Commentary
Oliver Stuenkel, Adrian Feinberg
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In The Media
Brazil's Exodus of People Is A Bad Omen
While negligible in terms of total numbers, the growing elite brain drain—already highly visible in the scientific community, where scholars face a dramatic shortage of research funds—is deeply troubling.
Published on Aug 30, 2022
About the Author
Oliver Stuenkel
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Oliver Stuenkel is an associate professor at the School of International Relations at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) in São Paulo, Brazil. He is also a senior fellow affiliated with the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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