On September 29, at 10:00 a.m., the public defense of the doctoral dissertation of candidate Hugo Ferrinho Lopes will take place in the Sala de Atos of the Rectorate of the University of Lisbon.

The candidate will defend the thesis Ties that Bind, Ties that Break: Ideological disagreement and member behavior in parties and youth wings. The defense will also be streamed online via Microsoft Teams.