The radical-right Chega party enjoyed a sharp rise in support during Portugal's recent parliamentary elections. With European elections coming up in June, Diogo Vieira Ferreira warns that support for Chega is likely to grow yet further
Space technology sees increased use in warfare. This has generated great concern for the European Union’s capacity to maintain a stable space policy. Diogo Vieira Ferreira argues that the effective development of European space policy requires the participation and input of the so-called ‘Outermost Regions’ as strategic actors
European (transnational) political parties have suffered from a lack of political influence in the European Union. Diogo Vieira Ferreira argues that dealing with the EU’s democratic deficit requires higher political (party) competition at the EU level. The direct suffrage of MEPs via transnational lists is an embryonic but required step
PhD Candidate, University of Beira Interior, Portugal, in conjuction with the University of Aveiro, Portugal
Diogo has collaborated on projects related to the European parliamentary elections and the effects of media campaigns on the politicisation of the European Union.
He also writes ocasionally for Diario dos Açores, a regional newspaper from the Azores Islands.
His main areas of research are European election studies, democracy in the European Union and comparative party politics.
