Bruno De Oliveira
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Bruno De Oliveira is a Brazilian-born psychologist, academic, author and local politician based in England. He is a lecturer in psychology at the University of Chichester, where his research concerns community psychology, participatory action research, inequality, homelessness and welfare policy.[1] He has served as a councillor for Hollingdean and Fiveways on Brighton and Hove City Council since 2023.[2]
Education and academic career
De Oliveira moved from Brazil to Brighton in 2007 to study psychology at the University of Brighton. He subsequently undertook postgraduate study in community psychology and doctoral research at the university.[3]
He later became a lecturer in psychology at the University of Chichester. His research examines the relationship between institutional practices, social inequality, welfare systems and psychological distress. His methodological work includes participatory action research, qualitative interviews, photo-elicitation and creative visual methods.[1]
Research and writing
During his postgraduate research, De Oliveira developed a participatory project involving people with experience of homelessness, the charity Emmaus Brighton and Hove, and art students from the University of Brighton. The project used photography and public exhibition to challenge representations of homelessness and involve participants as contributors to the research.[3]
His academic publications have addressed participatory action research, homelessness, Universal Credit and welfare reform. They include a photo-elicitation study of formerly homeless people's experiences of Universal Credit and methodological work examining the advantages, limitations and philosophical foundations of participatory action research.[4][5]
De Oliveira is the author of Austerity, an examination of austerity as an economic and political programme, and The Self-Help Industry, a critique of individualistic approaches to wellbeing and personal development.[6][7]
The Self-Help Industry was reviewed by the independent review publication Facing North.[8] In July 2026, De Oliveira discussed the book and his criticism of the commercial self-help industry on ABC Radio National's Nightlife programme.[9]
Public service and politics
De Oliveira was elected to Brighton and Hove City Council in May 2023. He subsequently chaired the council's Health and Wellbeing Board and represented the council on the Sussex Health and Care Assembly.[10]
In December 2024, he proposed that the council develop a pilot programme providing boxes of essential items to new parents in disadvantaged areas of Brighton and Hove.[11]
De Oliveira resigned from the Labour Party in February 2025 in opposition to reductions in the United Kingdom's international aid budget and initially continued as an independent councillor.[10] Later that year, he questioned the effects of proposed disability-benefit reforms on disabled and chronically ill residents.[12]
In September 2025, he became a trustee of the British Psychological Society.[13]
Selected works
Books
- De Oliveira, Bruno. Austerity. Routledge. ISBN 9781032877358. Search this book on
- De Oliveira, Bruno (2025). The Self-Help Industry: Is the Self-Help Industry Really Helping or Are We Being Misled?. Iff Books. ISBN 9781803419800. Search this book on
Academic articles
- De Oliveira, Bruno (2018). "On the news today: challenging homelessness through participatory action research". Housing, Care and Support. 21 (1): 13–25.
- De Oliveira, Bruno B. (2022). "A photoelicitation exploration on formally homeless people experience with Universal Credit: System error and 'the government don't care'". Journal of Community Psychology. 50 (5): 2458–2474. doi:10.1002/jcop.22789.
- De Oliveira, Bruno (2023). "Participatory action research as a research approach: advantages, limitations and criticisms". Qualitative Research Journal. 23 (3): 287–297. doi:10.1108/QRJ-08-2022-0101.
- De Oliveira, Bruno (2026). "The philosophical foundations of participatory action research: pragmatism, critical theory, constructivism, feminist epistemology and participatory democracy". Qualitative Research Journal. 26 (1): 102–116. doi:10.1108/QRJ-07-2024-0151.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dr Bruno De Oliveira". University of Chichester. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Councillor Bruno De Oliveira". Brighton and Hove City Council. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Reisz, Matthew (25 December 2015). "Working with the homeless can 'generate knowledge for social change'". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ De Oliveira, Bruno B. (2022). "A photoelicitation exploration on formally homeless people experience with Universal Credit: System error and 'the government don't care'". Journal of Community Psychology. 50 (5): 2458–2474. doi:10.1002/jcop.22789. PMID 35001401 Check
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ De Oliveira, Bruno (2023). "Participatory action research as a research approach: advantages, limitations and criticisms". Qualitative Research Journal. 23 (3): 287–297. doi:10.1108/QRJ-08-2022-0101.
- ↑ "Austerity". Routledge. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "The Self-Help Industry". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "The Self-Help Industry: Is the Self-Help Industry Really Helping or Are We Being Misled?". Facing North. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Is the self-help industry really helping". ABC Listen. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Booker-Lewis, Sarah (26 February 2025). "Labour councillor quits party over aid budget cuts". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ Booker-Lewis, Sarah (14 December 2024). "Baby box idea aimed at helping poorest mothers". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ Booker-Lewis, Sarah (9 April 2025). "Former health board chair questions benefits cuts". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Trustees: The British Psychological Society". Register of Charities. Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
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