Biography

Manuel Martins holds a master’s degree in Contemporary History, having written a dissertation on Portuguese-Belgian relations in the colonial context of the Cold War (1945-1961). His main areas of research are political and diplomatic history and Cold War issues, including late colonialism and decolonisation.

Research fields

• Political history
• Diplomatic history
• Late colonialism

Selected publications

• Martins, Manuel José da Silva. “Depois de nós, o dilúvio. Portugal e a Bélgica nos Fins do Império (1945-1960).” Master’s in History dissertation presented to the NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2025.

Main projects

• Research fellow of the project ‘DecTiL — Auditing Decolonization in Timor-Leste, 1974-82: the Riscado Report‘ — Coordinated by Zélia Pereira and Pedro Aires Oliveira, and funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (2023.10636.25ABR, https://doi.org/10.54499/2023.10636.25ABR). 2025
• Researcher in the project ‘Polícia de Segurança Pública: História e Património’ [Public Security Police: History and Heritage] — Coordinated by Maria Fernanda Rollo (CFE — NOVA FCSH) and funded by PSP.