São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Regulatory Governance

Data do evento: 03 Ago
de 2026
Horário: -
São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Regulatory Governance

 

Regulation is one of the primary instruments through which the state intervenes in economic and social activity, establishing rules that guide and supervise private actors in the public interest. Since the 1990s, Latin America and Brazil in particular have undergone successive cycles of institutional experimentation, adopting regulatory models inspired by international paradigms and transforming the role of the state from centralized intervention to governance mediated by specialized agencies. Three decades later, this is a moment to reassess institutional trajectories, identify advances, and chart future paths in the face of new regulatory frontiers such as digital platform governance and the green transition.

The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Regulatory Governance (ESPCA), to be held at FGV São Paulo, in Brazil, with financial support from the São Paulo Research Foundation, brings together leading international and Brazilian scholars, doctoral students, and policymakers for a 10-day immersion into the institutional dynamics that have shaped and continue to reconfigure regulatory governance in Latin America. The program covers foundational themes such as regulatory capacity, agency autonomy, and accountability, alongside emerging frontiers including central banking and climate risk, pharmaceutical patent regulation, antitrust in digital markets, and regulatory reliance in health. The school departs from the premise that regulatory policy in the Global South is not merely a local response to global standards but a space of contestation, strategic adaptation, and authority-building, and proposes an analytical framework that integrates theory and applied practice.

 

COMMITTEES

 

Scientific Committee:

  • Alketa Peci — FGV EBAPE
  • Bruno Cunha — IPEA
  • Elize Massard da Fonseca — FGV EAESP (co-chair)
  • Flávia Donadelli — FGV EBAPE
  • Mario Schapiro — FGV Direito SP (co-chair)
  • Vitória Lopes — FGV EAESP (doctoral student)

 

Organizing Committee:

  • Alketa Peci — FGV EBAPE
  • Elize Massard da Fonseca — FGV EAESP
  • Mario Schapiro — FGV Direito SP
  • Vitória Lopes — FGV EAESP (doctoral student)
  • Péricles Gonçalves Filho — FGV Direito Rio
  • Gabriel Goldfajn — FGV EAESP FGV (doctoral student)
  • Giovana Inglez Teixeira —Direito SP (doctoral student)

 

Program:

  • Lectures (75 minutes): 45-minute presentation followed by 30 minutes of Q&A with the audience
  • Panels (90 minutes)
  • Student Flash Talks (90 minutes)
  • Paper Development Workshop with Regulation & Governance Editors (by invitation only — 10 selected papers)

 

Program Download (updated 03/25/26)

 

Student Allocation

 

Paper Development Workshop with Regulation & Governance Editors

Date and time: to be confirmed

Ten papers will be selected for a Paper Development Workshop led by editors of Regulation & Governance (R&G). Selected participants will receive detailed feedback on their manuscripts with the goal of preparing submissions to the journal. Participation is by invitation only, based on the quality and fit of the research summaries submitted during the application process.

 

Registration:

The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Regulatory Governance will select 100 participants: 50 international students and 50 from Brazil. There is no registration fee. All selected participants will receive full support, including transportation, accommodation, and per diem, for the duration of the School (10 days). Among the selected participants, 30 will be chosen to deliver flash talk presentations across the thematic sessions, 60 will have the opportunity to present as a poster, and 10 will be selected for a Paper Development Workshop with editors of Regulation & Governance (R&G), aimed at preparing manuscripts for submission to the journal.

Application deadline: May 18, 2026

Results: selected candidates will be notified by May 24, 2026

 

Required Documents

  1. CV
  2. Motivation letter explaining the importance of this opportunity for your academic training (up to 500 words)
  3. Research summary (up to 600 words), indicating whether the candidate wishes to be considered for a flash talk presentation
  4. Brief recommendation letter from the candidate's supervisor
  5. Updated academic transcript (or similar)

 

Important Information for Selected Participants

  • Selected participants are expected to attend the full 10-day program.
  • Selection criteria: candidates will be evaluated based on the quality of their research summaries, thematic diversity across the program, and diversity of backgrounds.
  • Inquiries should be directed to: espca_eaesp@fgv.br

 

Financial Support and Travel

Selected participants from outside the city of São Paulo will receive a daily allowance of R$ 390.00, calculated according to the official dates of the event. Round-trip airfare (economy class) and travel insurance for international participants will be covered by the School, with funding from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). Tickets will be booked based on the best available fares, with arrival one day before the start and return one day after the end of activities. Accommodation, meals, and local transportation are the responsibility of each participant; a list of nearby hotels, some with negotiated rates, will be shared with selected participants in advance.

