E-mail: leonardobsmenezes@gmail.com

Leonardo (Barros da Silva) Menezes is a Brazilian researcher with a strong international academic background in political philosophy and political theory. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Minho (Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society), Portugal, where his research focuses on the intersection between political philosophy of refuge and African political philosophy. He investigates the moral, political and epistemic dimensions of forced migration in the Global South, scrutinizing how the ideas and practices of Global South stakeholders (refugees, migrants, citizens and policy-makers) might reshape normative frameworks and conceptual repertoires that political theorists bring to bear on questions regarding justice and (forced) migration. His academic trajectory reflects a strong commitment to interdisciplinary research and a keen interest in topics such as migration justice, methods in normative theory, epistemic injsutice and religious tolerance. He has recently published ‘Why grateful refugees are epistemically harmed’ in Ethics & Global Politics.

Prior to his doctoral studies, Leonardo completed two master’s degrees: he earned a Master’s degree in Political Theory from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), France, supported by the Émile Boutmy Scholarship; and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, where he was awarded a CAPES scholarship.