A man with short, curly dark hair wearing a maroon button-up shirt and a black blazer stands in front of a dark, textured background, smiling slightly at the camera.

Pedro dos Santos

Professor, Political Science

Gender Studies Steering Committee

Biography

Pedro A.G. dos Santos teaches courses in Comparative Politics and International Relations. His teaching interests allow him to also contribute to the Latino/Latin American Studies minor and the Gender Studies program. His research revolves around democratic representation in Latin America, with a special interest in women’s representation and the representation of Evangelical groups in politics. He has an active research agenda that includes a lot of student collaboration. He is co-author of the book Women’s Empowerment and Disempowerment in Brazil: The Rise and Fall of Dilma Rousseff. He also has published various book chapters as well as journal articles in Latin American Politics and Society, Politics & Gender, the European Journal of Politics and Gender, and Opinião Pública.

Education

Teaches

  • INTG 100 – Learning Foundations
  • POLS 380 – Race and Gender in Brazil
  • POLS 121 – Intro to International Relations
  • INTG 300 – Learning Integrations
  • POLS 345 The Global South
  • POLS 347 – Latin American Politics
  • POLS 352 Global Gender Issues
  • POLS 355 Globalization

Publications

Pedro A. G. dos Santos and Farida Jalalzai. Women’s Empowerment and Disempowerment in Brazil: The Rise and Fall of President Dilma Rousseff. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2021.

News

“Political science professor becomes 1st Fulbright Distinguished Scholar in CSB and SJU history”