Ana Julia Bonzanini Bernardi is an Associate Professor in Political Science at the School of Sociology and Politics Foundation of São Paulo (FESPSP-Brazil). Researcher at the Latin America Research Center (NUPESAL/UFRGS). PhD and Master in Political Science at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil. E-mail: anajuliabbernardi@hotmail.com