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Scientific network

INCT.DD connects laboratories, researchers, and institutions through national and international cooperation to study digital democracy.

  • 26 laboratories and research groups
  • 30 Brazilian institutions
  • 27 international centers
  • 83 Brazilian researchers
  • 33 foreign researchers
  • 20 graduate programs

Directory

CePPI-UFMG

Group

CePPI-UFMG

Group · UFMG

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

Group

CID

Group · INCT.DD

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

Group

coLAB

Group · INCT.DD

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

Group

COMP

Group · PUC-Rio

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

COMPA

Group

COMPA

Group · INCT.DD

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

Group

CPOP

Group · INCT.DD

CPOP develops research on political communication and public opinion.

CTPOL

Group

CTPOL

Group · UnB

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

GEIST

Group

GEIST

Group · INCT.DD

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

Group

GEOPP

Group · INCT.DD

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

GERIS

Group

GERIS

Group · INCT.DD

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

Group

Lab404

Group · INCT.DD

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

Group

lablivre

Group · UFABC

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

Group

LCC

Group · INCT.DD

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

Group

Margem

Group · INCT.DD

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

NUCOP

Group

NUCOP

Group · UFRGS

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

Group

TCP

Group · INCT.DD

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

CCI/Cebrap

Group

CCI/Cebrap

Group · INCT.DD

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

Group

GEDAI

Group · UFMG

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

Group

IPÊ

Group · UnB

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

Group

Matilda

Group · UERJ

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

Group

no.ar

Group · INCT.DD

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

Group

DECOS

Group · UFSCar

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

OBSERVA

Group

OBSERVA

Group · UFABC

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

SaLLy

Group

SaLLy

Group · UFBA

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

Steering Committee

Maria Helena Weber

Maria Helena Weber

Steering Committee · UFRGS

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

Samuel Barros

Samuel Barros

Steering Committee · UFBA

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

Researchers

André Lemos

André Lemos

Researcher · UFBA

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

Basílio Alberto Sartor

Basílio Alberto Sartor

Researcher · UFRGS

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).

Claudia Feres Faria

Researcher · UFMG

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

Cristiane Brum Bernardes

Cristiane Brum Bernardes

Researcher · Câmara dos Deputados

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).

Crysttian Arantes Paixão

Crysttian Arantes Paixão

Researcher · UFBA

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

Daniel Reis Silva

Daniel Reis Silva

Researcher · UFMG

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

Dilvan Azevedo

Dilvan Azevedo

Researcher · UFBA

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

Esther Solano Gallego

Esther Solano Gallego

Researcher · Unifesp

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

Eurico Matos

Eurico Matos

Researcher · FGV

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

Filipe Mendes Motta

Filipe Mendes Motta

Researcher · UFMG

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).

Helga do Nascimento de Almeida

Helga do Nascimento de Almeida

Researcher · UNIVASF

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).

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.

Juliano Domingues

Juliano Domingues

Researcher · Unicap

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).

Lucas Henrique Nigri Veloso

Lucas Henrique Nigri Veloso

Researcher · 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.

Luiz Leo

Luiz Leo

Researcher · PUC-Rio

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

Marcus Abílio Gomes Pereira

Marcus Abílio Gomes Pereira

Researcher · UNILA

Researcher affiliated with the Department of Political Science at the Federal University for Latin American Integration (UNILA) and the Observatory of Internet Conflicts (OBSERVA).

Maria Alejandra Nicolás

Maria Alejandra Nicolás

Researcher · UNILA

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

Marlise Viegas Brenol

Marlise Viegas Brenol

Researcher · UFMG

Researcher affiliated with the Department of Journalism at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the Observatory of Internet Conflicts (OBSERVA).

Nina Santos

Nina Santos

Researcher · UFBA

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

Paulo Canas Rodrigues

Paulo Canas Rodrigues

Researcher · UFBA

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).

Paulo Rodrigues Gajanigo

Paulo Rodrigues Gajanigo

Researcher · UFF

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

Pedro Santos Mundim

Pedro Santos Mundim

Researcher · UFG

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

Rodrigo Carreiro

Rodrigo Carreiro

Researcher · UFBA

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

Sérgio Soares Braga

Sérgio Soares Braga

Researcher · UFPR

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

Wladimir Gramacho

Researcher · UnB

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

Caroline Casali

Researcher · UFPel

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

Ana Javes Luz

Ana Javes Luz

Researcher · UFRGS

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

Gleidylucy Oliveira da Silva

Gleidylucy Oliveira da Silva

Researcher · UFSCar

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).

João Senna Teixeira

Researcher · INCT.DD

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

Suelyn da Luz

Suelyn da Luz

Researcher · UFSC

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).

Franck Rebillard

Franck Rebillard

Foreign researcher · Sorbonne Nouvelle

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with Sorbonne Nouvelle.

Hans Asenbaum

Foreign researcher · UC Canberra

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with UC Canberra.

Hernando Rojas

Foreign researcher · UW-Madison

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with UW-Madison.

John Gastil

Foreign researcher · Penn State

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with Penn State.

José van Dijck

Foreign researcher · Utrecht University

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with Utrecht University.

Marion Dalibert

Foreign researcher · Université de Lille

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with Université de Lille.

Mark Boukes

Foreign researcher · UvA

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with UvA.

Melisa Ross

Foreign researcher · University of Bremen

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with University of Bremen.

Nelly Quemener

Foreign researcher · Sorbonne University

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with Sorbonne University.

Nicole Curato

Nicole Curato

Foreign researcher · UC Canberra

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with University of Canberra.

Ryan Michael Milner

Foreign researcher · College of Charleston

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with College of Charleston.

Sahana Udupa

Foreign researcher · LMU Munich

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with LMU Munich.

Sylvain Parasie

Foreign researcher · Sciences Po

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with Sciences Po.

Tiziano Bonini

Tiziano Bonini

Foreign researcher · University of Siena

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with University of Siena.

Ulises Mejías

Foreign researcher · SUNY Oswego

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with SUNY Oswego.

Tori Holmes

Tori Holmes

Foreign researcher · QUB

Foreign researcher in the INCT.DD researcher network, associated with QUB.

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