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Researcher at the Portuguese Institute of International Relations (IPRI) at Nova University Lisbon and invited associate professor at the Nova School of Social and Human Sciences, where she teaches Asian Studies and History of International Relations.
She chaired the Portuguese Association of Political Science (2012-2016) and was a consultant to the Board of Directors of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (2020-2022).
Author of several articles and books including «The Great Wall and the Legacy of Tiananmen, China and Human Rights» (Tinta-da-China) and «The Portuguese and the World» (Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos). She also wrote the introduction to the new translation of George Orwell's «Nineteen Eighty-Four» (Penguin).
She teamed up with Pedro Vieira for the podcast – [Ir] Relevant Politics, for Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, and the duo currently do the monthly podcast «Eleanor's Friends», for the Luso-American Development Foundation, with stories about extraordinary women, centered on the figure of Eleanor Roosevelt.
She is a resident international policy analyst on SIC Notícias.

Last updated: september 2025

She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Évora and she has a Master's degree in Statistical Modelling and Data Analysis from the same university. Since February 2016, she has been a researcher at the Vienna Institute of Demography (FWF-projects 28071), as part of the project: "Running against the clock: realising family plans throughout life ". Her area of specialisation is Demography. She is an integrated member of CIDEHUS-UÉ.

Last updated: March 2022

A philosopher and essayist, he first studied mathematics at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, then moved to France, where he graduated in philosophy at the Sorbonne University. After obtaining a master's degree and a doctorate in the same field, he became Coordinator of the Psychoanalysis and Philosophy department at the University of Paris VIII, while also working as a scientific translator for the OECD.
In 1976, he returned to Portugal to take up the post of assistant to the Secretary of State for Higher Education and Scientific Research. After several years of teaching in secondary schools, he was invited to teach at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He left in 2010, remaining at the university as a Lead Researcher.
He directed the publisher Relógio D'Água’s Philosophy Collection and published several articles and scientific essays in national and international magazines and encyclopaedias. His 2004 essay «The Fear of Existing» earned him a position on the French weekly «Le Nouvel Observateur’s» list of the world's 25 great thinkers. He was also awarded the P.E.N. Clube Português Essay Prize (2005) and the Vergílio Ferreira Prize (2012).

Full Professor at the University of Lisbon Higher Institute of Economics and Management (ISEG/ULisboa) and researcher at SOCIUS/CSG at the same institution. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from ISCTE and a PhD in Economic and Organisational Sociology from ISEG.

Born in 1952. Degree in geography, from the Faculty of Letters, UL and a PhD from UL in Human Geography. As a researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, he coordinated the «Environment, Territory and Society» Research Group and the ICS-UL Observatories Council.

Assistant professor in the Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism at the University of Aveiro and researcher at CIPES (Higher Education Policy Research Centre). He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Porto and a PhD in Business Sciences from Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. He works with GOVCOPP – Research Unit in Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies at the University of Aveiro and is an affiliate of the Global Labour Organisation. His research focuses on Labour Economics, Education and Higher Education.

He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Évora, a Master’s degree in Statistical Modelling and Data Analysis from the same university and a Master’s degree in Demography from the University of Lund, European Doctoral School of Demography. His research focuses on the study of the rate of ageing and the preparation of mortality and population forecasts and projections. He is a member of the Interdisciplinary Centre for History, Cultures and Societies at the University of Évora.

Last updated: November 2023

Sociologist, PhD in Social Sciences, specialising in Development Sociology. He is an associate professor at the University of the Azores and a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Social Sciences (CICS.Nova.UAçores and CICS.UAc). His research focuses on the themes of poverty, the RSI and child poverty, among others. He is director of the Master's degree in Social Policies and Regional Dynamics and co-coordinator of the Poverty, Social Exclusion and Social Policies section of the Portuguese Sociological Association. He works with the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) and was a co-author of the Regional Strategy to Combat Poverty in the Azores. He is a member of the region's Economic and Social Council.

Last updated: April 2021

He has a PhD in Economics from Birkbeck, University of London and a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Coimbra. He is the author or coordinator of eight books on the Portuguese economy and has published articles in international scientific journals. He has worked as a consultant for public and private organisations, including the European Commission, the Portuguese Government, Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Court of Auditors, the Portuguese Business Confederation (CIP), the Portuguese Insurance Association and the Porto Commercial Association. He is a member of the panel of commentators on RTP3's 360º programme and works regularly with the media.

Last updated: April 2024

PhD in Anthropology from ICS-UL. Lecturer in the Anthropology department at ISCTE-IUL. Her most recent works include «Mulheres Condenadas. Histórias de Dentro da Prisão» (Tinta-da-China), «Peripheral Vision: Politics, Technology and Surveillance» (Berghahn), «Vigilância e Poder» (Mundos Sociais) and «A Sociedade Vigilante: Ensaios sobre Identificação, Vigilância e Privacidade» (Imprensa de Ciências Sociais).

Last updated: January 2020