Eurídice Monteiro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Furtardo and the second or paternal family name is Monteiro.
Eurídice Monteiro
Alma materHarvard Kennedy School
Bridgewater State University
University of Coimbra (PhD)
OccupationsPolitical scientist, sociologist, newspaper columnist, feminist writer and politician
EmployerUniversity of Cape Verde
Organization(s)The International Association of Social Sciences and Humanities in Portuguese Language
Websitehttps://www.euridicemonteiro.com/

Eurídice Furtardo Monteiro is a Cape Verdean political scientist, sociologist, writer and politician. She served as Secretary of State for Higher Education in the Government of Cape Verde from May 2021 to February 2025. Her novels are released under the name "Eurydice."

Biography

Monteiro studies a diploma in Education at the Harvard Kennedy School of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, and a diploma in Public Management at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States. She was awarded a scholarship from the Portuguese government and studied an undergraduate degree at the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.[1] She then studied a PhD in sociology at the same institution.[2]

Monteiro is Professor and Researcher in Political and Social Studies at the University of Cape Verde. She was president of The International Association of Social Sciences and Humanities in Portuguese Language (Portuguese: Associação Internacional De Ciências Sociais E Humanas Em Língua Portuguesa, AILPcsh).[3] In 2023, she presided over the second Interregional Pan-African Conference of Scientific and Plurilingual Africa, AUF (French: Agence universitaire de la Francophonie).[4]

Monteiro served as Secretary of State for Higher Education in Cape Verde from May 2021 to February 2025.[1][5] While in post, she aimed to improve conditions for scientific research[1] and to strengthen language skills in English and French.[6] The position of Secretary of State for Higher Education was abolished by the government in February 2025.[7][8]

Writing

Monteiro has written political commentary and has produced both fictional books and academic research publications. Her novels are released under the name "Eurydice."[9]

In 2009, Monterio released the book Women, democracy and post-colonial challenges: an analysis of women's political participation in Cape Verde (Portuguese: Mulheres, democracia e desafios pós-coloniais : uma análise da participação política das mulheres em Cabo Verde), highlighting the underrepresentation of women in decision-making in the country and the achievements of women in the field.[10] In 2015, she released the book Between the Lords of the Islands and the Discontented: Identity, Class and Gender in the Structuring of the Political Field in Cape Verde (Brazilian Portuguese: Entre os Senhores das Ilhas e as Descontentes: Identidade, Classe e Género na Estruturação do Campo Político em Cabo Verde).[11] In 2019, she released the book The Praise of Democracy (Portuguese: O elogío da democracia).[12][13]

In 2021, Monteiro released the novel The Beach of Clandestine Love (Portuguese: A Praia dos Amores Clandestinos).[9] This was followed by her 2025 novel Somewhere (Brazilian Portuguese: Em Algum Lugar), which explores the rise of artificial intelligence, the use of digital technologies and the democratization of higher education.[14]

In 2025, Monteiro released the bilingual theatre play Pai di Fidju and Women of Steel (Portuguese: Pai di Fidju ku Mudjeris di Txunbu), which included both Cape Verdean Creole and French, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the independence of Cape Verde from colonial rule by Portugal.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b c Marques, Fabrício (2025). "Cape Verdean researcher warns of the dangers of inequality in research networks". Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Eurídice Monteiro é candidata ao cargo de reitora da UNICV". Santiago Editora (in Portuguese). 30 November 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  3. ^ Arantes, José Tadeu. "'Africa needs to be recognized as a producer of knowledge and interpretations of the world'". AGÊNCIA FAPESP. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  4. ^ Marçal, Vlademiro (13 April 2023). "Eurídice Monteiro preside abertura II edição Conferência Inter-regional Pan-Africana da AUF - África Científica e Plurilingue - Governo de Cabo Verde". Governo de Cabo Verde (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Secretária de Estado do Ensino Superior". Governo de Cabo Verde (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  6. ^ Macedo, Maria Jose (13 April 2023). "Eurídice Monteiro diz que país precisa reforçar competências linguísticas nas línguas inglesa e francesa". Balai (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Cabo Verde: PM announces government reshuffle". AMAN. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Eurico Monteiro appointed minister in government reshuffle leaves Cape Verde embassy in Portugal". Brava News. 4 February 2025. Archived from the original on 10 November 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  9. ^ a b Mendes, Dulcina. ""Creio que este romance é mais um pilar na construção de um imaginário de mulheres fortes", Eurídice Monteiro". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  10. ^ Revista de estudos Cabo-verdianos (in Brazilian Portuguese). CNI-UNI-CV. 2008. p. 9.
  11. ^ Andrade, Alvaro Ludgero (21 May 2015). "Instituições políticas cooptam actores sociais em Cabo Verde, diz socióloga". Voice of America (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Eurídice Monteiro apresenta na Praia livro de crónicas "O Elogio da Democracia"". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 5 May 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Eurídice Monteiro lança livro "O Elogío da Democracia"". RTC (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Eurídice Monteiro lança livro "Em Algum Lugar" - Voz do Archipelago" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  15. ^ ""Pai di fidju ku mudjeris di txunbu" é o novo livro de Eurídice Monteiro". Santiago Editora (in Portuguese). 25 November 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  16. ^ Mendes, Dulcina (5 December 2025). "Eurídice Monteiro no Expresso das Ilhas". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2026.
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