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)