He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of São Paulo (1996). He is currently an assistant professor at the State University of Campinas. Has experience in the areas of public policies, legislative studies, environmental sociology, state reform, development sociology, federalism, intergovernmental relations, political culture. He was a researcher at CEDEC (1987-1998), Cebrap (1999-2005) and currently a researcher at the CESOP (Center for Public Opinion Studies) at Unicamp.