CV Summary

Gonçalo Margato is a PhD candidate in Political Science (International Relations) at ISCTE-IUL: his research focuses the relations between ontological security and memory politics in Portugal (1986-2026) and it is funded by Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation.

He holds a master's degree in Modern and Contemporary History (ISCTE-IUL), a bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Relations (FCSH-UNL) and a postgraduate degree in Social Research Methods (ICS-UL).

He works mainly in Political and International Studies, focusing particularly the following topics: Portuguese foreign policy, security studies, memory policies, (post)colonialism, state and nationalisms, and research methods.

Academic Qualifications
University/Institution Type Degree Period
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Portugal - Lisboa
PhD Ciência Política 2025 - 2030
ISCTE-Instituto Universitario de Lisboa
Departamento de História - Escola de Sociologia e Políticas Públicas - Portugal - Lisboa
M.Sc. História Moderna e Contemporânea 2022 - 2024
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciências Sociais
Portugal - Lisboa
Post-graduation Métodos de Investigação Social 2024 - 2024
Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Faculdade de Ciencias Sociais e Humanas
Departamento de Estudos Políticos - Portugal - Lisboa
Licenciate Ciência Política e Relações Internacionais 2019 - 2022
Research Interests
State, Nation and Nationalisms
Colonial Violence
Portuguese Foreign Policy
Security Studies
Memory and Uses of the Past
Political Science Social Sciences
Other Social Sciences Social Sciences
History and Archeology Humanities