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João Gaio e Silva is a PhD Candidate at NOVA University of Lisbon, working on populism and political representation. He holds a MA in Political Science and International Relations from NOVA University of Lisbon (NOVA-FCSH, 2021), and he also completed a BA in Political Science and International Relations at the same University (NOVA-FCSH, 2019). His main focus of research includes populism, political representation, and political parties.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João Pedro Barbas Gaio e Silva

Citation names

  • Silva, João Gaio E

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3B15-00B8-6B09
ORCID iD
0009-0004-1831-0063

Email addresses

  • joao.gaiosilva@campus.fcsh.unl.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Political Sciences - Political Science

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
Italian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09 - 2026
Ongoing
 Political Science (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/06
Concluded
 Social Research Methods (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Portugal
 17/20
2019/09 - 2021/12
Concluded
 Political Science and International Relations (Mestrado)
Major in Political Science
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
"Populismo, Democracia e Representação: A Agenda Democrática dos Partidos Populistas em Perspectiva Comparada" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19/20
2016/09 - 2019/06
Concluded
 Political Science and International Relations (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
 18/20
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/02 - 2025/06 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2024/11 - 2025/01 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Forward College, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/10 - 2020/01 Internship Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Portugal
Instituto Diplomático - Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/09 - 2026/09 PhD Scholarship
2022.11777.BD
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/06 - 2023/09 Populism and the Legacies of Authoritarian Regimes
2022.03115.PTDC
Other
Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/08 - 2022/12 The Secret Garden of Politics: Candidate Selection in Portugal: 1975-2019
Other
Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Portugal
 Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos
Ongoing
2020/04 - 2021/12 Os Grupos de Interesse no Sistema Político Português
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais, Portugal
 Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Loureiro, João; Silva, João Gaio e. "Interest Groups in the Media". In Interest Groups and Political Representation in Portugal and Beyond, 173-195. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-32585-4_7
  2. Lisi, Marco; Gaio e Silva, João. "Portuguese Interest Groups and the European Union". In Interest Groups and Political Representation in Portugal and Beyond, 197-222. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-32585-4_8
  3. Silva, João Gaio E; Loureiro, João. "Os grupos de interesse na imprensa portuguesa (1990-2019)". In Os Grupos de Interesse no Sistema Político Português. Portugal: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, 2022.
    Published
  4. Nunes, Pedro; Silva, João Gaio E; Lisi, Marco. "A ação dos grupos de interesse no processo legislativo: estudos de caso". In Os Grupos de Interesse no Sistema Político Português. Portugal: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, 2022.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Sofia Serra-Silva; João Gaio e Silva. "Empowering the people: The evolution and impact of Portugal’s citizens’ legislative initiatives in a comparative perspective". Parliamentary Affairs (2024): https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsae043.
    10.1093/pa/gsae043
  2. João Gaio e Silva; Marco Lisi. "Populism and democratic attitudes: Comparing populist and non-populist candidates’ views on democracy and its alternatives". Party Politics (2024): https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688241306420.
    10.1177/13540688241306420
  3. João Gaio e Silva. "Populist parties and democracy reforms: a quest for transforming representative democracies?". Acta Politica (2024): https://doi.org/10.1057/s41269-024-00375-1.
    10.1057/s41269-024-00375-1
  4. João Gaio E Silva; André Marinha. "Calling a spade a spade: the concept of populism in the Portuguese press". Análise Social 59 251 (2024): https://revistas.rcaap.pt/analisesocial/article/view/35619.
    10.31447/2022117
  5. Marco Lisi; João Gaio e Silva. "Campaigns without civil society?". Journal of Civil Society (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17448689.2023.2255690.
    10.1080/17448689.2023.2255690
  6. Silva, João Gaio E. "A emergência de novos partidos políticos em Portugal: a década de 2010". Relações Internacionais (2022): doi.org/10.23906/ri2022.76a07.
    Published
  7. Lisi, Marco; Silva, João Gaio E. "Saving representative democracies? Institutional reforms and populist agenda". Relações Internacionais Sp. Issue (2020): 77-100. doi.org/10.23906/ri2020.sia06.
    Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Populismo, Democracia e Representação: A Agenda Democrática dos Partidos Populistas em Perspetiva Comparada". Master, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, 2021. https://run.unl.pt/handle/10362/134922.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/09 The Worst, Except For All the Others? Disentangling the Populist Positioning on Democracy Società Italiana di Scienza Politica - 36th Annual Conference
(Génova, Italy)
2023/09 The Worst, Except For All the Others? Disentangling the Populist Positioning on Democracy OPUS ECR Workshop
(Virtual Event)
2023/03 Mapping the Promises of Populist Representation: Creating the People’s Political Presence Through Claim-Making and Institutional Changes Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política - XI Congresso
(Covilhã, Portugal)
2021/09 Populism, Democracy and Representation: Populist Parties’ Institutional Reforms in Comparative Perspective ECPR General Conference
European Consortium for Political Research (Virtual Event)
2021/07 Zoom In, Zoom Out: Populist Parties’ Link Between the Internal and the Institutional Democratic Agenda 26th IPSA World Congress
International Political Science Association (Virtual Event)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/04/06 - 2022/06/02 Interdisciplinary seminar on research methods in the social sciences, covering qualitative, and quantitative research methods, from introductory training to advanced statistical analysis.
Seminar
 Social Science Research Methods Seminar (SSRMS)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Portugal
2022/03/28 - 2022/04/01 Spring School on recent themes, methods and techniques currently employed to study European politics. Organization by Prof. Marina Costa Lobo, under the ERC Project MAPLE.
Seminar
 Spring School - Political Europe: Themes, Methods and Techniques
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/03 - 2021/12 International Political Science Association Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/01 - 2023/02 Winter Course: “New Populisms and the Crisis of Democracies in the 21st Century” (Outros) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2022 Best Masters Award 2020/2021
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2020 Essay Award - 25 de Abril
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais, Portugal
2018 NOVA Young Talents Award
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2016 Honorable Mention on the Essay Award on Ethics and Practical Philosophy
Associação Portuguesa de Ética e Filosofia Prática, Portugal

Other distinction

2019 Young Leaders Creating a Better World for All Award
Women's Economic Forum, India
2019 Scouts of the World Award
World Organization of the Scout Movement , Switzerland
2018 Essay Award - Ulisses' Conferences (Org. Comissioner Rui Tavares)
Centro Cultural de Belém, Portugal