REGIONALIZATION, CAPES AND POSTGRADUATE:

AN ANALYSIS OF THE TERRITORIAL SCOPE OF THE THESES IN THE LAW FIELD DEFENDED IN THE NORTHEAST REGION (2017-2022)

Abstract

The promotion of regionalization encouraged by CAPES for the area of Law, aims, among other objectives, to enhance the local social return of Graduate Programs. This commitment made explicit in the National Postgraduate Plan (2011-2020), in Document n. 26 of the Area of Law and in the Evaluative Form of Graduate Programs in Law, hopes that legal research reflects more closely local and regional challenges. In this sense, the guiding question-problem of the research is: are doctoral research in the field of law focused on local social, economic, and legal challenges? The focus is on the doctoral theses defended in graduate programs in law in the northeast region, from 2017 to 2022, and the analysis starts from the observation of alignment (or not) with the idea of regionalization. Using an empirical-quantitative approach, the research reveals a predominance of these themes focused on the national scope, suggesting that CAPES' regionalization attempts have not yet been achieved in this regard. The result raises questions about the reasons for this national bias and the implications for regionalization policy.