Conference Service (Chairing & Discussant Roles)

Costa, M. A. (2026). Discussant, roundtable “A política de saúde no Brasil e sua inserção na ciência política” (coord. E. Massard da Fonseca). Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política (ABCP), Belém, Brazil (August).

Costa, M. A., & Daniel Mallinson (2026). Co-chairs, panel “Evidence & policy.” Conference on Policy Process Research (COPPR), Bern, Switzerland (January).

Costa, M. A., & Jose Ignacio Nazif-Munoz (2025). Co-chairs, panel “From crisis to opportunity: Exploring the transformation of health regulation and public health innovation policies amidst global challenges.” International Public Policy Association Conference (IPPA), Chiang Mai, Thailand (July).

Costa, M. A. (2025). Chair, panel “Politics of developing countries.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA), Chicago, IL (April).

Costa, M. A. (2025). Chair, panel “Leadership & politics: Influence of background & position.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA), Chicago, IL (April).

Accepted Conference Papers

Costa, M. A. (2026). Reconfiguring policy advisory systems under crisis: The role of bureaucratic discretion and reputation in Argentina and Brazil. Paper accepted at Asociación Latinoamericana de Ciencia Política (ALACIP), Buenos Aires, Argentina (July).

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

Selected Conference Presentations

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

Costa, M. A. (2025). Health policy capacity and public opinion in shaping states’ policy agendas during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. International Political Science Association World Congress (IPSA), Seoul, South Korea (July).

Costa, M. A., & Forlini, L. (2025). The making of pharmaceutical business power in crisis: State-led selection and vaccine politics in Argentina. International Public Policy Association Conference (IPPA), Chiang Mai, Thailand (July).

Costa, M. A., & Forlini, L. (2025). The making of pharmaceutical business power in crisis: State-led selection and vaccine politics in Argentina. Red para el Estudio de la Economía Política de América Latina Conference (REPAL), São Paulo, Brazil (June).

Costa, M. A. (2025). From local laboratories to global norms: Examining Argentina’s vaccine regulation amid international standards. European Union in International Affairs Conference (EUIA), Brussels, Belgium (May).

Costa, M. A. (2025). At the crossroads: Health policy capacity and public opinion in shaping states’ policy agendas during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (MPSA), Chicago, IL (April).

Costa, M. A. (2025). Learning from the crisis: The role of evidence in shaping vaccine approvals by Argentina’s health regulatory agency after COVID-19. Midwest Political Science Association  Annual Meeting (MPSA), Chicago, IL (April).

Costa, M. A. (2024). Vaccine choices under scarcity: How political economy shaped responses to COVID-19 in Argentina and Brazil. Pesquisa em Foco, UFV, Minas Gerais, Brazil (November).

Costa, M. A., & Éric Montpetit (2024). State capacity and agenda setting: Explaining variation in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian states. Conference on Policy Process Research (COPPR), Syracuse University, NY (May).

Costa, M. A., & Éric Montpetit (2023). Media attention and the speed of public policy in the environmental crisis in Brazil. Latin American Studies Association Conference (LASA), Vancouver, Canada (May).

Costa, M. A., & Éric Montpetit (2023). Attention to wicked problems and state capacity: Agroenvironmental topics in Brazil. Conference on Policy Process Research (COPPR), University of Denver, CO (January).

Costa, M. A. (2022). Weakening state capacity and wicked problems in Brazil. AmericasBarometer Conference, Antigua, Guatemala (September–October). 

Lemor, A., Costa, M. A., Beaulieu-Guay, L. R., & Éric Montpetit (2022). Evidence against time: Experts’ influence erosion during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Public Policy Association Workshop (IWPP), Budapest (June).

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

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

Invited Talks

Costa, M. A. (2024). Vaccine choices under scarcity: How political economy shaped responses to COVID-19 in Argentina and Brazil. Invited talk, Pesquisa em Foco, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Minas Gerais, Brazil (November).

Costa, M. A. (2023). Agenda dynamics in Argentina. Invited lecture, “Rol de la comunicación política en los desafíos actuales de América Latina,” Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), Lima, Peru (July).