Ana Luíza Melo Aranha

Passionate about anti-corruption, democracy, gender equality, sustainability and human development.
PhD & MA in Political Science.
Enthusiastic researcher.

Attentive and diligent leader.
Worked in Canada, Brazil & Austria, and for the UN Global Compact in the USA.

Easily adapted to multicultural working environments.

Experienced in implementing projects in ten countries and applying for grants.

Strong network-building in the anti-corruption field.

BA in Social Science.

Certificate in project management.

Mother of Cecilia.

• 2018 Winner of Youth ResearchEdge Competition, from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, France. Presented PhD research at OECD Integrity and Anti-corruption Forum of 2018
• 2017-2018 Fellowship from Program “Cátedras Brasil” from the National School of Public Administration (ENAP), Brasília, Brazil. Published paper on corruption and mismanagement at local level called "Indicadores da Qualidade da Gestão Pública Local: Mapeando Falhas a partir de Relatórios de Auditoria".
• 2016 Winner of Prêmio UFMG de Tese. Chosen “the best PhD dissertation of the year” by the Political Science Department of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Brazil.
• 2016 Nominated for two national awards of Political Science PhD dissertations: Prêmio ANPOCS de Tese e Prêmio CAPES. Competitions of the best PhD dissertation of the country, Brazil
• 2011-2015 Full PhD fellowship from Brazilian Federal Agency for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES), Brazil
• 2014 Best paper selected in the Jon M. Tolman Award competition from Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) and University of Illinois, USA. Awarded during conference at King´s College, London, UK
• 2013 Seven month fellowship for the doctorate “visiting scholar” program in Canada (at University of British Columbia), from the Brazilian Federal Agency for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES), Brazil
• 2010 Winner of the Building Gender Equality competition (Construindo Igualdade de Gênero) in the Master’s students category. Awarded by UNWOMEN and the Presidency of the Republic, Brazil
• 2009-2011 M.A. fellowship from National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazil
• 2008 B.A. research assistant scholarship (monthly research grant).

Leadership in Political Science field

• Successfully organized the panel “Responses to corruption: Democracy as an Anti-Corruption Measure?” in the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference, bringing PhD students from Oxford, Columbia and York Universities to Montreal, Canada in 2015; and was the discussant in the panel about “Theories of Institutional Change in Anticorruption Research”
• Organized Roundtable “The Quest for Government Integrity in Latin America”, with eight scholars from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, USA and UK, in the main conference in Political Science in the world - the American Political Science Association (APSA) Conference in San Francisco, USA, in 2017
• Approved workshop session at International Anti-corruption conference (IACC) in Denmark with panelists from Harvard, UFMG, Global Witness and Transparency International Argentina. they discussed whether the fight against corruption could threaten democracy, especially in Latin America.
• Experience in moderating panels, such as a panel on the civil society perspective on collective actions (the glue or driving force), in Basel (Switzerland), at the 4th International Collective Action Conference.

Conference Presentations

• Since 2004, has proven ability to communicate research results clearly in written and verbal form at national and international conferences
• Experience in explaining main research findings, in Portuguese, Spanish and English to academia and to a broader audience
• Presented in conferences held all over the world (Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina, Canada, United States, Portugal, England, Denmark, Switzerland)
• Experience in presenting and discussing papers in main political science professional association conferences and international forums: ABCP - Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política (2012, 2016); APCP - Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política (2010); ALACIP - Associación Latino-Americana de Ciencia Política (2010, 2012); ANPOCS - Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais (2014, 2017); APSA – American Political Science Association (2017); BCPSA - British Columbia Political Studies Association (2013); BRASA - Brazilian Studies Association (2014); ECPR - European Consortium for Political Research (2015); IPSA - International Political Science Association (2010, 2014); LASA - Latin American Studies Association (2016); PSA - Political Studies Association (2016); SAAP – Sociedad Argentina de Analisis Politico (2011); IACC -International Anticorruption Conference (2018)

Media Presence

• Since 2011 promotes research findings through radio and TV interviews about Brazil in international corruption indexes, Brazilian electoral scenario, position of Brazilian women in politics, relationship between women and corruption, the Sustainable Development Goals.
• Represents Global Compact Network Brazil in the media to discuss anti-corruption and integrity projects.
• Coordinated a partnership with a podcast with national influence (Ao Ponto, from Grupo Globo). Organized 5 podcasts about integrity, each one reached around 8 thousand people.
• Regularly contributes to the newspaper Estadão, in the session partnered with Instituto Não Aceito Corrupção.

Strong academic and technical background. Reviews papers for national and international journals: Brazilian Political Science Review, Revista de Sociologia e Política (UFPR), Revista do Serviço Público. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, Revista Direito Ambiental e Sociedade, Em Tese (Florianópolis), Revista Brasileira de Ciência Política, Revista Compolitica, Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios Municipales, Lua Nova. Revista de Cultura e Política, Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania, Latin American Research Review, Cadernos EBAPE

For more than 10 years organizes publication of books, technical reports and scientific papers, on topics of democracy, accountability institutions, anti-corruption, integrity, sustainable development, gender equality.

8 Articles in Scientific Journals (peer-reviewed)

1 Book Organized

8 Book Chapters Published

Organized and translated 12 technical productions for United Nations Global Compact and Transparency International

• English Fluent (2015: TOEFL IBT score of 111)
• Portuguese Mother language
• Spanish Advanced
• Italian Advanced
• French Basic

2020 Women in Anti-Corruption

Co-organized an international group of women that study and work in anti-corruption field.

2017 Volunteer at Canadian Red Cross, Administrative Assistant, Vancouver, Canada

Connected academic knowledge and policy making. Supported the Aids for Independent Living Program (AILP), which provides health equipment to low income seniors, for as long as they need.

2013 Emerging Scholar, Vancouver, Canada

Participated in the organization of “Spur: a Festival of Politics, Art and Ideas”; an opportunity for 60 students in Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver to contribute to a national conversation on the links between art and politics.

2006 Volunteer, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Academic Center of Law Students, Brazil

Participated in the Project “Law for Everyone”, focused on public schools of poor areas in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Actively taught and interacted with young students about human rights, women empowerment, law enforcement, identity and gender.

Interested in Capoeira, Swimming and Ashtanga Yoga (instructor)