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Andre Pagliarini

@apagliar.bsky.social
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Historian writing about Lula, nationalism & mass politics / @LSU / @BrownHist PhD / @QuincyInst / @Brazil_Office / @Fulbrightprgrm / 🇧🇷🇺🇸 t.ajrkmx1.com/331727/6224/0?po=6533…

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Brad Simpson @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Order this book today!
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Release day! My book is officially available! www.ucpress.edu/books/claimi...
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Claiming the Nation by Andre Pagliarini - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My department is hiring for 2 tt positions, one in 20th c. US and one in Modern East Asia (see ad below). I am on the committee for the latter and happy to answer any questions. Please share! lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo...
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Assistant Professor - Modern East Asian History
All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 20/08/2026
Donald Trump “may claim to be molding Latin America in his image. But in Brazil, he’s behind the curve,” Andre Pagliarini writes.
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Opinion | Trump Wants to Influence Brazil. It’s Way Ahead of Him.
The country’s coming election will not be decided by the American president.
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I’m in @nytimes.com today previewing my forthcoming book and linking its arguments to Brazil’s presidential campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/o...
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Opinion | Trump Wants to Influence Brazil. It’s Way Ahead of Him. (Gift Article)
The country’s coming election will not be decided by the American president.
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Yuri @tropicalhousing.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Happy to share my latest article in Planning Perspectives, co-authored with Diego Inglez de Souza. The piece is about the transnational trajectory of architect Gildo Guerra and the urban policies of the Inter-American Development Bank for Latin America. doi.org/10.1080/0266...
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A Communist working for Washington? the transnational trajectory of architect Gildo Guerra and the urban policies of the Inter-American Development Bank for Latin America
This paper examines the transnational career of Gildo Guerra, a Brazilian architect-planner whose praxis intertwined political activism, regionalist urban planning and top-down development policies...
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Milei in Brazil with explicit goal of boosting Flávio Bolsonaro's candidacy. Not impossible that support from Argentina's leader impresses the wavering base of the right-wing Brazilian contender but impossible to imagine it moving anyone else. www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2026/0...
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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 13/07/2026
As “Lula” by Andre Pagliarini recounts, Brazil’s three-term leader rose from humble roots as a factory worker to build a union movement and then a party.
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Will Lula Win the Century?
Brazil’s president is democratic, successful, and globally respected.
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
What a joy to be reviewed by Vincent Bevins in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/13/b...
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Will Lula Win the Century?
Brazil’s president is democratic, successful, and globally respected.
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Golden Goal @goldengoalmag.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Brazil's democratic and sporting life in recent years has been struck by its own crisis of confidence. Can the seleção give its country the shot of optimism it needs? Read @apagliar.bsky.social on Brazil ahead of this afternoon's game against Japan: goldengoal.world/2026/06/29/b...
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Brazil: A More Constrained Reality - Golden Goal
The country’s democratic and sporting life in recent years has been struck by its own crisis of confidence. Can the seleção give Brazil the shot of optimism it needs?
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Very few people exemplifying the value of rigorous historical thinking to a non-academic audience as elegantly and clearly as @quinnslobodian.com does
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Just received word that I got a Kluge fellowship at the Library of Congress.
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Just received word that I got a Kluge fellowship at the Library of Congress.
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
China will no longer require a visa for Brazilian visitors and Brazil, following its policy of reciprocity, will no longer require visas of Chinese visitors. Feels like some kind of watershed. www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/ca...
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Help me out: is Milei helping to fund a network of fake news campaigns against progressive Lat Am governments a sign of strength?
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I’m a sucker for sweeping historical epics that serve as grand narratives for the appeal and disillusion of radical politics. Currently enjoying:
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Dissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Progressives need to ground international commitments to democratic accountability at home and engage with social movements abroad. Few political figures have articulated this as clearly as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
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Building a Post-Trump Foreign Policy - Dissent Magazine
Progressives need to ground international commitments to democratic accountability at home and engage with social movements abroad. Few political figures have articulated this as clearly as Alexandria...
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
My piece on @aoc.bsky.social and foreign policy for @dissentmag.bsky.social dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
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Building a Post-Trump Foreign Policy - Dissent Magazine
Progressives need to ground international commitments to democratic accountability at home and engage with social movements abroad. Few political figures have articulated this as clearly as Alexandria...
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Made me lol
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Excited to be visiting Paris for the first time this May. Any recommendations beyond the obvious? Thanks in advance
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I wrote a piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social about what some key decisions on the Brazilian left so far this year might suggest about the inevitable post-Lula future. jacobin.com/2026/03/braz...
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Brazil’s Left After Lula
As Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seeks his final term as Brazil’s president, the Left’s electoral strategy — who runs, which factions align, and how the coalition balances pragmatism with principle — is a...
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
My forthcoming book is now on the UC Press website www.ucpress.edu/books/claimi...
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Claiming the Nation by Andre Pagliarini - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
the sweet serenade of “accept with minor revisions”
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
This week I’ve started writing a short book about Foro de São Paulo, connecting the end of the Cold War in Latin America to the region’s current political tumult. Feels cool and good.
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
My analysis of Lula’s Asia trip over the last several days, a showcase for his geopolitical approach in what promises to be a heated election year👇 responsiblestatecraft.org/lula-trump-i...
