Political Science as a vocation: professionalization of political science PhDs in Brazil, 1996-2014

The problem that guided this text involved examining whether the expansionof political science in Brazil has been accompanied by market absorption of new PhDs trained in these institutions. Therefore, it focused on observing PhDs in political science who received their degrees from domestic graduate...

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Author: Marenco, André
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2019
Country:Brasil
Institution:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repository:Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/32941
Online Access:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/civitas/article/view/32941
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Political science PhDs. Career oportunities. Graduate institutions. Professionalization. Political science.
Doctorado en ciencias políticas. Oportunidades profesionales. Instituciones de posgrado. Profesionalización. Ciencias políticas.
Doutores em Ciência Política. Oportunidades de carreira. Pós-graduação. Profissionalização. Ciência Política.
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Summary:The problem that guided this text involved examining whether the expansionof political science in Brazil has been accompanied by market absorption of new PhDs trained in these institutions. Therefore, it focused on observing PhDs in political science who received their degrees from domestic graduate institutions between 1996 and 2014, looking at employment, income, sectors of professional activity and geographic circulation in relation to master’s degrees/doctorates/employment.