André Caiado


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.


Latest Publications

Book Chapter

Caiado, André (2025), "Os monumentos evocativos da guerra colonial em Portugal: 60 anos em retrato, in Miguel Cardina (org.), A Guerra Colonial Portuguesa e as Lutas de Libertação Africanas: Memória, Política e Usos do Passado. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 123-148

Article in Scientific journal

Caiado, André Caiado (2025), "Emprendimiento memorial. La musealización de la Guerra Colonial portuguesa", Tiempo devorado, 10, 1, 125-151

Read more

Book Chapter

Caiado, André (2023), Monuments to the colonial war in Portugal, in Miguel Cardina (org.), The Portuguese Colonial War and the African Liberation Struggles. London: Routledge, 76-93

Read more