José Manuel Pureza

José Manuel Pureza is a Doctor in the Sociology of International Relations by the Universidad de Coimbra. He is professor of International Relations and director of the Doctoral Program in International Politics and Conflict Resolution at the abovementioned university. He is a researcher at the Center of Social Studies at the Universidad de Coimbra, where he coordinates the Nucleus of Studies for Peace. He is the author of the book El patrimonio común de la humanidad. Hacia un derecho internacional de la solidaridad? (Madrid, Trotta, 2003) and Para uma cultura da paz (Coimbra, Edições Quarteto, 2001), among others, as well as co-editor of the books Before Emergency: Conflict Prevention and the Media (Bilbao, Universidad de Deusto, 2003, with M. Aguirre and F. Ferrándiz), Fogo sobre os media! Informação, conhecimento e crítica em conflitos armados (Coimbra, Quarteto, 2003, with F. Ferrándiz), and La protección internacional de los derechos humanos en los albores del Siglo XXI. At present, he is a parliamentary representative and speaker for the Bloco de Esquerda in Portugal.