Miguel Duarte is a PhD student in Political Economy at Iscte-Lisbon University Institute. He conducts his research at DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte.

He holds a PhD in Mathematical Physics from Instituto Superior Técnico and completed a postdoctoral degree at the same institution. He turned to social sciences in 2022, when he enrolled in a master's degree in Political Economy at Iscte-IUL.

His research focuses mainly on the political economy of the contemporary border, migration and racial capitalism.

Since 2016, he has been involved in the movement for the defence of migrants' rights, having participated in particular in maritime rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea under the auspices of non-governmental organisations.