Politics

Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos

Luís Bento has a Bachelor's degree in Languages and Modern Literature and a Master's degree in Communication Sciences.
He has worked as a teacher, in banking, in content moderation and in the pharmaceutical industry.
He has written several books of poetry, published short stories in collections and works with Meer magazine.
Nowadays, he juggles his literary work with his job as a consultant in an information technology company, under the scope of a banking project.

Last update: may 2026

She holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Kent, UK. She is a researcher at the Centre for Social Studies and professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra.
Her research interests focus on peace studies, foreign policy, international security, the European Union and the post-Soviet space.
She was the coordinator of the Jean Monnet PRONE Centre of Excellence and holds a Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Coimbra.

Last update: March 2026

Historian and professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences of the Portuguese Catholic University (FCH-UCP).
His research and teaching focus on contemporary Portuguese and international history in the political, institutional, social and cultural spheres, with over 150 books, chapters and academic articles to his name.
He is a lecturer at the UCP’s Institute for Political Studies, director of the Inter-University Doctoral Programme in History (PIUDHist) and a columnist and commentator on Rádio Renascença.

Last updated: March 2026

Researcher and university lecturer with a PhD in Digital Media from NOVA University Lisbon, in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin. With 15 years of experience as a reporter, her research focuses primarily on media literacy and journalism.
She occasionally collaborates with international organisations when conducting her research, such as the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe.

Last update: december 2025

Writer. He has written several non-fiction books, including «While We Survive this Fatal Illness», «Humour is No Joke and Who Shall We Burn Today?».
He started out in journalism and worked for outlets such as «Focus» magazine and «Rádio Renascença».
He was also a Culture and Communication researcher at the Catholic University of Portugal.
He wrote the novel «Precious» and won the FITA International Award in the category of Best Chronicle in 2022.

Last update: august 2025