Luiza Akinawa

PhD Student - FGV Sao Paulo Law School

Bachelor and Master's degree in Political Science from the Institute of Political Science at the University of Brasília (IPOL-UnB), with a Master's concentration in Political Institutions. Currently a PhD candidate in Political Science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (FAFICH-UFMG). Her research focuses on elections, political parties, and inequalities. She completed a research internship at Lakehead University (Canada), where she worked with Professor Sandra Jeppesen on a project about global media activism. She is affiliated with the Legislative Studies Center (CEL-UFMG), the PEX-Network – Executives, Presidents and Cabinet Politics (UFMG), the Center for Women's Studies and Research (NEPEM-UFMG), and the Flora Tristán Research Group on representations, conflicts, and rights (UnB). She is also affiliated with the Law and Political Economy Research Center (NUDEP) at FGV-SP.

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