Current research interests

Armed Groups

Civil Society

Inclusion

Negotiation and Mediation

Public and Political Communication

Discourse Analysis

Peace Processes

Peacemaking and Peacebuilding

Peace Referendums

Research Projects

2025 - 2031 - "Public Enemies: Transforming Political Discourse in Peace Processes involving Armed Groups", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia.

2018 - 2022 - " A Public Peace Process? Disclosing Cooperation in Peace Negotiations in Colombia and Northern Ireland", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF).

2017 - 2018 - "UN Sanctions with Mediation Project (SMP)", coordinated by Thomas Biersteker, Rebecca Brubaker, and David Lanz, sponsored by United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, Graduate Institute Geneva, Swisspeace.

2012 - 2017 - "Elite Mediation and Grassroots Support for Peace Settlements: Differential Community Support in Cyprus and Northern Ireland ", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia.