Principal Investigator at the research unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy (GOVCOPP) at the University of Aveiro, where he coordinates the Public Policy, Institutions and Innovation (PI2) research group.
Before joining GOVCOPP in 2024, he was an assistant professorial research fellow for 10 years at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
He is also a Senior Associate in LSE Cities, an international centre that investigates the complexities of the contemporary city. His research focuses on the interdisciplinary area of urban governance. He has wide experience in the coordination of international projects on network and multilevel governance, planning, infrastructure, democratic and economic performance and sustainable urban development. These projects were funded by a number of public and private entities, including the Economic and Social Research Council, the British Academy, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Fondation Botnar.
He works regularly with multilateral organisations such as United Cities and Local Governments, Eurocities, Metropolis, UN-Habitat and Transparency International and he was a consultant for institutions like the World Bank and the European Committee of the Regions.
He gives lectures and organises international training courses in areas related to his research and consultancy work. He is a field editor for the Journal of Public Policy.

Last updated: August 2025