Curriculum Vitae
Manuel João Cruz
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Manuel João Cruz
Citation names
- Cruz, M. J.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- ED11-0943-2119
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-6134-063X
Email addresses
- manuelcruz@ces.uc.pt (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences - Media and Communications
- Social Sciences - Political Sciences
- Social Sciences
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Elementary (A2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Elementary (A2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2020/11/06 - 2024
Concluded
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Communication Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"The Populist Narrative in the Portuguese Parliament" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2018/09/15 - 2020/09/04
Concluded
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Applied Communication (Mestrado)
Major in Comunicação Estratégica
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu Escola Superior de Educação de Viseu, Portugal
"Fake News & Disinformation: A case study at a higher education institution in Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2009/09/15 - 2012/06/15
Concluded
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Communication Sciences (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/04/01 - 2031/03/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal | ||
| 2024/03/21 - 2025/03/21 | Research Assistant (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal | ||
| 2022/04/11 - 2024/03/20 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2024/02/05 - 2024/09/01 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2025/11/03 - Current | CO3 COntinuous COnstruction of resilient social COntracts through societal transformations
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
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European Union |
| 2020/08/27 - 2020/10/27 | Emotional Competences and Dropout Prevention in Higher Education
PROJ/CI&DETS/CGD/0004
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2022/04/11 - Current | UNpacking POPulism: Comparing the formation of emotion narratives and their effects on political behaviour
Post-doc
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
| Book chapter |
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| Conference paper |
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| Edited book |
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| Journal article |
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| Journal issue |
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| Magazine article |
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| Online resource |
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| Report |
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Artistic / Performance
| Video recording |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2025/05/12 | Workshop on MAXQDA |
Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2025/03/07 | A semiótica Populista: imigração e identidade em Portugal e Itália | XII Congresso Associação Portuguesa da Ciência Política
ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2024/10/17 | The Construction of Populist Spaces: Bridges to Timeless Narratives | 23ª CONFERÊNCIA OIDP VALONGO - Ameaças populistas: Construir a Resiliência Democrática com Comunidades Participativas
Câmara Municipal de Valongo (Valongo, Portugal)
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| 2024/09/13 | Populist Narratives and Political Cultures: Disputing Hegemony through Political Myth and Emotions | IPSA 75th Anniversary Conference
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2024/04/30 | Workshop MAXQDA |
Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2024/04/22 | Workshop MAXQDA |
Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2024/01/24 | Ideology vs populism in the emotion narratives of the portuguese Left | Emotions, Narratives and Identities in Politics, Populism and Democracy
Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2023/04/02 | Discursos Populistas | Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Letras
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2023/03/30 | Paper presentation: "Cognitive Affective Representation of the political mythologies of right-most parties in the Portuguese and Italian Parliaments" | XI Congresso da APCP |
| 2022/11/10 | Re-appropriating populist flags to fight populism | Media, Populismo e Corrupção
Faculdade Nova de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2022/07/20 | The emotional dimension of the rise of the populist extreme right in Europe | Endangered Theories: Standing by Critical Race Theory in the Age of Ultra-Violence
Centro de Estudos Sociais (Coimbra, Portugal)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2024/09/15 - Current | Minority Representations in Portugal and Italy (draft/temporary title)
Co-supervisor of Beatriz Carreira
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Master in Clinical, Systemic and Health Psychology (Master) (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
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| 2023/09/15 - 2024/07/25 | Discriminated and violent? Social representations of minorities in the rise of populist Radical Right parties in Portugal
and Italy
Co-supervisor of Sofia Gramaxo
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Master in Clinical, Systemic and Health Psychology (Master) (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/01/23 - 2024/01/26 | UNPOP International Colloquium - Emotions, Narratives and Identities in Politics, Populism and Democracy (2023/01/24 - 2033/01/26)
Congress (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal |
| 2022/06/01 - 2022/07/01 | 2nd Communication Sciences Conference (2022/06/01 - 2022/07/01)
Congress (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2024/09/19 - 2024/09/19 | Speaker
Round table
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Emotional propaganda in the dysphoric temporalities of the far right
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
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| 2022/11/09 - 2022/11/10 | Political mythologies of the right-wing (populist) parties in southern European parliaments
Seminar
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Media, Populismo e Corrupção
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Comunicação da Nova, Portugal
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| 2022/06/14 - 2022/06/15 | Moderator
Conference
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Communication Days II
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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| 2025/07/25 | The Impact of Political Orientation on Attitudes Towards Youth Emigration and Immigration in Portugal - O Impacto da Orientação
Política nas Atitudes Face àEmigração Jovem e Imigração em Portugal -
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Inês Sofia Ramos Carvalho (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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| 2025/07/30 - 2025/07/30 | Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research (0341-2059) | Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
| 2025/04/29 - 2025/07/22 | Social Sciences (2076-0760) | MDPI |
| 2025/07/21 - 2025/07/21 | Administrative Sciences (ISSN 2076-3387) | MDPI |
| 2025/07/01 - 2025/07/01 | Electronics (2079-9292) | MDPI |
| 2025/06/24 - 2025/06/24 | Behavioral Sciences (2076-328X) | MDPI |
| 2025/06/03 - 2025/06/03 | Journalism and Media (2673-5172) | MDPI |
| 2025/01/22 - 2025/01/22 | Politics and Governance (2183-2463) | Cogitatio |
| 2024/10/09 - 2024/10/09 | Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development (2572-7923) | EnPress |
| 2023/12/12 - 2023/12/12 | Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (2662-9992 (online)) | Nature |
Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/08/27 - 2025/04/09 | Served as a member of the scientific committee for the publication "Pensar o Jornalismo [com Mário Mesquita]", with responsibility
for evaluating a submitted article. The review involved a critical assessment of the theoretical framework, methodology, argumentative
coherence, and the work’s original contribution to the fields of political science and media studies. This role required rigorous
and informed judgment to ensure the academic quality of the publication.
Member
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Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/02/05 - 2024/06/01 | Communication Theories | Jornalismo e Comunicação (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
| Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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| 2023/04/21 | ‘Populism contaminates discourse’ and there is a risk that other parties will adopt it | Jornal de Notícias |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
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| 2024/02/05 - 2024/05/20 | Participation in Research Project II | Conde, B.; Costa, S.; Loureiro, B.; Vieira, I.; Paraíso, M.C. |
| 2023/09/15 - 2024/02/15 | Participation in Research Project I | Vários |
| 2023/02/09 - 2023/06/09 | Participation in Research Project II | Débora Boa Morte; Carolina Branco; Felipe Fukase |
| 2022/09/10 - 2023/02/01 | Participation in Research Project I | Maria Meleiro; Inês Almeida; Andreia Silva; Laura Pimentel; Pedro Renda; Juliana Temi |
| 2022/07/18 - 2022/07/22 | Understand the relationship between populism and emotions | Kénia Francisco; Ricardo Ribeiro; Tomás Francisco; Tomás Jesus; Rodrigo Sousa |
Distinctions
Award
| 2012 | Best university documentary
Festival Internacional de Cinema Documental e Transmedia, Portugal
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