Daniel joined the Department of Political Economy (DPE) at King’s College London in January 2020. He passed his PhD viva with minor corrections in July 2024.

His main research interest lies in the qualitative study of how politics affects economic outcomes. In Daniel’s doctoral project, he tackled the question of how equity-enhancing reforms emerge by examining the political processes that culminated with the approval of a series of redistributive policies in Brazil (1993-2011), one of the few countries in the world where inequality and poverty levels have decreased in the past decades. The title of his thesis is ‘Essays on the Politics of Equity-Enhancing Reforms in Brazil’, comprising three academic articles.

In the 2024-2025 academic year, Daniel will be working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at King’s DPE and the Department of International Development. He is also a Research Assistant and Affiliate at King’s Brazil Institute.

Research Interests

• Comparative political economy
• Politics of inequality
• International political economy
• Latin American politics

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles published or submitted for publication:

Alves, Daniel H. (2024). Partisanship, Cross-Party Coalitions, and Social Policymaking in Brazil. Latin American Research Review: 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1017/lar.2024.33

Alves, Daniel H. (Conditionally accepted pending minor revisions). Elections, Coalitions, and the Politics of Brazil’s Macroeconomic Stabilisation.

Alves, Daniel H. (Revise and re-submit). What Explains Equity-Enhancing Reforms Under Centre-Right Governments? Evidence From Brazil.