Victor Araújo

Victor Araújo is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Institute for Political Science (IPZ) at the University of Zurich (UZH). His  primary research agenda draws on experimental and quasi-experimental designs to identify the impact of social policies on electoral participation and political engagement.  Victor’s  research has been published or forthcoming at Comparative Political Studies, British Journal of Political Science, Research & Politics, Latin American Research Review, and Brazilian Political Science Review. In 2019, Victor completed a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Sāo Paulo (USP). This degree, funded by the Research Fund of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP), was awarded the national prize for the best dissertation in International Relations and Political Science by the Ministry of Education (CAPES) and received an honorable mention for the prize for the best dissertation by the Brazilian National Association of the Social Sciences (ANPOCS).  He is currently a candidate for a second Ph.D. in political economy and development at the UZH (expected July 2022).