Portugal in Cultural War: Racism, Security, and the Social Contract at Stake

PORTUGAL IS FACING HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY AFTER A YOUNG, INEXPERIENCED POLICEMAN FATALLY SHOT ODAIR MONIZ, A BLACK MAN, UNDER DUBIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS INCIDENT HAS REIGNITED LONGSTANDING DEBATES ABOUT STRUCTURAL RACISM AND REVEALED DEEP-SEATED CULTURAL AND SOCIAL DIVIDES, EXPOSING UNRESOLVED ISSUES AROUND RACE, SECURITY, AND THE STATE’S ROLE. REFLECTING JAMES DAVISON HUNTER’S CONCEPT OF “CULTURE WARS,” THESE MORAL CONFLICTS HAVE DEEPENED INTO SOCIETAL DIVISIONS THAT ERODE SHARED VALUES. PORT...