Seven women have accused Boaventura de Sousa Santos, emeritus professor of Sociology at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, of allegedly harassing them and taking advantage of their work, according to Brazilian investigative website Agência Pública.
The women, who all pursued doctoral degrees or performed academic research under Boaventura’s supervision, made the accusations in a four-and-a-half-hour interview with Mariama Correia, a reporter and editor at the publication.
Boaventura, an influential thinker on globalisation, epistemology and social change, has denied all wrongdoing, adding that he has never been formally accused of any crime. An inquiry opened in April by Portuguese prosecutors is ongoing.
