Adel Igor Pausini

Adel Igor Pausini is a sociologist, researcher, and Professor at Lusófona University, where he directs the Master's in Sociomuseology since January 2023. He is also member of the Coordinating Committee of the UNESCO Chair 'Education, Citizenship and Cultural Diversity' and researcher at Fondacion Marguerite et Aimé Maeght.

• PhD in Museology (Lusófona University)
• Post-Doctorate in Sociology of Culture (Université Côte d'Azur)
• Doctoral Candidate in History (Interuniversity Program: University of Lisbon, Catholic University of Portugal, University of Évora, University Institute of Lisbon)

His research spans sociology of culture, sociomuseology, museology and development, theory of the state and elites, public policies, and decoloniality. Recent work examines ecomuseums, kinship politics, and cultural democratization.

Publications include critical analyses of museum modernization, intangible heritage, and information ethics, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with decolonial frameworks and institutional critique.

He contributes to cultural initiatives through curated exhibitions like Hip-Hop: (About) Living, Resisting and Liberating (2025) and anniversary commemorations of Portugal's 1974 revolution.