Afonso Biscaia

PhD

Hi! I am Afonso Biscaia, a PhD in Comparative Politics. I graduated from the Instituto de Ciências Sociais - Universidade de Lisboa in 2026. My research focuses on populist political communication, media, and trust. I prefer to use digital and qualitative methods. I am open to work.

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Afonso Biscaia

Book Chapter · 2026

Chega's social media presence (2018-2023): Emerging topics and themes wrapped in blatant pliability

Biscaia, A., Salgado, S.

In: J. Carvalho (ed.) Chega - The New Portuguese Far Right

Routledge

Journal Article · 2025

Look at this! Radical right-wing populist information sharing practices on Twitter in Portugal, Spain, and Brazil

Biscaia, A.

International Communication Gazette, Vol. 87, No. 5

DOI

Journal Article · 2024

Shades of incivility in Reddit: a comparison between echo chambers and plural spaces

Salgado, S., Fernandéz-García, B., Biscaia, A.

International Social Science Journal, Vol. 75

DOI

Journal Article · 2024

Assessing the Prevalence and Predictors of Incivility in Online News Comments Across Six Countries

Salgado, S., Zúñiga, H.G., Silva, P.A., Biscaia, A., Coimbra, M.E., Martins, B., Francisco, A.

Journalism Practice, Vol. 18, Vol. 2

DOI

Report · 2024

The 2024 European Election and right-wing populism in Portugal

Biscaia, A., Salgado, S.

In: G. Ivaldi, E. Zankina (eds.) 2024 EP Elections Under the Shadow of Rising Populism

DOI

Book Chapter · 2024

A importância das palavras e dos tópicos: uma análise do Chega no Twitter

Salgado, S., Biscaia, A.

In: M. Camerlo, J.G. de Lima, L. Hanenberg, D. Pimenta, T. Ruel (eds.) Portugal Ingovernável? Da maioria absoluta à absoluta minoria

Imprensa de Ciências Sociais

Book Chapter · 2023

The old meets the new: 'old' political communication concepts in a 'new' social media era

Salgado, S., Biscaia, A., Papathanassopoulos, S.

In: S. Salgado, S. Papathanassopoulos (eds.) Streamlining Political Communication Concepts: Updates, Changes, Normalcies. Springer Studies in Media and Political C[...]

DOI Springer

Report · 2023

The Russia-Ukraine War and the Far Right in Portugal: Minimal Impacts on the Rising Populist Chega Party

Biscaia, A., Salgado, S.

In: G. Ivaldi, E. Zankina. (eds.) The Impacts of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Right-Wing Populism in Europe

DOI

Encyclopedia Entry · 2023

The ethnic heritage of party politics and political communication in lusophone African countries

Salgado, S., Biscaia, A.

In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication

DOI

Book Chapter · 2022

Placing the Portuguese Radical Right-Wing Populist Chega Into Context: Political Communication and Links to French, Italian, and Spanish Right-Wing Populist Actors<[...]

Biscaia, A., Salgado, S.

In: D. Palau-Sampio, G. Lopéz Garcia, L. Ianelli (ed.) Contemporary Politics, Communication and the Impact on Democracy

DOI IGI

Education

2026 PhD in Comparative Politics
Instituto de Ciências Sociais - Universidade de Lisboa
2019 MSc in European Studies, Universidade Aberta
2014 BSc in Sociology, Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra

Publications

2026 Biscaia, A., Salgado, S. "Chega's social media presence (2018-2023): Emerging topics and themes wrapped in blatant pliability." In: Carvalho, J. (ed.) Chega The New Portuguese Far Right. Abingdon: Routledge
2025 Biscaia, A. "Look at this! Radical right-wing populist information sharing practices on Twitter in Portugal, Spain, and Brazil" International Communication Gazette, 87(5). DOI: 10.1177/17480485241290118
2024 Salgado, S., Fernández-García, B., Biscaia, A. "Shades of incivility in Reddit: a comparison between echo chambers and plural spaces" International Social Science Journal. 75. 61-80 DOI: 10.1111/issj.12536
2024 Salgado, S., Biscaia, A., Coimbra, M.E., Martins, B., Francisco, A. "Assessing the Prevalence and Predictors of Incivility in Online News Comments Across Six Countries. Journalism Practice, 18(2). 224-241. DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2023.2246431
2024 Biscaia, A., Salgado, S. "The 2024 European Election and right-wing populism in Portugal" In: G. Ivaldi, E. Zankina (eds.) 2024 EP Elections Under the Shadow Rising Populism. 308-319. Brussels: European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS). DOI: 10.55271/rp0080
2024 Salgado, S. Biscaia, A., "A importância das palavras e dos tópicos: uma análise do Chega no Twitter." In: M. Camerlo, J.G. de Lima, L. Hanenberg, D. Pimenta, T. Ruel (eds.) Portugal Ingovernável? Da maioria absoluta à absoluta minoria. 75-78. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais
2023 Salgado, S. Biscaia, A., Papathanassopoulos, S. "The old meets the new: 'old' political communication concepts in a 'new' social media era." In: S. Salgado, S. Papathanassopoulos (eds.) Streamlining Political Communication Concepts: Updates, Changes, Normalcies. Springer Studies in Media and Political Communication. 1-12. Cham: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-45335-9_1
2023 Biscaia, A., Salgado, S. "The Russia-Ukraine War and the Far Right in Portugal: Minimal Impacts on the Rising Populist Chega Party." In: G. Ivaldi, E. Zankina (eds.) The Impacts of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Right-Wing Populism in Europe. 234-249. Brussels: European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS). DOI: 10.55271/rp0026
2022 Biscaia, A., Salgado, S. "Placing the Portuguese Radical Right-Wing Populist Chega Into Context: Political Communication and Links to French, Italian, and Spanish Right-Wing Populist Actors. In: D. Palau-Sampio, G. Lopéz Garcia, L. Ianelli (eds.) Contemporary Politics, Communication and the Impact on Democracy. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8057-8.ch013

Awards & Grants

2025 ERICS - Estímulo e Reconhecimento à Internacionalização em Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa
2024 Social Science Computer Review Peer Reviewer Award (Spring), Social Science Computer Review
2024 ERICS - Estímulo e Reconhecimento à Internacionalização em Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa
2023 ERICS - Estímulo e Reconhecimento à Internacionalização em Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa
2021 PhD Fellowship: https://doi.org/10.54499/2021.07542.BD, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021 Academic Merit Award - Excellent , Universidade Aberta

Teaching

2026 Digital Methods and Migrations, Instituto de Ciências Sociais - Universidade de Lisboa
2018-2025 Tutor - Universidade Aberta
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