Academic Conferences and Invited Talks

Conference Service: Chairing and Discussant Roles

2026 — Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política (ABCP)
Belém, Brazil · August
Discussant, roundtable A política de saúde no Brasil e sua inserção na ciência política (coordinated by E. Massard da Fonseca).

2026 — Conference on Policy Process Research (COPPR)
Bern, Switzerland · January
Co-chair, panel Evidence & Policy, with Daniel Mallinson.

2025 — International Public Policy Association Conference (IPPA)
Chiang Mai, Thailand · July
Co-chair, panel From Crisis to Opportunity: Exploring the Transformation of Health Regulation and Public Health Innovation Policies Amidst Global Challenges, with José Ignacio Nazif-Muñoz.

2025 — Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA)
Chicago, United States · April
Chair, panel Politics of Developing Countries.

2025 — Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA)
Chicago, United States · April
Chair, panel Leadership & Politics: Influence of Background & Position.

Conference Presentations

2026 — Asociación Latinoamericana de Ciencia Política (ALACIP)
Buenos Aires, Argentina · July
Costa, M. A. Reconfiguring Policy Advisory Systems Under Crisis: The Role of Bureaucratic Discretion and Reputation in Argentina and Brazil.

2026 — International Workshop on Public Policy (IWPP)
Ottawa, Canada · July
Costa, M. A. Is Evidence “Good Enough”? Organizational Design, Political Pressure, and Regulatory Decisions During COVID-19 in Brazil and Argentina.

2026 — Comparative Agendas Project Conference (CAP)
Paris, France · June
Costa, M. A. Talking to Whom, When and How? Health Regulatory Communication Under Political Pressure in Latin America.

2025 — International Political Science Association World Congress (IPSA)
Seoul, South Korea · July
Costa, M. A. Health Policy Capacity and Public Opinion in Shaping States’ Policy Agendas During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil.

2025 — International Public Policy Association Conference (IPPA)
Chiang Mai, Thailand · July
Costa, M. A., & Forlini, L. The Making of Pharmaceutical Business Power in Crisis: State-Led Selection and Vaccine Politics in Argentina.

2025 — Red para el Estudio de la Economía Política de América Latina Conference (REPAL)
São Paulo, Brazil · June
Costa, M. A., & Forlini, L. The Making of Pharmaceutical Business Power in Crisis: State-Led Selection and Vaccine Politics in Argentina.

2025 — European Union in International Affairs Conference (EUIA)
Brussels, Belgium · May
Costa, M. A. From Local Laboratories to Global Norms: Examining Argentina’s Vaccine Regulation Amid International Standards.

2025 — Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA)
Chicago, United States · April
Costa, M. A. At the Crossroads: Health Policy Capacity and Public Opinion in Shaping States’ Policy Agendas During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil.

2025 — Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA)
Chicago, United States · April
Costa, M. A. Learning From the Crisis: The Role of Evidence in Shaping Vaccine Approvals by Argentina’s Health Regulatory Agency After COVID-19.

2024 — Conference on Policy Process Research (COPPR)
Syracuse University, New York, United States · May
Costa, M. A., & Montpetit, É. State Capacity and Agenda Setting: Explaining Variation in Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazilian States.

2023 — Latin American Studies Association Conference (LASA)
Vancouver, Canada · May
Costa, M. A., & Montpetit, É. Media Attention and the Speed of Public Policy in the Environmental Crisis in Brazil.

2023 — Conference on Policy Process Research (COPPR)
University of Denver, Colorado, United States · January
Costa, M. A., & Montpetit, É. Attention to Wicked Problems and State Capacity: Agroenvironmental Topics in Brazil.

2022 — AmericasBarometer Conference
Antigua, Guatemala · September–October
Costa, M. A. Weakening State Capacity and Wicked Problems in Brazil.

2022 — International Workshop on Public Policy (IWPP)
Budapest, Hungary · June
Lemor, A., Costa, M. A., Beaulieu-Guay, L. R., & Montpetit, É. Evidence Against Time: Experts’ Influence Erosion During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

2022 — Canadian Political Science Association Conference (CPSA)
Québec, Canada · June
Lemor, A., Costa, M. A., Beaulieu-Guay, L. R., & Montpetit, É. Des preuves contre le temps : Érosion de l’influence des experts durant la pandémie de COVID-19 au Québec.

2022 — Association francophone pour le savoir Congress (ACFAS)
Québec, Canada · May
Lemor, A., & Costa, M. A. Décider dans l’urgence : Information, attention et incertitude dans la lutte contre la COVID-19.

Invited Talks

2024 — Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
Minas Gerais, Brazil · November
Invited speaker, Pesquisa em Foco.
Vaccine Choices Under Scarcity: How Political Economy Shaped Responses to COVID-19 in Argentina and Brazil.

2023 — Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)
Lima, Peru · July
Invited lecturer, Rol de la comunicación política en los desafíos actuales de América Latina.
Agenda Dynamics in Argentina.