Associated Researchers

Alberto Cunha

PhD candidate at the Department of European and International Studies at King's College London, holds a Master degree in IR from the University of Lisbon, and worked twice for Portuguese embassies: six months as an intern in the Portuguese Representation to the OECD and one year as a Political Analyst in the Portuguese Embassy to the USA.

Aldino Santos de Campos

Holds a BSc degree in Naval Military Sciences, Portuguese Naval Academy (1992). He is specialized in Hydrography and Hydrographic Engineering (Portuguese Hydrographic Office).

Ana Paula Costa

Degree in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil. Master in Political Science and International Relations from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the NOVA University of Lisbon. Doctoral student in Political Science, specialising in Public Policies at the same faculty and researcher at IPRI-NOVA.

André Inácio

Doctor of Public Law, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, with the theme "Treatment of Information by the Security Forces"; Graduate in Criminology (ULHT) and in "European Economic Criminal Law" (FDUC), Advanced Studies in Criminal Law (CEU, Madrid) and National Defense Auditor (IDN).

Angie Gago

Research Assistant at IPRI in the project “Democracy in Times of Crisis: Power and Discourse in a Three-Level Game”. She is a PhD Candidate in Political Studies at the University of Milan.

Beatriz Ribeiro

PhD candidate in Political Science at NOVA FCSH, Beatriz holds a Master degree in Political Science, with a dissertation on the obstacles posed by the Portuguese police to the implementation of the legislation that criminalizes street harassment in Portugal.

Bernardo Pires de Lima

Associated Researcher at the Portuguese Institute of International Relations (since 2004), and a foreign affairs columnist. He was Visiting and Nonresident Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC (2012-2018).

Dalila Araújo

PhD in Political Science, specialization in Public Policy, NOVA FCSH with the theme «Portugal, new security paradigms: the proximity security models and the Loures Local Security Contract».

Diana Soller

Researcher at IPRI-NOVA and a PhD Candidate on International Studies and Political Science at the University of Miami, where she wrote the thesis “The Democratic West and the Democratic Rest: Searching for the New Liberal International Order”.

Enrico Borghetto

Associated researcher at IPRI-NOVA, has a PhD in Plitical Scoence and Government by the University of Milan, Italy. His work focuses on compliance with EU policies, the europeanization of national legislation, legislative studies and policy agendas.

Graça Ermida

She holds a degree in Engineering from IST/University of Lisbon and a Master in Political Science and International Relations from the Institute of Political Studies- Universidade Católica. Her thesis analyzed the foreign policy of Turkey and its accession to the EU focused on European Energy Security.

Isabel Alcario 

Associated researcher, at IPRI-NOVA since 2005. Isabel is a PhD candidate in Comparative Politics at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, where she is preparing a thesis on authoritarianism and political reform in North Africa.

João Loureiro

Research assistant at the IPRI-NOVA, working on the project “From Representation to Legitimacy? Political Parties and Interest Groups in Southern Europe”. Holds a degree in Political Science and International Relations, at FCSH/NOVA (2012).

Jorge Botelho Moniz

Research Associate at IPRI-NOVA and at the Centre for Research in Politics, Economics, and Society - CIPES, holds a PhD in Political Science from NOVA FCSH. Director of the Degree (BSc) in European Studies and International Relations and Assistant Professor at Lusófona University.

Judite Gonçalves de Freitas

Aggregated by the Department of History and International Political Studies of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto (2007). Full Professor at Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of the Fernando Pessoa University since 2010.

Luís de Almeida

IPRI Associate Researcher with a degree in International Relations; postgraduated in International Law; postgraduated in Globalization, Diplomacy and Security and Master in International Relations and Political Science. He specializes in the field of energy security and strategic analysis.  

Mafalda Escada

Bachelor degree in Political Science and International Relations. Currently studying for a Master's Degree in Sociology, Public Policy and Social Inequality at NOVA FCSH.

Manuela Franco

Ambassador of Portugal to Czech Republic, since April 2015. Former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2003-2004 and Director of the Diplomatic Institute, MFA, 2012-2015.

Marta Mucznik

Brussels-based foreign affairs specialist and a Research Associate of the Portuguese Institute for International Relations (IPRI-NOVA).

Milton Bragatti

PhD in International Relations at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, and in Political and Social Sciences at Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna (UNIBO), Italy. MA in International Security, Peace and Conflicts at Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Nuno Gama de Oliveira Pinto

Expert for European Union technical assistance and external aid missions. Senior consultant and European Affairs expert in EuroDefense and in the information networks of the European Commission.

Pedro Aires Oliveira

Assistant Professor at the History Department of NOVA FCSH, holds a PhD in Political and Institutional History. Integrated researcher in the Institute of Contemporary History.

Pedro Camacho

Research Associate of the IPRI-NOVA. Editor-in-chief of the scientific journal "Análise Europeia - Journal of the Portuguese Association of European Studies".

Pedro Emanuel Mendes

Holds a PhD in International Relations from FCSH at Nova University, a Master in European Societies and Policies from ISCTE and a degree in International Relations from Lusíada University.

Pedro Silveira

Graduated in Law and in Political Science and International Relations. PhD in Political Science (FCT Doctoral Grant) from FCSH/NOVA, Assistant Professor at UBI (Universidade da Beira Interior) and Researcher at IPRI-NOVA.

Reinaldo Saraiva Hermenegildo

Major at the National Republican Guard, Professor in International Relations Theory, Strategy, Geography, Internal Security Studies and scientific coordinator at the Military Academy in Lisbon.

Susana Ferreira

Holds a PhD in International Relations and International Security from the NOVA University of Lisbon (Portugal) and the Instituto Universitario General Gutiérrez Mellado (IUGM-UNED, Spain).

Vasco Franco

PhD in Political Science (Institutions and Political Processes), at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa – FCSH. Vice president of the Portuguese Observatory for Security, Organized Crime and Terrorism.

Vera Ramalhete

Research assistant in the project “Crisis, Political Representation and Democratic Renewal: The Portuguese case in the Southern European context”.