Antonio Costa Pinto
@acostapinto.bsky.social
Research Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Lisbon, and media commentator. Comparative Authoritarianism and fascism, political elites, democratization. Latest book (Co-Ed.), Building Dictatorships under Axis Rule (2025).
50 years after Angola's independence, 44% of Angolans disagree with the removal of symbols of Portuguese colonialism, and 30% are in favor. We will publish today the results of polls in Portugal, Cape Verde, and Angola on the 50th anniversary of Portuguese decolonization.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
50 years after Angola's independence, 44% of Angolans disagree with the removal of symbols of Portuguese colonialism, and 30% are in favor. We will publish today the results of polls in Portugal, Cape Verde, and Angola on the 50th anniversary of Portuguese decolonization.
It was a real pleasure to discuss the excellent Ph. Dissertation of Leo Pavesi, on "Corporatism as Cultural Transfer between Italian, Portuguese, and Brazilian Jurists (1920s-1950s)", with Irene Stolzi (Law, U. Florence) and Maddalena Carli (U. Teramo) at the U. degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II".
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It was a real pleasure to discuss the excellent Ph. Dissertation of Leo Pavesi, on "Corporatism as Cultural Transfer between Italian, Portuguese, and Brazilian Jurists (1920s-1950s)", with Irene Stolzi (Law, U. Florence) and Maddalena Carli (U. Teramo) at the U. degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II".
A tribute to André Freire, a Portuguese Political Scientist recently deceased.
October 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
A tribute to André Freire, a Portuguese Political Scientist recently deceased.
Mortágua, leader of the Left-wing Bloc (BE), resigned after the poor electoral results of the Portuguese radical left in the last two legislative elections: 2024- 4.36%, 5 MPs; 2025-1.99%, 1 MP, but the electoral decline has little to do with leadership.The new left party, Livre, helped the burial.
October 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Mortágua, leader of the Left-wing Bloc (BE), resigned after the poor electoral results of the Portuguese radical left in the last two legislative elections: 2024- 4.36%, 5 MPs; 2025-1.99%, 1 MP, but the electoral decline has little to do with leadership.The new left party, Livre, helped the burial.
Presentation of another book of the series "The 25th of April seen from Outside" in the Óbidos Book Fair, "The City and the Revolution", with the author, Pedro Ramos-Pinto (U. Cambridge), Guya Accornero (ISCTE-IUL), Maria Inácia Rezola, Commissioner of the Celebrations of the 25th of April 1974.
October 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Presentation of another book of the series "The 25th of April seen from Outside" in the Óbidos Book Fair, "The City and the Revolution", with the author, Pedro Ramos-Pinto (U. Cambridge), Guya Accornero (ISCTE-IUL), Maria Inácia Rezola, Commissioner of the Celebrations of the 25th of April 1974.
Local elections in Portugal: A shift to the right, but in favor of the center-right rather than the radical right. The Socialist Party came in second, recovering well of its heavy defeat in this year's legislative elections. The radical right had meager results but consolidated a national structure.
October 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Local elections in Portugal: A shift to the right, but in favor of the center-right rather than the radical right. The Socialist Party came in second, recovering well of its heavy defeat in this year's legislative elections. The radical right had meager results but consolidated a national structure.
Excellent debates this week on this conference at the Einstein Forum in Potsdam.
October 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Excellent debates this week on this conference at the Einstein Forum in Potsdam.
Debating (and challenging) the concept of "Competitive authoritarian" as a regime type. Opening session of the MA in Politics, ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon.
October 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Debating (and challenging) the concept of "Competitive authoritarian" as a regime type. Opening session of the MA in Politics, ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon.
The alliance between the center-right and the radical right on immigration policy is consolidating in Portugal. After the constitutional court's veto, another version has just been approved by Parliament, with the opposition of all left-wing parties.
October 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The alliance between the center-right and the radical right on immigration policy is consolidating in Portugal. After the constitutional court's veto, another version has just been approved by Parliament, with the opposition of all left-wing parties.
Joining Canada, Australia, the UK, and France, the center-right Portuguese government recognized the State of Palestine.The populist radical right party expressed reservations, and the micro coalition partner CDS as well, although not activating the issue, since public opinion was largely in favor.
September 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Joining Canada, Australia, the UK, and France, the center-right Portuguese government recognized the State of Palestine.The populist radical right party expressed reservations, and the micro coalition partner CDS as well, although not activating the issue, since public opinion was largely in favor.
Chairing the panel "The Radical Right in Brazil and Portugal", this morning, at the V ABRE Meeting, University of Salamanca, with Anthony Pereira (Tulane University) Francisco Martinho (USP, Brazil); João Gabriel Lima (ICS-ULisbon), where we met Elena Martinez Barahona, an old friend and Colleague.
September 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Chairing the panel "The Radical Right in Brazil and Portugal", this morning, at the V ABRE Meeting, University of Salamanca, with Anthony Pereira (Tulane University) Francisco Martinho (USP, Brazil); João Gabriel Lima (ICS-ULisbon), where we met Elena Martinez Barahona, an old friend and Colleague.
This afternoon in Washington DC, book launch of the latest book of the series "The Portuguese-speaking World" of Liverpool University Press.
September 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This afternoon in Washington DC, book launch of the latest book of the series "The Portuguese-speaking World" of Liverpool University Press.
André Ventura, leader of the Portuguese radical right party, with 23% of the votes in the recent legislative elections, will run for the presidency of the Republic. If he wins, Ventura could "presidentialize" Portuguese democracy, and pervert it from there with a supporting party, his Chega Party.
September 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
André Ventura, leader of the Portuguese radical right party, with 23% of the votes in the recent legislative elections, will run for the presidency of the Republic. If he wins, Ventura could "presidentialize" Portuguese democracy, and pervert it from there with a supporting party, his Chega Party.
Delighted to publish the chapter "El “Estado Novo” salazarista y la difusión de modelos autoritarios en la América Latina de entreguerras" in this book published by the Press of the University Iberoamericana Puebla, in Mexico.
September 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Delighted to publish the chapter "El “Estado Novo” salazarista y la difusión de modelos autoritarios en la América Latina de entreguerras" in this book published by the Press of the University Iberoamericana Puebla, in Mexico.
It was a pleasure to contribute with the chapter "The Double Face of Anti-Liberalism in the Era of Fascism: A Global Approach", to this book, based on an excellent conference organized by the Amsterdam Centre for European Studies, University of Amsterdam.
September 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It was a pleasure to contribute with the chapter "The Double Face of Anti-Liberalism in the Era of Fascism: A Global Approach", to this book, based on an excellent conference organized by the Amsterdam Centre for European Studies, University of Amsterdam.
On September 23 at Lusofona University, Campus of Lisbon, we will debate the three surveys on Portuguese decolonisation and its legacies, conducted in Portugal, Angola and Cape Verde by CESOP, Catholic University, a project which only now had the conditions to be implemented for the first time.
September 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
On September 23 at Lusofona University, Campus of Lisbon, we will debate the three surveys on Portuguese decolonisation and its legacies, conducted in Portugal, Angola and Cape Verde by CESOP, Catholic University, a project which only now had the conditions to be implemented for the first time.