Jason Keith Fernandes

Jason Keith Fernandes is a Goan Writer, Anthropologist and a Postdoctoral researcher at the Centro de Estudos Internacionais – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (CEI-IUL).

Jason has a degree in Law from the National Law School of India University in Bangalore, India. He earned an International Masters in Sociology of Law (Magna cum laude approbatur) from the International Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISJ) in Onati, Spain. He also has a Diploma in Cultural Studies from the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) in Bangalore, India. In 2013, he was awarded a Doctorate in Anthropology from the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL) in Lisbon, Portugal. His thesis was titled "The Citizenship Experiences of Goan Catholics".

Jason's research interests include citizenship, post-colonial theory, and theology. He is a scholar who contributes to The Al-Zulaij Collective. He frequently writes op-eds for several Goan and Indian Newspapers.