Maria Paula Nunes dos Santos Gonçalves de Oliveira has a degree in Law (1985) at Lusíada University of Lisbon. She holds a Master’s degree in Intercultural Relations (Universidade Aberta, 2004) and a Ph.D. in Intercultural Relations (2022). She works in the fields of Social Sciences, with an emphasis on Law and the Sociology of Migration, focusing on topics such as Immigration, Nationality, and Strategic Citizenship.