bio

Hi! My name is Augusto Sperb Machado. I work as a Senior SNSF Researcher in Political Theory and the History of Political Ideas at the University of Lausanne (UNIL), in Switzerland.

My research interests revolve around normative political philosophy, history of contemporary political ideas, and analytical jurisprudence. Right now, I am working on a SNSF-funded project about the historical origins and development of notions of democratic self-defense, especially militant democracy.

I also work as an ad hoc consultant in human rights law, with an emphasis on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Recently, I have created Caititu.

I hold a double PhD in Politics, with a specialization in political philosophy, from the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris, and in Public Administration from the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP) in Lausanne. Previously, as an Eiffel Excellence Scholar, I obtained a Master's research degree in Politics at the EHESS. I also have a Bachelor of Laws and a Master's degree in Philosophy from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where I was born and raised.

On this website, you will find my academic work here and my curriculum vitae here. There is also some personal stuff here (old pics, facts about me, etc.). (Yet to be updated.)

You can always reach me by e-mail at augusto@machados.org.