Biography

PhD in Heritages of Portuguese Influence - History, from the University of Coimbra. His doctoral research focused on the monumentalization and musealization of the Portuguese Colonial War. For the past 15 years, he has been affiliated with the Centre for Social Studies. Currently, he is a researcher in the Horizon Europe-funded project 'CO3 - COntinuous COnstruction of resilient social COntracts through societal transformation', where he examines the impacts of colonialism, authoritarianism, and imperialism on European social contracts. His work explores the intersections between the collapse of the New State regime and the colonial empire, Portugal's transition to democracy, and the migratory movements triggered by decolonization - including the integration challenges faced by former settlers ("returnees"), colonized populations, and migrants from former colonies. From 2009 to 2022, he served as a Research Administrator. He was also a member of the European Research Council-funded project 'CROME - Crossed Memories, Politics of Silence: The Colonial-Liberation Wars in Postcolonial Times'. His current research interests include the history and memorialization of the Portuguese Colonial War and Liberation Struggles, war memory studies, late Portuguese colonialism, processes of (de)monumentalization and musealization, and the dynamics of integration and democratic participation in evolving postcolonial societies.