Daniela Andrade

Daniela Andrade is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She holds a PhD in Development Studies from the International Institute of Social Studies (Erasmus University Rotterdam), awarded in 2023 for her thesis on 'Export or Die': agriculture, capital accumulation, and class struggle in Brazil (2013–2023).

Education:

• PhD in Development Studies, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2013–2023)

Research Interests:
Her work focuses on political economy, neoliberalism in Latin America, agrarian transformations, and populism. Key themes include Brazil's agribusiness expansion, class struggles, and the intersection of economic policy with political dynamics. She examines how extractivist policies and authoritarian populism shape socio-economic structures in Brazil and beyond.

Teaching:
She teaches Comparative Politics II: Political Communication, exploring how political ideologies and communication strategies intersect with governance and societal change.

Grants & Labs:
No specific grants or lab affiliations are explicitly mentioned in the provided texts.