Profile

Born in Lisbon in 1953, he obtained his Ph.D. from the European University Institute (1992, Florence) and his Habilitation from ISCTE (1999). Currently, he is a retired researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon. He has held visiting professor positions at Stanford University (1993) and Georgetown University (2004) and has served as a visiting researcher at Princeton University (1996), the University of California, Berkeley (2000 and 2010), and New York University (2017). From 1999 to 2003, he was a regular visiting professor at the Institut d’Études Politiques in Paris.  He served as the President of the Portuguese Political Science Association, and his scholarly contributions have centered on authoritarianism and fascism, democratic transitions, and the concept of “transitional justice” in Portugal and Europe. Initially motivated by the protracted nature of the Portuguese Estado Novo regime, he embarked on a comparative study of authoritarian systems. This was followed by his exploration of the impact of the European Union on Southern Europe. Additionally, he has committed himself to the study of political elites and regime change. He served as a scientific advisor to the Museum of the Presidency of the Portuguese Republic and has contributed regularly to various media outlets, including the press, radio, and television.

Recent publications:

Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics, Oxford, Oxford University Press (Co-ed., 2022)

An Authoritarian Third Way in the era of Fascism. Diffusion, Models and Interactions in Europe and Latin America (ed.), London, Routledge, 2022.

Portugal Since the 2008 Economic Crisis. Resilience and Change (Ed.), London, Routledge, 2023.”