Power Beyond the Org Chart: Gender and Award Prestige in Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• In Event: Patronage, Power and Autonomy in Bureaucratic Politics

Brief Overview

This study uses network analysis to examine how individual characteristics shape bureaucratic power among Brazilian diplomats, showing that gender and early-career awards strongly explain influence beyond formal rank and tenure.

Author

• Rodolfo de Camargo Lima, University of Sao Paulo