We provide the first replication study of political science research published in Brazil by attempting to replicate every quantitative article published in five major Brazilian journals between 2012 and 2016. We also tested whether replication rates varied between established fields, more traditional and where the use of quantitative data is more common, and emerging fields. Our results show that transparency and reproduction are still in a development stage in Brazilian Political Science. Of the 650 articles reviewed, we asked for data to 197 quantitative articles. From those, only 28% agreed to share datasets and computed codes. We were able to attempt a replication for only 14%, and successfully reproduce the results of less than 5%. We conclude by suggesting the adoption of transparency and replicability procedures that are standard in other scientific communities.
Resumo Neste artigo, analisamos o uso de ferramentas do Facebook em campanhas eleitorais de candidatas ao cargo de deputado federal por São Paulo com o objetivo de avaliar se esse uso mitiga ou reproduz desigualdades socioeconômicas estruturais que elas vivenciam em sociedade. Acompanhamos o uso do Facebook durante a campanha eleitoral de 2018 visando entender especificamente se e como essa rede social foi utilizada por essas candidatas. A partir de uma base de dados com mais de 55 mil postagens de 465 candidatas, incorporamos um olhar interseccional sobre as múltiplas identidades dessas mulheres e correlacionamos seus marcadores sociais (estrato sócio-ocupacional, grau de instrução, idade e raça/cor) com o uso do Facebook durante a campanha eleitoral. Os resultados das análises quantitativas apontam que, em vez de mitigar as desigualdades socioeconômicas preexistentes, essa rede social acabou por reproduzi-las ao longo da campanha.
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