 

Travel to São Paulo:

São Paulo is the largest city in Latin America, with over 12 million inhabitants. It serves as the economic and institutional center of Brazil, the country’s financial hub, and home to leading universities and major research institutions.

The city offers direct international flights from major cities worldwide through Guarulhos International Airport (GRU). The venue, FGV Direito SP, is located in Bela Vista, a central neighborhood well connected by metro and surrounded by restaurants, cafés, and cultural attractions. August in São Paulo is mild and dry (15–22°C).

 

Venue

FGV Direito SP — Law School of São Paulo - Rua Dr. Plínio Barreto, 365 — Bela Vista, São Paulo — SP, 01313-020, Brazil

 

 

Suggested Hotels

TBD

 

Visa and Information for International Participants

Selected international candidates are responsible for arranging their own visa procedures. Most nationalities do not need a visa to enter Brazil. Citizens of Australia, Canada, and the United States of America can apply for an electronic visa (e-visa). The organizing committee will provide an official invitation letter to support the visa application process. It is strongly recommended to begin the visa process well in advance, following the requirements of the Brazilian consulate in the applicant’s country of residence.

Contact: TBD

 

Travel Agency

For greater convenience, participants who wish to receive assistance with booking and paying for their accommodation may contact our recommended travel agency. The agency can help coordinate hotel reservations according to preferences and budget.

Contact: TBD

 

Selection Results

 

 

