Intellectual and Institutional Leadership

Beyond individual research output, my academic trajectory has been marked by sustained efforts to build research communities, create intellectual infrastructures, and consolidate international networks in political philosophy.

My leadership combines institutional responsibility with long-term intellectual agenda-setting.


International Academic Leadership

Since 2022, I serve on the Executive Committee of the Research Committee on Political Philosophy (RC31) of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), contributing to the coordination of international research networks and conferences in political philosophy.

This role involves participation in agenda-setting, international collaboration development, and the strengthening of global scholarly exchange.


Building Research Communities

In 2009, I co-founded the Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy, which have since become one of the main recurring international events in political philosophy in Portugal. The Meetings gather scholars from multiple countries and provide a platform for advanced discussion in normative theory.

I also co-founded and helped institutionalize the Political Theory Group at the University of Minho, developing regular seminar formats, reading groups, and research workshops that later became integrated into CEPS (Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society).

Through projects such as UBIEXP and Predistribution seminars, I have created stable workshop series and international seminar structures aimed at doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, contributing to the development of sustained research networks.


Editorial Leadership

My editorial work forms part of a broader effort to structure intellectual debates in political philosophy. I currently serve as:

In addition, I coordinate and maintain several intellectual platforms, including Philonormes, Phimopo, and RBI-Portugal, which function as international discussion networks and dissemination channels.


Academic Evaluation and Scientific Service

I regularly serve as referee for leading international journals in political theory and political philosophy, including Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, Res Publica, Philosophical Studies, and others.

I have also acted as external evaluator for major research funding bodies, including:

These roles reflect recognition of my expertise in liberal political theory, distributive justice, and basic income research.


Institutional Governance

At the University of Minho, I currently serve as:

I have also served in leadership roles within CEPS and in curriculum development initiatives, including the design of a Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) undergraduate program.