Politics

Assistant professor of Political Science at the School of Economics and Management of the University of Minho and an integrated researcher at the Political Science Research Center (CICP-UM).
Her research interests focus on issues of representation, political participation and social policies from a gender perspective, topics on
which she has published both nationally and internationally.

Last update: september 2026

Lucio Pench is a non-resident fellow at Bruegel. He was director for macroeconomic policies in the European Commission from 2011 to 2023. In particular, he was responsible for the elaboration of the Commission position on the design of the framework for the EU surveillance of budgetary policies, including in relation to national frameworks and the long-term sustainability of public finances, and the monitoring of macro-fiscal issues, including in relation to monetary policy. Having joined in 1989, prior to his appointment as director Mr Pench held a number of positions in the Commission, mainly in the field of macroeconomic policies, including a stint in the group of the President’s policy advisors. His research interests focus on issues of economic governance, particularly in the context of European integration, from a macroeconomic and institutional perspective. An Italian citizen, Mr Pench holds degrees from the University of Pisa and the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa as well as a master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Last update: may 2023

Paola Tamma is a reporter covering the EU economy. She joined POLITICO in 2018 writing on climate and energy. Prior to joining Politico, she worked for the Brussels-based media Euractiv, and spent some time at The New Arab, the Guardian data team and was the London correspondent for the Italian Radio Popolare, where she covered terrorist attacks in London and Manchester.
She holds a master in International Relations from the University of Edinburgh and Sciences Po Paris, and graduated in investigative journalism from City University of London in 2017. Born in Italy, she lived in Australia, France, the UK, and now calls Brussels home.

Last updated on: may 2023

Brookings Instituion is considered the largest and most prestigious think tank in the United States.
Founded in 1916, Brookings Institution's work focuses primarily on the study of the social sciences, fiscal policy, the quality of democracy and foreign policy.
It is a private, non-profit organisation whose mission is to conduct in-depth, non-partisan research to improve policies and governance at regional, national and global levels.
It is a partner of the Foundation in the study «Europe’s energy transition: Balancing the trilemma», which included the publication of a series of policy papers on this topic.

Last update: july 2024

Philippe Martin (1966-2023) was the dean of the school of public affairs at Sciences Po and professor at the department of economics.
He was vice president and research fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).
From 2018 to 2022, Martin was chairman of the Council of Economic Analysis attached to the prime minister and the minister of economy and finance.
From 2015 to 2016, he was the economic advisor to Emmanuel Macron, minister of economy, industry and digital affairs. From 2008 to 2013, he served as the chair of the economics department at Sciences Po and from 2000 to 2008 he was also a professor at the Paris School of Economics as well as at the Graduate Institute in Geneva. Before that, Martin worked as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He is a graduate of Sciences Po, the University of Paris-Dauphine and holds a PhD in economics from Georgetown University, Washington DC.

Last updated on: december 2023

Full professor at the NOVA University of Lisbon. President of the Portuguese Institute of International Relations (IPRI) of the same institution.
He was director of the National Defence Institute (1996/2000). He served as minister of Internal Affairs (2000/2002) and minister of Defence (2006/2009) of the Portuguese government.
He was visiting professor at Georgetown University (2017/2019 and 2000), visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley (2004) and senior visiting scholar at the European University Institute, Florence (2010).
He has published works on military history, the history of international relations, the history of the European construction and issues of foreign policy, security and defence.

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

Paulo Miguel Rodrigues has a Bachelor’s degree in History (1992) and a Master’s degree (1999) and PhD (2007) in Contemporary History from the Universities of Lisbon and of Madeira. Currently, he is an associate professor at the University of Madeira School of Arts and Humanities.
He has written several books about contemporary history and culture, mainly on topics related to the politics and the institutions of Madeira during the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as on the History of Autonomy. He has published dozens of articles in academic and other journals, book chapters and Congress Proceedings (national and international), where he also looks at the inclusion of the Madeira archipelago in the framework of International Relations and the History of Portuguese Diplomacy.
In 2021, he published Dicionário Breve da História da Autonomia da Madeira (A Short Dictionary of the Autonomy of Madeira).

Last updated: april 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