Angelita Matos Souza
Political Science Economic History Dependency Theory Development Amazonia Deforestation Rentism Capitalism

Bio

Angelita Matos Souza is a Professora Associada (Livre Docente) at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), specifically within the Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas. Her academic work focuses on political science and economic history, with recent research exploring the era of Kirchnerism in Argentina and themes of dependency and development in Latin America. Her studies often employ a comparative lens between Brazil and Argentina, supported by funding from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP).

Experience

Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas

Professora Associada (Livre Docente)

0 - Present • Departamento de Geociências e Ciências Exatas

Research

Argentina: Antecedentes do Mileísmo

Article September 17, 2026

This article presents partial results of ongoing research on Argentina, focusing on the Kirchner governments (Néstor, 2003-2007, e Cristina, 2007-2015). Before addressing this period, we review key moments in the country’s economic history, including the last military dictatorship (1976-1983), the governments of Raúl Alfonsín (1983–1989) and, above all, Carlos Menem (1989–1999), the crisis of 2001, […]