Sociologist, Assistant Professor of the Department of Sociology, University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) and Researcher of the Center for Research and Sociology Studies (CIES-IUL), University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL). PhD in Political and Social Sciences by the European University Institute, Florence-Italy under the guidance of Professor Klaus Eder of the University of Humboldt (Berlin) (2000). Evidence of Pedagogical Aptitude and Scientific Capacity at the Higher Institute of Labor and Enterprise Sciences (ISCTE) (1990). Degree in Sociology from the Higher Institute of Labor and Enterprise Sciences (ISCTE) (1981). Research Areas: Rural Sociology, Sociology of Environment, Social Movements and Collective Action