J Paulo SerraPaulo Serra has a Graduation in Philosophy, and a Master's Degree and a PhD in Communication Sciences. He is Professor at the Department of Communication Sciences of University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal, and researcher in the unit Labcom.IFP,where he coordinates the Communication and Media Group. He is currently the Chairman of Sopcom (Portuguese Association of Communication Sciences). He was the prime investigator of the project 'New media and politics: citizen participation in the websites of Portuguese political parties', funded by the Portuguese Foundation on Science and Technology (FCT), and developed at University of Beira Interior from March 2012 to February 2015. He authored the books Information as Utopia (1998), Information and Sense (2003) and Communication Theory Handbook (2008), and co-authored the book Information and Persuasion on the Web (2009). He has also co-edited several books and authored several book chapters and articles in journals and collective works. Read More Read Less