Palestrantes

Alketa Peci, PhD - FGV EBAPE
Alketa Peci, PhD - FGV EBAPE
Full Professor at FGV EBAPE, with research interests focused on the study of bureaucracy and its reforms. Her work concentrates on autonomous bureaucracies—including regulatory agencies and courts of accounts—bureaucratic representativeness, and public-private partnerships. She is Associate Editor of Regulation and Governance, Editor-in-Chief of Revista de Administração Pública, and Vice Dean of Education at FGV EBAPE. Between 2021 and 2023, she served as President of ANPAD. http://lattes.cnpq.br/1739997490142452
Bronwen Morgan, PhD - University of New South Wales, Australia
Bronwen Morgan, PhD - University of New South Wales, Australia
Professor of Law at the University of New South Wales. She works on topics such as emerging legalities in the sharing economy, alternative currencies, social entrepreneurship, hyperlocal climate governance, and the role of the regulatory state in the Global South, connecting experimental legal practices and forms of “prefigurative legality” aimed at shaping more just and sustainable futures. https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/bronwen-morgan
Bruno Cunha, PhD – IPEA
Bruno Cunha, PhD – IPEA
Specialist in Public Policy and Government Management
(EPPGG) and researcher at the Institute for Applied Economic
Research (IPEA). He has professional and academic experience
in public policy and public administration, with a focus on
regulation and governance, administrative and institutional
reforms, state capacity, and public sector innovation. He holds a
PhD in Public Policy and Development from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and a Master’s in Regulation from the LSE.
http://lattes.cnpq.br/8450689231946164
Camilo Gonzalez, PhD - Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Camilo Gonzalez, PhD - Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Associate Professor at the School of Government, Universidad de los Andes. He is a member of the Politics & Public Governance research group at the University of Antwerp and a member of the Standing Group in Regulatory Governance of the ECPR. His research topics include regulation of public services, public sector innovation, public procurement, inter-institutional coordination, decentralization, transparency, and open government. https://gobierno.uniandes.edu.co/camilo-ignaciogonzalez-becerra/
David Levi-Faur, PhD - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
David Levi-Faur, PhD - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializing in comparative political economy, public policy, regulation, and governance. Levi-Faur is one of the leading authorities on regulation in the social sciences. He co-founded the Standing Group on Regulation and Governance of the ECPR (European Consortium for Political Research). Together with John Braithwaite and Cary Coglianese, he is founding editor of the journal Regulation & Governance. https://en.politics.huji.ac.il/people/david-levi-faur
Diogo Coutinho, PhD - University of São Paulo (USP)
Diogo Coutinho, PhD - University of São Paulo (USP)
Professor of Economic Law and Political Economy at the University of São Paulo (USP) and a CNPq Research Productivity Fellow. He holds an MSc in Regulation from the London School of Economics (LSE), a PhD in Law from USP, and a Habilitation (livre-docência) in Economic Law from USP. He has been a visiting professor and researcher at institutions including the IGLP (Harvard University), IPEA, Cebrap, and FGV São Paulo Law School. Since 2007, he has coordinated the Law and Public Policy research group. He is co-chair of the International Activities Committee (IAC) of the Law and Society Association (LSA) and a member of the Academic Advisory Group at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law (Georgetown Law Center).
Elize Massard da Fonseca, PhD - FGV EAESP
Elize Massard da Fonseca, PhD - FGV EAESP
Associate Professor of Public Administration at the São Paulo School of Business Administration, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV EAESP), Brazil. She has been a visiting researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, London School of Economics, University of Michigan, and University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign. Her research examines the political economy of pharmaceutical regulation, health industry policy, and infectious disease governance, with a focus on how regulatory and industrial policies shape access to medicines in the Global South. Her work has appeared in Research Policy, The New England Journal of Medicine, and other leading journals. http://www.elizemassard.org
Flávia Donadelli, PhD - FGV EBAPE
Flávia Donadelli, PhD - FGV EBAPE
Assistant Professor at FGV EBAPE. She was an assistant professor at the London School of Economics from 2016 to 2018 and an associate professor (with tenure) at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. She has published in leading journals including Regulation and Governance and the International Review of Administrative Sciences. Her research involves regulation, administrative reforms, and evidence-based policy. http://lattes.cnpq.br/1001118122951790
Kenneth Shadlen, PhD - London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Kenneth Shadlen, PhD - London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Professor of Development Studies in the Department of International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His research focuses on the comparative and international political economy of development, with emphasis on variation in national policy responses to changing global rules. His work centers on the global and cross-national politics of intellectual property (IP) and its implications for late development. He is the author of Coalitions and Compliance: The Political Economy of Pharmaceutical Patents in Latin America. He also works on the political economy of health and pharmaceutical policies, NorthSouth trade agreements, and government-business relations. From 2011 to 2020, he was one of the Managing Editors of the Journal of Development Studies. https://www.lse.ac.uk/people/ken-shadlen
Manuela Moschella, PhD - University of Bologna, Italy
Manuela Moschella, PhD - University of Bologna, Italy
Professor at the University of Bologna. She studies the political dynamics of economic policymaking and the transformation of European political economy and economic governance. She is editor of the Review of International Political Economy and author of Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy. https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/manuela.moschella/en
Mario Schapiro, PhD - FGV Direito SP
Mario Schapiro, PhD - FGV Direito SP
Full-Time Professor at FGV Direito SP, where he coordinates the academic master’s and doctoral programs and co-coordinates the Center for Law and Political Economy (NUDEP). He holds post-doctoral degrees from New York University School of Law and the University of Melbourne, both funded by FAPESP, and earned his PhD and master’s in Economic Law from the University of São Paulo. He has been a faculty member at the IGLP (Harvard University) and a researcher at IPEA and CEPESP (FGV). Since 2023, he has served on the expert panel of the Climate and Society Institute (ICS). His research focuses on law and development and the political economy of economic regulation, with emphasis on the financial system and climate transition. https://lattes.cnpq.br/0582647154959175
Martin Lodge, PhD - London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Martin Lodge, PhD - London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the London School of Economics. Lodge studies comparative regulatory regimes and policies, institutional analysis, and German, British, and European Union public policy. He is considered one of the leading scholars of regulation and serves as co-director of the Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation at LSE. https://www.lse.ac.uk/government/people/academicstaff/martin-lodge
Mauricio Dussauge Laguna, PhD - FLACSO México
Mauricio Dussauge Laguna, PhD - FLACSO México
Research Professor at FLACSO México. He works in the areas of civil services, administrative reforms, anti-corruption, policy transfer, performance management, regulatory agencies, and populism. He is currently a member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers, Level III. He was a Fulbright Fellow in the United States Government and has served as a consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. https://www.flacso.edu.mx/dussauge-laguna-mauricio/
Natasha Salinas, PhD - FGV Direito Rio
Natasha Salinas, PhD - FGV Direito Rio
Professor of Regulatory Law at FGV Direito Rio. She was Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of São Paulo from 2013 to 2017. She currently works on the Regulation in Numbers project, conducting research on decision-making processes in regulatory agencies, legislative oversight of the executive branch, and normative production by the executive branch. http://lattes.cnpq.br/4591449107511906
Paulo Furquim, PhD - Insper
Paulo Furquim, PhD - Insper
Full Professor and holder of the Família Martinez Goldberg Chair at Insper, where he coordinates the Center for Regulation and Democracy (CRD). He holds a degree in Public Administration from FGV and a master’s and PhD in Economics from FEA-USP. He was a Visiting Professor at MIT and a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley. He is a CNPq Research Productivity Fellow and has authored numerous articles and book chapters on antitrust, regulation, market organization, and law and economics. He has coordinated thematic projects with FAPESP, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), CEDES, IDRC, and the National Council of Justice (CNJ). https://lattes.cnpq.br/7286319140069530
Péricles Gonçalves, PhD – FGV Direito Rio
Péricles Gonçalves, PhD – FGV Direito Rio
Professor of Law at FGV Rio Law, where he also serves as Associate Dean for Institutional Projects and Director of the Center for Law and Regulation. He holds a PhD in Law and Regulation from FGV Rio Law, with a research period at the Harvard Kennedy School (Research Fellow), and a master’s degree in Law and Regulation from FGV Rio Law, with a research period at the University of California Irvine School of Law (Visiting Scholar).
http://lattes.cnpq.br/7970673224695469
Yves Steinebach, PhD - University of Oslo, Norway
Yves Steinebach, PhD - University of Oslo, Norway
Associate Professor at the University of Oslo. His research is located at the intersection of public policy and public administration, focusing on the effectiveness of public policies and governing institutions at both the national and international levels. He co-authored Policy Accumulation and the Democratic Responsiveness Trap and A Matter of Style? Organizational Agency in Global Public Policy (Cambridge University Press). He has published in journals such as American Political Science Review, Political Analysis, Regulation & Governance, and Governance. He is Principal Investigator in the REGCIRC project on regulating the circular economy and plastics in the OECD world. https://www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/people/aca/yvesst/

