Assistant Professor, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Portugal.

Ricardo Real P. de Sousa is an Assistant Professor of the Department of International Relations at the Autonomous University of Lisbon (UAL) and integrated researcher at the research center OBSERVARE in Portugal.

PhD in International Relations and Political Sciences from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Erasmus University of Rotterdam (EUR) in the Netherlands (2014). Master of Science in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London (2002). Post-graduation diploma of advanced studies in African Studies from the Lisbon University Institute (2010).