Manuel João Cruz
Biography
Manuel João Cruz holds a PhD in Communication Sciences and is an invited Assistant Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), as well as a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra, where he is affiliated with the thematic line Democracy, Justice and Human Rights. At CES, he was part of the project UNPOP: UNpacking POPulism: Comparing the formation of emotion narratives and their effects on political behaviour, now concluded, and currently collaborates in the project CO3 - COntinuous COnstruction of resilient social COntracts through societal transformations. His research has focused on populism, political communication, narratives, and affects, with a particular interest in the relationship between media, democracy, and the discursive construction of the political.
ORCID
News
2026-07-02 TSF
Insultos e interrupções duplicaram com Chega no Parlamento
2026-07-02 Rádio Universidade de Coimbra
Incivilidade no parlamento duplica com a entrada do CHEGA e prejudica a "saúde democrática"
2026-07-01 Vários | Fonte: Lusa
Incivilidade na Assembleia da República mais do que duplicou desde a entrada do Chega no Parlamento
Projetos
CO3
COntinuous COnstruction of resilient social COntracts through societal transformations
Latest Publications
Article in Scientific journal
Mónico, Lisete; Cruz, Manuel João; Xavier, Fabiana; Sotero, Luciana; Gianolla, Cristiano (2026), "Ideology versus opportunism in the populist emotion narratives of the Portuguese left", Heliyon, 12, 12, e45131
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Cruz, Manuel João (2026), "Invoking the News in Parliament: Journalistic Media References as External Discursive Resources in Portuguese Parliamentary Speech, 1976-2025", Journalism and Media, 7, 3, 1-24
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Cruz, Manuel João (2026), "Mind Your Manners! Populism and Incivility in the Portuguese Parliament", Populism, 1-32