Biography

Graduated in History at NOVA FCSH, where he also completed the masters in Contemporay History with the dissertation “Eanismo, Otelismo e a questão da «normalização» democrática (1975-1976)” [Eanism, Otelism and the question of democratic “normalization” (1975-1976)]. Currently, he is a PhD student with a scholarship from the PhD Programme in Studies on Globalisation, focusing his research on the features of the populist discourse and the moments in which it gained traction in 20th century Portugal.

Research fields

• Studies on globalisation
• Populism
• Democracy
• Social movements

Selected publications

• Gonçalves, Gil. ““A dez mil léguas da civilização moderna” – Bartolomeu Constantino e a militância libertária na província (1913 – 1916),” Medi@ções 9 (2021): 229-242. [PDF]
• Gonçalves, Gil. “Península Rubro-Negra – F.A.I. e o iberismo libertário no Entre Guerras (1927-1936),” História 10 (2020): 29-52. [PDF]
• Gonçalves, Gil. “Eanismo, Otelismo e a questão da “normalização” democrática (1975-1976).” Masters Dissertation in History, NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2019. [PDF]

Main projects

• PhD project “Populismo, carisma e acção colectiva – liderança política no Portugal do século XX” [Populism, charisma and collective action – political leadership in 20th century Portugal] — Funded by the Foundation of Science and Technology (PD/BD/142953/2018). 2018-