Bruno Rocha is a PhD candidate at the Portuguese Institute of International Relations at the College of Social and Human Sciences of NOVA University of Lisbon (IPRI NOVA). He was invited to serve as an assistant at the Department of Political Studies of NOVA FCSH in 2020-2022 and the recipient of the best master’s dissertation prize by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) in 2023. Under the supervision of Nuno Severiano Teixeira, Bruno taught History of Portuguese International Relations and International Institutions, two undergraduate courses. His research on the Portuguese diplomatic culture in the democratic regime is supported by a doctoral scholarship (UI/BD/151056/2021) from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Bruno has presented his work at various international conferences, focusing on the circuit of foreign policy discourses, narratives, and diplomatic practices reshaped during the democratic transition period. His research interests focus on diplomacy studies, foreign policy analysis, the history of Germany, and international political sociology.