Boaventura de Sousa Santos

Boaventura de Sousa Santos (born November 15, 1940, in Coimbra, Portugal) is a sociologist, Professor emeritus at the Department of Sociology of the School of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC), Distinguished Legal Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, and Director Emeritus of the Centre for Social Studies (CES) at the University of Coimbra. A Marxist, outspoken sympathizer and avowed supporter of the Bloco de Esquerda party, he is regarded as one of the most prominent Portuguese living left-wing intellectuals. In 2023, after a sexual harassment scandal, he decided to stop his activites at the University of Coimbra in order to allow any investigation. A year after, the Independent Commission of the Centre for Social Studies (CES) at the University of Coimbra confirmed the existence of evidence of abuse of power and sexual harassment at CES. However, it did not make formal accusations about Boaventura de Sousa Santos. Provided by Wikipedia