Programação

03/08/2026

  • 09:00
    Registration + Opening Ceremony
    Directors EAESP, Law SP, EBAPE, Law Rio e Fapesp
  • 09:30
    Keynote: The Resilience of Regulatory State in an Age of Democratic Backsliding
    David Levi-Faur
  • 10:45
    Coffee Break
  • 11:00
    Secretariat of Competitiveness and Regulatory Policy, Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (tbc) and InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB)
  • 12:15
    Lunch
  • 14:00
    Lecture: 30 Years of Regulation in Brazil (1996–2026)
    Alketa Peci
  • 15:15
    Coffee Break
  • 15:30
    Poster Session
  • 16:00
    Panel: Challenges and Prospects for Regulation in Latin America and Beyond
    Alketa Peci, David Levi-Faur, Martin Lodge, Mauricio Dussauge-Laguna, Regina Pacheco

04/08/2026

  • 09:00
    Lecture: Governance and Regulatory Capacity
    Martin Lodge
  • 10:15
    Coffee Break
  • 10:30
    Lecture: Policy Accumulation, Bureaucratic Overload, and Regulatory Effectiveness
    Yves Steinebach
  • 11:45
    Lunch
  • 14:00
    Lecture: Instruments, Accountability and Responsiveness
    Camilo Gonzalez
  • 15:15
    Coffee Break
  • 15:30
    Poster Session
  • 16:00
    Panel: Regulatory Capacity, Good Governance, and Institutional Design
    Camilo Gonzalez, Alketa Peci, Yves Steinebach, Péricles Gonçalves

