Round Table V | Session in Honour of Manuel de Lucena

Manuel de Lucena (Lisbon, February 7, 1938 - February 7, 2015) was a social scientist, political actor and writer. In the 1970s, he was a member of the Social Sciences Office, later the Social Sciences Institute, led by Adérito de Sedas Nunes. He was one of the first political scientists to be recognised internationally. He spoke with figures such as Juan Linz, Emilio Gentile and Philippe Schmitter about fascism and corporatism, themes that dominated his later research, which also covered totalitarianism, corporatism and the institutionalisation of Portuguese democracy. As a unique researcher, he led three major research projects: the dismantling of the farmers' guilds (and later the economic coordination bodies), interest associations and decolonisation.

On the 10th anniversary of his death, we will remember his work and his legacy to the social sciences.