Larissa Peixoto Gomes- PhD
- Postdoctoral research fellow at University of Edinburgh
Larissa Peixoto Gomes
- PhD
- Postdoctoral research fellow at University of Edinburgh
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August 2015 - December 2015
February 2013 - November 2014
Education
March 2015 - March 2019
March 2010 - August 2012
August 2005 - December 2009
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Publications (16)
The Welsh vote for “leave” in the Brexit referendum surprised some academics and analysts due to its strong preference for Labor and its close financial ties to the EU. It also brought up a debate about apparent differences in Welsh and English attitudes towards race, ethnicity, and migration, with the former often claiming to have a more positive...
This briefing delves into the implications economic migrants and overseas students' participation in the Welsh labour market and economy, exploring visa application trends, the demographics of foreign-born individuals residing in Wales, and the economic impact of immigrants in the region.
Elections were devolved to Wales through the Government of Wales Act 2017. Since then, Welsh Ministers have embarked on a programme of electoral reform most noted by the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 and the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021. These extended the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds and qualifying foreign citizens...
This briefing note seeks to draw together insights from academic and grey literature to connect multi-agency working and outcomes for children looked after. Seventy-five studies were reviewed, most from the UK, although there was relevant evidence from other countries, such as Portugal, Australia, and New Zealand. These studies also cover a range o...
Entendendo que a internet tem se constituído como lugar central para o debate político, inaugurando inclusive o fenômeno da "twittocracia", em que atores políticos utilizam a plataforma para a publicização de seus posicionamentos, este trabalho analisou o discurso dos vinte e oito líderes partidários da Câmara dos Deputados, em um mês que potencial...
The following paper discusses gender and campaign financing, using the Brazilian case as to demonstrate how these factors, combined with the electoral system, affect women's success in elections. Brazil is a strong example because it uses a proportional representation system with open list, federalism, and large district magnitudes. This results in...
Feminist theory has offered new institutionalism key contributions as to how gender relates to public policy. Feminist institutionalism has researched the many ways welfare policies have impacted women and the many ways women, as elected officials, have impacted those policies in turn. As substantive representation research turns its eye towards...
Feminist theory has offered new institutionalism key contributions as to how gender relates to public policy. Feminist institutionalism has researched the many ways welfare policies have impacted women and the many ways women, as elected officials, have impacted those policies in turn. As substantive representation research turns its eye towards le...
Feminist theory has offered new institutionalism key contributions that understand women’s underrepresentation as part of women’s historical exclusion from the public arena and as an outcome of rules and procedures. Brazil is the country with the lowest number of women parliamentarians in Latin America and one of the lowest numbers in world. This h...
A women’s caucus in a legislative chamber has the potential to increase women’s participation within that chamber by aggregating female representatives across party lines and providing them with collective tools with which to formulate policies. However, that potential depends on several factors other than the existence of the caucus, including its...
Este artigo foca na relação entre candidatas e partidos, buscando como a ideologia partidária e o feminismo podem estruturar estes relacionamentos. Em um survey com 81 candidatas à Assembleia Legislativa de Minas Gerais em 2010, as respondentes se sentem negligenciadas e acreditam que isso tem um efeito negativo considerável sobre suas chances de s...
The following article uses a section from the survey Female presence in legislative spaces: a study of the 2010 elections for the State Assembly of Minas Gerais to see if those candidates’ political trajectories differ from men’s, and what were the variables with the most impact over voting. Political background has been accepted as an important fa...
