The “ São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Regulatory Governance – Three Decades of Regulation in Latin America: Institutional Transformations and Contemporary Challenge s” will be held on August 3-13, 2026, at the São Paulo Business School of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV EAESP) in São Paulo city, Brazil.
The School is a 10-day immersion into how regulatory governance has been built and reconfigured in Latin America. Since the 1990s, the region has adopted regulatory models inspired by international paradigms. The role of the state shifted from centralized intervention to governance mediated by specialized agencies. The three-decade mark offers an opportunity to reassess institutional trajectories, identify advances and persistent challenges, and explore new regulatory frontiers.
The program covers foundational themes such as regulatory capacity, democratic accountability, and de-delegation, as well as emerging frontiers. Topics include the role of central banks in climate risk mitigation, pharmaceutical patent regulation, and digital platform governance. The School builds on the premise that regulatory policy in the Global South is a space of contestation, strategic adaptation, and authority-building.
The School features speakers from leading international institutions. Confirmed speakers include Martin Lodge (London School of Economics), David Levi-Faur (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Yves Steinebach (University of Oslo), Camilo González (University of Los Andes), Mauricio Dussauge-Laguna (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales), Manuela Moschella (University of Bologna), Bronwen Morgan (University of New South Wales), among others.
Registrations
The School will offer 100 places, divided equally between Brazilians and international participants. Applications are open until April 30, 2026, through the event website. Applicants must submit a CV, a motivation letter, and a 600-word research summary. Among the selected participants, 30 will deliver flash talk presentations, 60 will present poster, and 10 will join a Paper Development Workshop with editors of Regulation & Governance (R&G), focused on preparing manuscripts for submission to the journal.
Reporters are invited to register for the scientific sessions and short courses, which will present state-of-the-art science and the results of new research.
Costs
The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) is supporting the event through its São Paulo School of Advanced Science Program (SPSAS http://espca.fapesp.br/home ).
Selected participants from outside the city of São Paulo will receive a daily allowance calculated according to the official dates of the event. Round-trip airfare (economy class) and travel insurance for international participants will be covered by the School, with funding from FAPESP.
About FAPESP
The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) is a public institution with the mission of supporting scientific research in all fields of knowledge by awarding scholarships, fellowships and grants to investigators linked with higher education and research institutions in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. FAPESP is aware that the very best research can only be done by working with the best researchers internationally. Therefore, it has established partnerships with funding agencies, higher education, private companies, and research organizations in other countries known for the quality of their research and has been encouraging scientists funded by its grants to further develop their international collaboration.