Background
Espada, Joao Carlos was born on March 21, 1955 in Lisbon, Portugal. Son of Joao Mendes and Conceiçao Nuncio Mosqueipa Espada.
political scientist researcher
Espada, Joao Carlos was born on March 21, 1955 in Lisbon, Portugal. Son of Joao Mendes and Conceiçao Nuncio Mosqueipa Espada.
Bachelor in Sociology, University Nova, Lisbon, 1985. Master of Arts in Political Sociology, University Lisbon, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy in Politics, Oxford University, England, 1994.
Assistant professor University Lisbon, 1985-1987, research fellow, since 1987. Professor, director institute political studies Portuguese Catholic University, Lisbon, since 1996. Visiting professor Brown University, 1994-1995, Stanford University, 1995-1996.
Advisory to President Portugal, Lisbon, 1986-1990. Advisory board Gulbencian Institute of Science, Lisbon, since 1998, Institute Education Portugese Catholic University, since 1998. Science coordinator The Democratic Invention, Washington, 1996.
Member steering committee Sedes, Lisbon, 1998. Fellow World Academy Art and Science. Member International Forum Democratic Studies (research council), International Churchill Society, United Oxford and Cambridge University Club.
Married Graça Cordovil, June 4, 1975. Children: Isabel, Diana.