Matos, André

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André Matos

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André Matos holds a PhD in International Relations from the New University of Lisbon and currently works as an Invited Assistant Professor at University of Minho and as an Assistant Professor at the Law Department of Portucalense University, where he scientifically coordinates the BA in International Relations and the MA in International Relations and Diplomacy. At the University, André Matos is a Member of the Scientific Council and a Member of the Directive Board of Portucalense Institute for Legal Research. His main research areas are the European Union, democracy, Türkiye and Human Rights. He is a member of the Portuguese Association of Political Science, has various national and international publications, as well as a significant record of participation in scientific events. Afiliação: IJP - Instituto Jurídico Portucalense. DD - Departamento de Direito.

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IJP - Instituto Jurídico Portucalense
O Instituto Jurídico Portucalense (IJP) é um centro de investigação em ciências jurídicas que tem como objetivo principal promover, apoiar e divulgar a investigação científica nessa área do saber produzida na Universidade Portucalense e nos Institutos Politécnicos de Leiria e de Lisboa, suas parceiras estratégicas.

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    The global governance system protecting Human Rights: the case of Türkiye under the European Union and the Council of Europe
    2023-08-18 - Matos, André
    Global protection of Human Rights aims to safeguard the dignity of the human being as such, in an intricate and complex network of International Organisations, States, and other agencies within an anarchic international system. One of the states whose democratic performance has concerned academics the most is the Republic of Türkiye, whose democratic erosion has been a virtually unanimous finding. This paper seeks to evaluate Türkiye’s compliance with Human Rights in 2017, and to compare it with 2007: this 10-year period of analysis will be able to grasp some knowledge on the role of global governance structures in their assessment and promotion. This reflection will be based on a literature review, in addition to the use of official documents such as the European Commission progress reports, Human Rights Watch annual reports, quantitative indicators of various international organizations and the statistics of the European Court of Human Rights. It aims to inductively infer conclusions about the evolution of compliance and respect for Human Rights in Türkiye and to correlate this performance with the course of democratic erosion and the international pressures the State has been going through.
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    The Role of the Military in the Turkish Democracy: Are the Military the Guardians of or a Threat to the Turkish Democracy?
    2013 - Matos, André
    The military have played an influential role in Ottoman/Turkish society since the 13th century – the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey also had a military background. Forming the elite and entrenched in the spirit of Kemalist heritage, they have considered themselves the guardians of secularism and democracy in Turkey since the inception of the Republic. Nevertheless, a particularly ardent pursuit of the defence of these principles very often lead them to relatively direct forms of intervention in political and civil issues with the apparent support of Turks, among whom the military forces are very popular. In regards to the implications for the European Union, however, this situation is not conducive to the consolidation of Turkish democracy and, consequently, for the process of accession. In fact, it creates an outcome, which is diametrically opposed to it, eroding the quality of democracy and perverting this group’s ideology. Bearing in mind the role of the military in the last decades, this paper attempts to analyse this paradox and to understand the evolution of their behaviour, as well as the position of the EU. The intention is also to establish how much an unstable and unpredictable military elite may harm Turkish democracy and its path towards the Union – even though that might not be their intention.
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    EU's democracy promotion in Turkey
    2015 - Matos, André
    The European Union, as a regional actor and an example of stability and well-being, has embraced a set of principles it has stood for and which constitute its own identity. The diffusion of these values among third countries is one of the objectives of EU’s External Policy. Democracy can be found among those principles that are sought to be exported through comprehensive and complex strategies within different frameworks, such as neighbourhood relations, trade partnerships and the accession process. Focusing on the latter, candidates are object of an intensive process of Europeanisation that operates through different mechanisms, like socialisation and conditionality. Turkey, on the other side, has decided to apply for full membership several decades ago and, ever since, it has been object of pressure to Europeanise, which includes improving its unstable democracy. This case, however, is different from all other previous enlargements; for its special socio-cultural and civilisational features, Turkey constitutes a more complex novelty for the European Union. Therefore, this work aims study the influence of the European Union on the democratisation process of Turkey, focusing on the period ranging between 1999, the year the European Council recognised Turkey’s candidacy status, and 2009 that marks the 10-year period of that condition. It is the intention of this project to assess the impact of the European Union at that level through the study of the democratic evolution of the country and its co-relation with some independent variables related to the presence or pressure of the EU. As this is a challenging objective, in order to achieve it, it will require a deep reflection upon the central concepts like democracy and democratic consolidation and a diversified use of methodological techniques, such as statistical analysis and mathematical co-relations, historical analysis, literature review, content analysis and in-depth interviews. This study will privilege a Constructivist approach, emphasising the social construction of reality and the role of the ideational aspects – identity, perceptions.