About Me

I am a political scientist at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil, interested in comparative political behavior, public opinion, and democracy. My research combines cross-national survey data—including the AmericasBarometer, Afrobarometer, and World Values Survey—with historical, macroeconomic, and social indicators, using quantitative methods to investigate political attitudes and behavior across countries and over time.

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Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Environmental equity and urban afforestation in the extreme northeastern Brazilian Amazon

Jimenez, L. A.; Silvestre, S. M.; Aquino, J. A.; Freire, L. M.; Toledo, J. J.

Urban Ecosystems, v. 27, p. 2349-2365, 2024.

Article

The meaning of trust for Brazilians with higher education

Jakson Alves de Aquino

Social Indicators Research, v. 130, n. 1, p. 325-349, jan. 2017.

Article Questionnarie, data, and R code

The effect of exposure to political institutions and economic events on demand for democracy in Africa

Jakson Alves de Aquino

Afrobarometer Working Paper, n. 160, September 2015.

PDF R code

Congressmen in the age of social network sites: Brazilian representatives and Twitter use

MARQUES, F. P. J. A.; AQUINO, J. A.; MIOLA, E.

First Monday, v. 19, n. 5, 05/May/2014.

Article Data and R code

Cooperation among virtual anthropoids in a complex environment

Jakson Alves de Aquino

Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, v. 9, n. 1, p. 56-80, 2011.

PDF Original code (no longer compiles) New code (for Linux)

Two evolutionary games: Collective Action and Prisoner’s Dilemma

Jakson Alves de Aquino

In: Delrieux, Claudio & Legris, Javier (Org.). Computer Modeling of Scientific Reasoning. Buenos Aires, 2003. p. 1-14.

PDF Code

Conference Proceedings

The social dynamics of religiosity decline

Jakson Alves de Aquino

27th World Congress of Political Science, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15-19 July 2023.

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Publications in Portuguese

News

October 25, 2026
In October 2025, I submitted a request to the faculty board of the Department of Social Sciences at the Federal University of Ceará to transfer to the University of International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (Unilab), but the request was denied. In August 2026, I appealed the decision, and my appeal was granted. I expect the transfer to take effect immediately after the end of the current semester.