor at CELSA, Sorbonne Université, and director of GRIPIC. She studies media, gender, the public sphere and controversy on digital platforms.

Emeritus professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory at the London School of Economics. He studies media power, data and the social effects of digital technologies.

Professor of Democratic Governance at the University of Birmingham. She studies deliberative democracy and citizen participation in fragile settings and areas affected by conflict.

Researcher affiliated with McMaster University and managing director of Participedia. He studies democracy, development and participation by groups historically excluded from public decisions.

Professor and chair of the Department of Communication at the College of Charleston. He studies internet culture, memes and the social and political effects of online interaction.

Professor of Media Anthropology at LMU Munich. She studies digital politics, artificial intelligence, disinformation and extreme speech online.

Full professor of Communication at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. He studies political communication, election coverage and social conflict.

Professor of Political Science at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy, University of Canberra. She studies deliberation, political participation and democratic resilience.

Professor at Johns Hopkins University. He studies ethics and political philosophy, with a focus on AI governance, safety and social implications.

Professor of Sociology at Sciences Po and director of médialab. He studies data journalism and digital changes in information and public participation.

Associate professor of Sociology of Culture and Communication at the University of Siena. His work covers digital media, culture and communication practices.

Professor of Communication at SUNY Oswego. He studies data colonialism, digital platforms and the relations between technology, power and society.

Senior lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast. She studies Brazilian digital culture, favela representation, documentaries and political uses of digital technologies.