intellectual production

Program Impact

The Postgraduate Program in Public Administration (PPGAP) at IDP has achieved significant influence in training strategic personnel for Brazilian Public Administration, as demonstrated by the performance of its graduates in positions of high institutional responsibility. The program awarded master's degrees to 351 graduates up to 2024, 220 of whom graduated in the last four-year period (2021-2024), with broad regional representation and placement in bodies such as ministries, courts of accounts, parliaments, security forces, and regulatory agencies. This reach demonstrates not only the program's national scope but also its capacity to train leaders capable of directly impacting the formulation and execution of public policies. The recent launch of the Doctorate in Public Administration in 2024 reinforces this trajectory of consolidation, expanding IDP's educational and scientific scope in the public sector.

Another essential vector of impact lies in the curricular structure and the active teaching methodologies adopted, which strengthen interdisciplinarity, applied practice, and critical reflection. The PPGAP is structured around the concentration area "Contemporary Public Management" and the research line "Public Policies and Government Management," which offer a robust theoretical and methodological basis for qualified professional practice. The program's curriculum combines mandatory courses with a wide range of electives, organized into five thematic areas covering topics ranging from public policies and social development to innovation, technology, and regulation. This allows students to explore different approaches and build research trajectories connected to their institutional realities, fostering high-impact and socially relevant empirical analyses.

Finally, the program's impact is also evident in its scientific output, the research networks formed, and the quality of its faculty. All permanent faculty members hold doctoral degrees, most from leading institutions and possessing international experience, which raises the academic and technical standards of the program. The majority of professors lead externally funded applied research projects in partnership with public and private organizations, strengthening the link between academia and government practice. The program also invests in internationalization, curricular innovation, and continuing education, serving as a dynamic space for knowledge generation and solutions to complex public challenges. In this way, the IDP's PPGAP program consolidates itself as a national benchmark in training and applied research in public administration.

Funding received

The IDP's PPGAP demonstrated a significant capacity to mobilize external financial resources throughout the four-year period, revealing its institutional maturity and strategic integration into research and innovation networks. Between 2021 and 2024, the program received funding through applied research projects resulting from partnerships with public bodies and private institutions. These projects addressed fundamental themes such as digital transformation, public innovation, transparency, regulation, integrity, and government control. Furthermore, the program carried out 35 research projects with direct external funding, with 64% of the Permanent Faculty Nucleus (NDP) involved in studies supported by national and international funding agencies and universities. The themes were varied and relevant, including educational public policies, state capacities, the fight against COVID-19, and regional development.

The origin of the funding demonstrates the confidence of important institutions in the expertise of the PPGAP (Graduate Program in Public Administration). Partnerships with the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU), the National Council of Justice (CNJ), the Ministry of Management and Innovation (MGI), Sebrae (Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service), the Brava Foundation, and several universities stand out, contributing to the development of organizational diagnoses, impact studies, and proposals for institutional improvement. The projects involved broad student participation, highlighting the articulation between teaching and research and strengthening the program's formative role. This scenario reveals not only the faculty's ability to lead initiatives with a strong practical component, but also the program's commitment to producing knowledge that generates public value. The diversity of funders reinforces the alignment of the PPGAP with the real demands of Brazilian public administration and its role as a bridge between academia and public management.

In addition to direct funding, the program benefited from a robust volume of indirect external funding, aimed at student participation in projects led by faculty. In total, there were 121 funding grants from 48 different institutions between 2021 and 2024. This data reinforces two central points: the consolidation of an internal collaborative research network between faculty and students, and the growing confidence of the external institutional ecosystem in the IDP program. All projects led by the Permanent Faculty Nucleus (NDP) involved funding for its students, demonstrating the centrality of training qualified human resources in the program's model. The distribution of this funding, duly recorded on the Sucupira Platform, serves as an indicator of institutional credibility and the impact that the PPGAP has been exerting, even in its still recent trajectory, in promoting applied research and high-level professional qualification in Public Administration.

