Welcome! I am Edson Mendes Nunes Junior, I have a PhD in Political Science from Fluminense Federal University (UFF) and I hold a MA and a BA in Political Science from Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) and a BA in International Relations from IBMR University.

In my Master's thesis, I conducted a study on political instability in Venezuela during the Constituent Assembly convened by Nicolás Maduro. My PhD dissertation examined radical left political parties in Brazil, exploring their adaptation to the democratic system in the early 21st century. The study integrated qualitative and quantitative methods, analyzing electoral data from the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court using R, conducting document analysis with NVivo, and interviewing party members and affiliates.

In addition to book chapters, my work has been published in journals such as Revista Brasileira de Segurança Pública, Desigualdade & Diversidade and Fronteira. My research interests include political polarization, political parties, and democracy.