Francisco Roa Bastos

Francisco Roa Bastos is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. His academic career focuses on European politics and political theory, with particular expertise in European political parties, the sociology of European integration, and the history of political science. He maintains an active research profile with publications spanning from the late 2000s through 2022, including presentations at notable events like the Max Weber Colloque de Cerisy in 2022.

Dr. Roa Bastos completed his Ph.D. in Political Science with research examining how the category of 'political parties at the European level' became inscribed into European Community Law. His doctoral work analyzed both political actor mobilizations and scholarly discourses shaping the concept of European parties since the 1950s. His educational background positioned him to conduct extensive archival research at institutions including the Rockefeller Archive Center.

His research interests span European politics, political legitimacy, and the social history of the social sciences. He examines how political categories emerge and become institutionalized within European governance structures, with particular attention to knowledge production processes. His work often applies sociological approaches to political institutions and engages deeply with Max Weber's theoretical frameworks. A significant portion of his recent research applies archival theory and Foucauldian approaches to understand European governance knowledge construction.

Analysis of his publications reveals consistent focus on European political parties and institutional development, with evolving theoretical sophistication. His work has progressed from examining specific institutional developments (like the recognition of European political parties in the Maastricht Treaty) toward broader theoretical questions about knowledge production in European studies. His 2019 work on the 'European Archive' represents a methodological innovation applying archival theory to European governance studies.

Dr. Roa Bastos has conducted research visits to institutions including CIRHUS and the Rockefeller Archive Center. His work suggests engagement with funding sources from major foundations that support social science research, though specific grant details aren't documented in available sources. He appears to be part of a scholarly network examining European integration from sociological perspectives.

He has collaborated with researchers at CIRHUS and with Antoine Vauchez of the French National Centre for Scientific Research. His research methodology combines historical analysis with sociological approaches, examining how political categories emerge through interactions between academic discourse and political mobilization. He maintains a personal resource site focused on legitimization (www.atelier-legitimation.fr) that complements his academic work.