Professor António Teodoro, Director of the Institute of Education at Universidade Lusófona and of CeiED – Interdisciplinary Research Center for Education and Development, published an opinion article in the 9 April 2026 issue of the Portuguese magazine VISÃO.

In the piece, entitled "When Shame Disappears: Education in the Laboratory of the New European Right", the author examines the implications of ongoing political shifts across Europe for the field of education. Drawing on the work of political scientist Vicente Valentim on the erosion of social norms that once constrained the public acceptability of certain positions, António Teodoro analyses the patterns of educational intervention observable in countries where radical right forces have come to power — from the re-nationalisation of curricula to the contestation of critical citizenship education. The article argues that schools have become a central battleground in this dispute, and warns of the risks that certain educational policies pose to the democratic dimension of education.

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