1 24 th World Congress of Political Science International Political Science Association Civic Engagement and Higher Education: the 2014 elections and Brazilians political behavior André Luiz Vieira Dias 1 Maria Teresa Miceli Kerbauy 2 Panel: CS05.09 – Education and Knowledge in World of Inequality Session: CS05 – Political Institutions and Civic Engagement July 23-28, 2016 Poznan, Poland. 1 Ph.D. Candidate of Social Science at Unesp / FCL Araraquara, SP, Brazil. Fellow of Capes. E-mail: andrelvdias@me.com 2 Professor of Social Science Graduate Program at Unesp / FCL Araraquara, SP, Brazil. Researcher at the CNPq. E-mail: kerbauy@travelnet.com.br