José Pedro Zúquete

Visiting Scholar
Researcher
Political Science

Contact Information
Phone: (617) 495-4303 x238
E-Mail: zuquete@fas.harvard.edu





Biographical Statement

Zúquete is a researcher in political science. He received a PhD from the University of Bath (UK) and was a visiting scholar at Boston University. His previous work dealt with modernism and fascism, while his current focus is on how contemporary neo-populist movements (especially in Europe) mobilize a "religious" sensibility in their followers by conjuring nationalist myths, rituals, and visions of a new dawn. He argues that these sacralized forms of Western political organization are becoming stronger in reaction to perceived threats to national identity, such as globalization, encounters with Islam, and the pervasive influence of the European Union. Zúquete will be in residence at CES for the academic year 2006-2007.