Gustavo Venturelli
Contact Information & Background:
Visiting Lecturer of Political Science
Office: Ladd Hall #314
Phone: 518-580-5237
Email: gventurelli@skidmore.edu
Education:
- Ph.D. Candidate: Political Science, University of São Paulo (October 2023, expected)
- M.A. Political Sociology, Federal University of Santa Catarina
- B.A. Social Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina.
Research Interests:
- Populism
- Democratic Backsliding
- Political Parties
- Political Communication
- Elections
- Public Opinion
Courses:
- Introduction to Comparative and International Politics
- Principles of International Relations
- The Latin American Puzzle
- Latin America and the United States
- Populism and Democratic Backsliding in Latin America
Select Publications
- Connections Between Populism and Nationalism: Evidence from Jair Bolsonaro’s Speeches. Nations and Nationalism, 29(3):1057-1075. (with Paolo Ricci), 2023
- International Constellations of the Populist Radical-Right: An Analysis of Jair Bolsonaro’s International Speeches (2019 - 2020). In: Lacatus, Corina, Georg L¨offmann, and Gustav Meibauer. Vox Populi: Populist Communication and Performative Leadership in International Politics. London: Palgrave MacMillan. (with Eduardo R. Tamaki)
- Loudmouth, Sharp Tongue: Incivility and Debasement in Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro’s YouTube Live Streams. In: Feldman, Ofer. Debasing Political Rhetoric: Dissing Opponents, Journalists, and Minorities in Populist Leadership Communication. New York: Springer. (with Eduardo R. Tamaki and Matheus G.M. Ferreira)
- Opening Black Boxes: Jon Elster’s Methodological Contributions to Social Sciences. Mediacoes, 25(2):393-411. (Portuguese), 2020
- From Representation to Participation: A Change Among Representative Democracy Authors. Em Debate, 17:84-106. (Portuguese), 2017
In preparation/Working papers:
- In What if Bolsonaro Had Not Been Elected? Populist Radical Right and Democratic Backsliding in Brazil. (with Eduardo R. Tamaki)
- Mass Partisanship with Brazil’s Workers’ Party: Ideology, Grassroots Organizing, of Incumbency Status? (with Lucas Perello and Patricio Navia)
- Are There Populist Parties in Brazil? An Analysis of Elections Manifestos in Presidential Campaigns (2010 - 2022)
- Who is the Most Populist Contemporary Brazilian President? Assessing Collor, Lula, and Bolsonaro’s Official Speeches
- Out With the Old, in With the New: A New Perspective to the Brazilian Populist Democracy (1946 - 1964). (with Eduardo R. Tamaki)
- Activation of Populist Attitudes as a Stimulus to Authoritarianism: Evidence from Brazil (with Eduardo R. Tamaki)