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What Brazil's president did instead of joining Trump's 'Board of Peace'
Lula is prioritizing multilateralism — and new markets — ahead of October's election
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
unwittingly set myself up as punchline for countless Pagliacci jokes (doing big numbers on twitter 😭)
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Surely this president will stop at Venezuela. No other Latin American capital need worry. Just let him have this and no more actions will follow. All is fine.
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Such a pleasure being back on @amprestigepod.bsky.social to discuss my Lula book at length with Danny and Derek ❤️
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
I don’t necessarily endorse shopping on the Zon, but if you are so compelled there are only 3 copies of my book left in paperback. Recommended if you’re interested in Lula and the twentieth-century evolution of leftist politics in Latin America’s largest nation! a.co/d/6IyQSXj
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Lula: A People's President and the Fight for Brazil's Future
Lula: A People's President and the Fight for Brazil's Future [Pagliarini, Andre] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Lula: A People's President and the Fight for Brazil's Future
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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
From working-class unionist under dictatorship to three-term president, Lula da Silva’s journey reflects Brazil’s uneasy balance between procedural democracy and deep inequality. Below essay by ‪‪Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social tracing the rise of Lula's pragmatic leftism.
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Lula’s Unfinished Democracy - Dissent Magazine
The Brazilian president once argued that democracy will founder where inequality reigns. Today, he sees fighting inequality as democracy’s animating mission.
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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
From working-class unionist to three-term president, Lula da Silva’s journey reflects Brazil’s uneasy balance between procedural democracy and deep inequality. Our essay of the week traces the rise of Lula's pragmatic leftism. By @apagliar.bsky.social in @dissentmag.bsky.social buff.ly/ntqhJAr
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Habemus cover
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Always extra special to appear in print. Grab the November issue of @newrepublic.com for my review of Philippe Sands’ new book among other great pieces — including a cover story bound to be one of those genuinely memorable artifacts of this political moment
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
former students at Brown found my book in the wild 😊
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I’m about to have a Twitter follower on Brazil’s Supreme Court www.metropoles.com/colunas/igor...
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Lula decide indicar Jorge Messias como novo ministro do STF
Presidente Lula ignorou alas do STF e do Senado e escolheu o advogado-geral da União, Jorge Messias, para vaga de Luís Roberto Barroso
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Dissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Now unpaywalled: @apagliar.bsky.social on Lula's long fight for democracy in Brazil. The Brazilian president once argued that democracy will founder where inequality reigns. Today, he sees fighting inequality as democracy’s animating mission. www.dissentmagazine.org/article/lula...
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Lula’s Unfinished Democracy - Dissent Magazine
The Brazilian president once argued that democracy will founder where inequality reigns. Today, he sees fighting inequality as democracy’s animating mission.
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
For the November issue of @newrepublic.com, I reviewed “38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia” by Philippe Sands. It’s quite something. newrepublic.com/article/2011...
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Who Gets Away With Crimes Against Humanity?
How dictators and Nazis have eluded the international justice system—with help from their friends
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
My recap of @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social at UNGA for @foreignpolicy.com (their coverage of the whole week is quite good!) foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/25/t...
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Lula and Trump’s Backstage Breakthrough
The apparent thaw between the two leaders is a reminder of why the U.N. still matters.
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
No other way to put it than to note that this is just the craziest speech I’ve ever seen a US president deliver in a setting like this
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
“All options for stabilization are on the table” for Argentina while all options for *de*stabilization are on the table for Brazil 🤔
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Bolsonaro’s conviction does not lay to rest his political hold on the most feverish contingent of Brazil’s right wing. Indeed, in some ways it raises more questions than it answers. My reaction to the Bolsonaro verdict and immediate aftermath for @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/09/bols...
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Bolsonaro Is Finished. But Bolsonarismo Remains a Threat.
The historic sentencing of former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison signals the health of Brazil’s fragile democratic institutions. But it cannot provide a neat ending to the Right’s long...
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Benjamin H. Bradlow @bhbradlow.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Congrats to André on the release of his book on Lula and the history of"Lulismo"!
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Early in @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social’s third term, I was asked if I’d like to write a book about him by an editor at @politybooks.bsky.social… (1/3)
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
My university “seeks to be the first university in the country to tangibly re-assert its commitment to civil discourse and freedom of speech” by creating a lecture series in honor of Charlie Kirk lsureveille.com/262793/news/...
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LSU announces new lecture series in honor of Charlie Kirk - Reveille
The LSU Foundation announced the university is starting a new lecture series to promote free speech following Charlie Kirk's death.
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Dissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Our fall issue, Authoritarianism and Resistance, is out now! Featuring @patrickiber.bsky.social @sarahjones.bsky.social @apagliar.bsky.social @yangyangcheng.bsky.social @viririos.bsky.social @humbertobeck.bsky.social @petizagavarrete.bsky.social www.dissentmagazine.org/issue/fall-2...
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Continuing the blitz ahead of book release next week, I am very pleased to have an essay on Lula in the new @dissentmag.bsky.social, out today. The whole issue is timely, deep, and incredibly sharp.
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Como disse o “companheiro” Alckmin outro dia, existem muitas *siglas* no Brasil mas poucos partidos
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Independence Day in Brazil today meant competing demonstrations. Pro-Bolsonaro crowd celebrated the Stars and Stripes — a gesture of gratitude toward a nation waging a trade war against Brazil — while the left conspicuously sought to deepen its reclamation of the national colors
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Article revised, resubmitted, and accepted for publication
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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Author copies in hand! Very excited
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