05/08/2026

  • 09:00
    Lecture: Effects of Democratic Erosion on Regulation
    Mauricio Dussauge-Laguna
  • 10:15
    Coffee Break
  • 10:30
    Panel: Democracy Crisis and Regulatory Governance
    Martin Lodge, Bruno Cunha, Natasha Salinas, Yves Steinebach
  • 12:00
    Lunch
  • 14:00
    Lecture: Trust and Regulation
    David Levi-Faur
  • 15:15
    Coffee Break
  • 15:30
    Poster Session
  • 16:00
    Student Flash Talks 1 (3 parallel sections)

06/08/2026

  • 09:00
    FGV Law Rio – The “Regulation in Numbers” experience
    Natasha Salinas and Pericles Gonçalves
  • 10:15
    Coffee Break
  • 10:30
    Panel: Designing Regulatory Institutions for Development
    Martin Lodge, Manuela Moschella, Mario Schapiro
  • 12:00
    Lunch
  • 14:00
    Lecture: Regulation as Industrial Policy: When Does the Regulatory State Become Developmental?
    Manuela Moschella
  • 15:15
    Coffee Break
  • 15:30
    Poster Session
  • 16:00
    Student Flash Talks 2 (3 parallel sections)

07/08/2026

  • 09:00
    Lecture: The Trajectory of the Regulatory State of the South
    Bronwen Morgan
  • 10:15
    Coffee Break
  • 10:30
    Lecture: Redistribution and regulatory failure
    Flávia Donadelli
  • 11:45
    Lunch
  • 14:00
    Lecture: From Reform to Resilience: Rethinking Regulatory Institutions in Latin America
    Camilo Gonzalez
  • 15:15
    Coffee Break
  • 15:30
    Poster Session
  • 16:00
    Panel: Latin America in Comparative Perspective
    Mauricio Dussauge-Laguna, Camilo Gonzalez, David LeviFaur, Raquel Pimenta, Natasha Salinas

08/08/2026

  • 09:00
    All day - ARSESP
    Collective

10/08/2026

  • 09:00
    Lecture: Frontiers in Pharmaceutical Patent Regulation
    Ken Shadlen
  • 10:30
    Panel: Health Regulation: Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, and Access
    Daniel Wang, Elize Fonseca, Ken Shadlen, Diogo Coutinho
  • 12:00
    Lunch
  • 14:00
    Lecture: Regulating Ultra-processed foods
    Diogo Coutinho
  • 15:15
    Coffee Break
  • 15:30
    Poster Session
  • 16:00
    Student Flash Talks 3

11/08/2026

  • 09:00
    FAPESP Grant Opportunities
  • 10:00
    Coffee Break
  • 10:30
    Panel: Regulatory Governance at the Intersection of Smart Cities, Platforms, and the Future of Infrastructure Regulation
    Paulo Furquim, Caio Mario Pereira Neto, Bronwen Morgan, Gesner Oliveira
  • 12:00
    Lunch
  • 14:00
    Lecture: New Frontiers in Anti-trust Regulation: The Case of Big Techs
    Paulo Furquim
  • 15:15
    Coffee Break
  • 15:30
    Poster Session
  • 16:00
    Student Flash Talks 4

12/08/2026

  • 09:00
    Lecture: From Price Stability to Climate Governance: The Expanding Regulatory Role of Central Banks
    Manuela Moschella
  • 10:15
    Coffee Break
  • 10:30
    Panel: Green Central Banking in Latin America
    Manuela Moschella, Mario Schapiro
  • 12:00
    Lunch
  • 14:00
    IPEA’s Regulation Report
    Bruno Cunha and Guests
  • 15:15
    Coffee Break
  • 15:30
    Poster Session
  • 16:00
    Student Flash Talks 5

13/08/2026

  • 09:00
    Final Panel 1: Rethinking the Theory of Regulation in the Global South
    Mario Schapiro, Elize Massard da Fonseca, Alketa Peci, Ken Shadlen, Mauricio Dussauge-Laguna, Camilo Gonzalez
  • 10:15
    Coffee Break
  • 10:30
    Final Panel 2: Concepts and Methods for a Changing World B
    Bronwen Morgan, David Levi-Faur, Manuela Moschella
  • 11:30
    Closing Ceremony
    Organizers

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