The Impact of Brazil's Municipal Elections on the Reform Process

Thursday, November 16, 2000 at 7:00 PM
Location: Ninth Floor Conference Room
The Graduate School and University Center
365 5th Ave.

David Fleischer
Professor, University of Brasilia

David Fleischer holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Florida (1972). He worked in rural extension in Minas Gerais (1962-64) as a Peace Corps Volunteer and returned to the UFMG as a visiting professor (1969-71). Fleischer joined the faculty of the University of Brasília in 1972, where he was Chair of the Dept. of Political Science and International Relations (1985-1989) and member of the University Council (1985-1993). He has held visiting posts at the University of Florida, SUNY-Albany and George Washington University, and has done research and consulting on Legislative Development and Election Systems in Latin America and Africa. Fleischer has published widely on Brazilian politics (Congress, elections, parties) and North-South Relations. David has performed technical consulting missions on elections systems and legislative development in Latin America (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Central America) and Africa (São Tomé & Príncipe, Mozambique and South Africa). He is also active in political risk analysis and has published the Brazil Focus -Weekly Report since mid-1996. One of his current research interests is comparative political corruption, and he is the President of a new NGO, TCC-Brazil (Transparency, Consciousness and Citizenship), which is the national chapter of Transparency International. David is married to Edyr Resende and they have two children. In 1995, Fleischer became a Brazilian citizen, and now holds dual citizenship.

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