Leandro de Paula Santos

After a year-long (2014-2015) research experience as a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Leandro de Paula Santos earned his Ph.D. in Media Studies from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 2016. His Ph.D. dissertation explores how Brazilian and North-American societies faced similar challenges regarding religious discourse in public life during the 2000-2010 decade. Since 2017, he has been a Professor at the Federal University of Bahia, where he teaches at the Humanities, Arts, and Science Institute. He supervises research projects at two different Graduate Programs: Social Sciences and Culture and Society. In Salvador, Bahia, he coordinates a project entitled "The Sacred in Action: Religious Pluralism and Human Rights", which has connected students, religious communities, and civil society institutions around the relationships between religion, citizenship, and democracy. He also coordinates a research group certified by the National Council of Research (CNPq) since 2018. His main study, research, and teaching areas are the Sociology of Religion, Moralities, and Public Problems

Doutor em Comunicação pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2016), com estágio de pesquisa (2014-2015) no departamento de Ciências da Religião (Religious Studies) da Universidade da Califórnia, em Santa Barbara (UCSB). É Professor Adjunto da Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), vinculado ao Instituto de Humanidades, Artes e Ciências, e aos Programas de Pós-Graduação Multidisciplinar em Cultura e Sociedade (Pós-Cultura) e em Ciências Sociais (PPGCS). Com o Prof. Dr. João Domingues (Universidade Federal Fluminense), lidera o LOGIN - Grupo de Pesquisa 'Cultura, Política, Lógicas Identitárias e Produtivas', certificado pelo CNPq desde 2018. Tem como foco prioritário de investigação as disputas entre distintos regimes morais e repertórios normativos, privilegiando conflitos que concernem aos temas da religião e do pluralismo democrático. Principais áreas de interesse: religião; moral; sociologia da crítica; problemas públicos