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Research associate, Catholic University of Angola

Gilson Lázaro is Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at Agostinho Neto University and Research collaboration at the Center for African Studies at the Catholic University of Angola. He did his PhD and Master's at ISCTE-IUL, Portugal. In addition, he serves on the editorial board of the journal Travessia. He teaches Rural Sociology, the Sociology of Everyday Life, and the Sociology of Communication and Media. His research areas are: violence, reconciliation, urban and rural poverty, and the youth subculture of Hip-hop.

Experience

  • 2017–present
    Associate professor, Sociology Department at Agostinho Neto University
  • 2017–present
    Assistant scientist, Center for African Studies at the Catholic University of Angola
  • 2016–2018
    Head of Pedagogical department, Anthropology at Agostinho Neto University
  • 2011–2017
    Assistant lecturer, Anthropology Department at Agostinho Neto University

Education

  • 2017 
    ISCTE-IUL Portugal, PhD Social Science - Sociology/African Studies
  • 2010 
    ISCTE-IUL Portugal, Master in African Studies

Professional Memberships

  • General Council of the Agostinho Neto University
  • Council for the Development of Research in the Social Sciences in Africa (CODESRIA)
  • fiscal council of the International Association of Social Sciences and Humanities in the Portuguese Language (AIPCSHLP)