Dr Joao Almeida

Lecturer - Urban Studies and Social Policy (Urban Studies & Social Policy)

email: Joao.Almeida@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: He/him/his

Biography

I am an interdisciplinary researcher working across critical and social theory, contemporary history, and social and public policy. My work explores the intersections between political thought, critical theory(ies) and societal change. A key example is my first monograph, The Sacralization of Time: Contemporary Affinities between Crisis and Fascism (Palgrave, 2020).

Over the past decade, I have taught at several UK higher education institutions, contributing to programmes in Sociology, Criminology, Public Policy, and Urban Studies. My teaching is informed by a commitment to critical pedagogy and theoretically-driven scholarship.

PhD Supervision Interests

I welcome inquiries from prospective PhD students interested in topics such as:

Contemporary and emerging forms of authoritarian governance and their influence on policymaking;
Decolonial and critical approaches to policymaking and the production of knowledge in policy studies;
The crisis of liberal governance across the North Atlantic region;
Alternative experiences of progressive social change and political resistance and their impact on regime transformation and policy landscapes.

If your research interests align with these areas, or intersect with broader themes in critical policy studies, please feel free to get in touch.

Current Teaching Contributions

Undergraduate

SPP1A – Foundations of Welfare
SPP1B – Understanding Glasgow
Ideological Values

Postgraduate Taught

Researching Public Policy (Convenor)
Evidence, Evaluation and Policy

Research interests

Research groups

Social & Urban Policy
Just Cities & Societies

Publications

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2024

Almeida, João ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0071-3441 (2024) Spilled chalices, storming leopards and the apostates of capital. Irish Journal of Sociology, 32(3), pp. 335-342. (doi: 10.1177/07916035241291632)

2022

Nunes de Almeida, Joao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0071-3441 (2022) The discovery of the population: Calculus and politics in Pombal’s London stay. In: Franco, José Eduardo, Oliveira, Luiz Eduardo and Vogel, Christine (eds.) Between Nero and Prometheus: The Marquis of Pombal and the Emergence of Party History (18th-21st Centuries). Coleção E-Pomb@l ; Editora Criação ; Theya Editores: Vechta ; Lisbon ; Aracaju, pp. 95-110. ISBN 9783000734427

2021

Nunes de Almeida, João ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0071-3441 (2021) Caressing in the age of social immunity: haptics, technology and the sacred. Journal for Cultural Research, 25(3), pp. 252-269. (doi: 10.1080/14797585.2021.1942944)

2020

Nunes de Almeida, João ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0071-3441 (2020) The Sacralization of Time: Contemporary Affinities Between Crisis and Fascism. Series: Radical theologies and philosophies. Palgrave Macmillan: Cham. ISBN 9783030465421 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-46543-8)

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