António Costa Pinto is a Professor of Politics at Lusófona University, Campus of Lisbon, and a research professor at the Institute of Social Science, University of Lisbon. His research interests include fascism, democratisation, and political elites. Recent publications include: Looking for a An Authoritarian Third Way in the Era of Fascism. Diffusion, Models and Interactions in Europe and Latin America (2021).

Goffredo Adinolfi is a research Fellow at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology of the University Institute of Lisbon. His research interests are mainly focused on anti-liberal thought, fascism and populism. He is the author of Ai Confini del Fascismo, Propaganda e consenso nel Portogallo salazarista (2007).