José Eduardo Franco

Historian. Full Professor at the Aberta Univ., President of the Board of Centre for Global Studies, President of the Board of the UNESCO Chair for Global Studies and President of the CIPSH Chair for Global Studies (Aberta Univ.). Currently coordinates the Doctoral Program in Global Studies (Aberta Univ.).

Member of the Portuguese Academy of History. Holds a doctorate in History and Civilizations from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales of Paris and a doctorate in Culture from the University of Aveiro, a Master’s Degree in Modern History from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon and a Master’s Degree in Sciences of Education from the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Lisbon.

He has coordinated large-scale research projects such as the Historical Dictionary of Religious Orders, The Complete Works of Father Manuel Antunes in 14 vols., and the Vatican Secret Archives in 3 vols. Among his vast bibliography, we can find in-depth studies on Vieira, the Jesuits and the Marquis of Pombal. He directed, together with Pedro Calafate, a great Luso-Brazilian project named Vieira Global, which includes the publishing of The Complete Works of Father António Vieira in 30 vols., preparing the Dictionary of Father António Vieira and publishing a selection of works of this baroque author in 20 languages of great international circulation. He coordinated, together with Carlos Fiolhais, the project Pioneer Works of Portuguese Culture, which was published by Círculo de Leitores in 30 vols.

He also coordinated the project Culture in Negative, which resulted in the publication of the Dictionary of the Antis: Portuguese Culture in Negative. Like his other projects, the format of this project is already being adapted in other countries. In 2015, he was awarded the Cultural Merit Medal of the Portuguese State, the most important award attributed by the Portuguese Government, in recognition of the services provided to culture and science