Biography

I am an Assistant Professor of Public Administration at FGV EBAPE, where I also co-coordinate the Professional Graduate Program in Public Administration (MPA/DPA).

My research concentrates on the individual-level dynamics of bureaucratic politics. I rely on survey experiments, econometrics, and face-to-face interviews to understand coordination problems, the politics of policy implementation, and other aspects of intergroup relations.

My work has appeared in outlets such as Public Administration Review, International Public Management Journal, International Review of Administrative Sciences, Comparative Political Studies, Policy Studies, Electoral Studies, and Party Politics.

Recently, I co-authored “Bureaucratic Resistance in Times of Democratic Backsliding” (Cambridge University Press, 2025) and co-edited “Inside Brazilian Bureaucracy: Politics and Policy Implementation in Brazilian States” (Routledge, 2025).

I am currently working on a new book under contract with Routledge: “Bureaucratic Polarization: How Workplace Identity and Intergroup Conflict Shape Policy Implementation”.

You are welcome to contact me at joao.neto [at] fgv [dot] br.