Politics as a profession: an analysis of the parliamentary movement in the Câmara dos Deputados / A política como profissão: uma análise da circulação parlamentar na Câmara dos Deputados (1946-2007)

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

Although Max Weber didnt place the members of Parliament among the Professional politicians, by the end of the century most comparative studies saw them as the prevalent political force driving legislative behaviour in the United States and Western Europe. This research was designed to find out whether the Brazilian legislature fits the description above. It analysed the personal circulation in the Câmara dos Deputados from 1946, when the country joined the regimes of mass democracy, to 2007, covering 60 years of parliamentary history. Several indicators were designed in order to diversify the methodological scope that has been applied in the comparative analysis of the Brazilian legislature. Besides, the careers in the Chamber were investigated on individual basis. The findings confirmed, to the Brazilian case, the hypothesis according to which democratisation and legislative professionalization go hand in hand. It also provided evidence to support the claim that one of the main features of the Brazilians legislators behaviour the search for political opportunities in the Executive branch should not be interpreted as it usually is, i.e. as an indicator of the Câmara dos Deputados lack of political prestige. A comparative analysis with the French legislature, the Assemblée Nationale, made it possible to understand the lack of continuity in the Brazilian legislative career as a professional politicians strategy designed to increase much needed political resources aimed either to win reelection or to attain a higher position on the political career ladder.

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brazil recrutamento político reeleição political recruitment legislative behaviour carreiras legislativas comportamento legislativo legislative careers câmara dos deputados

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