research project

Author	Title	Description
ALESSANDRO DE OLIVEIRA GOUVEIA FREIRE	Public Opinion and Political Behavior: Methodological Challenges in Public Management	It studies the methodological challenges of integrating public opinion and political behavior into the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of policies in the context of public management.
ALEXANDER CAMBRAIA NASCIMENTO VAZ	Analysis of Public Policies and Social Development	Investigates social policies with a focus on equity, inclusion, and the effectiveness of state action.
ALEXANDRE DE AVILA GOMIDE	Coordination and Implementation of Infrastructure Policies	It analyzes the state's capacity to manage large-scale public infrastructure works and projects.
BRENO GIOVANNI ADAID CASTRO	Data Analysis for Innovative Strategies in Public Policy	It uses quantitative data analysis to propose more accurate and efficient solutions in policy formulation.
CAIO CORDEIRO DE RESENDE	Monitoring and Evaluation of Educational Policies	It evaluates educational policies based on evidence to support improvements in public management.
FELIPE LOPES DA CRUZ	Planning and Control of Public Programs and Projects	It explores management methodologies applied to strategic planning and institutional control.
FELIX GARCIA LOPEZ JUNIOR	Inequalities, Social Change, and Democracy in Contemporary Brazil	It analyzes multidimensional inequalities and their impacts on democracy in Brazil.
FERNANDO BOARATO MENEGUIN	Law & Economics in the Public Sector: Practical Cases from the Public Sector	It studies the application of economic analysis of law in administrative decisions and public policies.
GILMAR FERREIRA MENDES	Judicial Review of Public Administration Policies	It investigates the role of the Judiciary in the review of public policies and its institutional influence.
GRACE LADEIRA GARBACCIO	Public Governance and Compliance	It analyzes integrity mechanisms, risk prevention, and best practices in the public sector.
HUMBERTO FALCAO MARTINS	Results-Oriented Public Governance	It studies management and governance tools with a focus on performance and the delivery of public value.
JOSE ROBERTO RODRIGUES AFONSO	Strategy for the Digital Economy	It explores public policies aimed at digital transformation and their impacts on administration.
LANA MONTEZANO	Human Resource Management, Organizational Studies, and Innovation: Opportunities and Challenges in the Public Sector	It investigates innovative practices in people management and organizational culture in the public sector.
Leany Barreiro de Sousa Lemos	Government Management Planning	It analyzes the practices and challenges of strategic planning at different levels of public administration.
LUIS HENRIQUE DA SILVA DE PAIVA	Analysis of Public Programs and Policies from Innovative Perspectives	From insights Based on behavioral economics, he develops innovative approaches to evaluating government programs.
LUIZ RICARDO MATTOS TEIXEIRA CAVALCANTE	Public Policies and Economic Development	It examines how public policies affect growth, economic equity, and regional development.
MARCIO DE OLIVEIRA JUNIOR	Economic Regulation and its Impacts on Public Management	It studies the impacts of regulation on administrative efficiency and institutional performance.
MILTON DE SOUZA MENDONCA SOBRINHO	Contemporary Public Management and Political Institutions	It analyzes the functioning of political institutions in the Brazilian context and their influence on the effectiveness and results of contemporary public management.
PAULO ALEXANDRE BATISTA DE CASTRO	Trust, Public Policies and the Legitimacy of Democratic Institutions	It studies the links between social trust, institutional legitimacy, and public policies.
PEDRO LUCAS DE MOURA PALOTTI	Governance and Public Policies	It investigates governance structures and their effects on policy formulation and implementation.
PEDRO LUIZ COSTA CAVALCANTE	Innovation and Public Policies in Contemporary Brazil	It explores innovation experiences in the Brazilian public sector and their dissemination.
ROBERTO ROCHA COELHO PIRES	Use of Evidence in the Design and Implementation of Public Policies	It investigates how the production and use of evidence qualify public decisions, increasing the effectiveness of policies and promoting greater coherence and transparency in the decision-making process.
SUELY MARA VAZ GUIMARAES DE ARAUJO	Federal issues revisited: decision-making, financial-budgetary, and implementation processes for public policies of shared competence in Brazil.	It studies federalism in practice: shared decision-making, finance, and policy implementation, as well as investigating the challenges of coordination.
WEDER DE OLIVEIRA	Fiscal Policy, Courts of Auditors and Public Management	It analyzes the role of oversight bodies and fiscal regulations in the quality of public administration.