The Social Observatory of “la Caixa” Foundation announces the opening of a call for proposals to fund research projects that promote innovation and social impact. Proposals must generate new knowledge to broaden our understanding of today’s society’s main challenges, using quantitative methods. Call deadlines and details Submission Process The researchers must submit their application affiliated […]
FCT has launched the Call for Exploratory Research Projects in all scientific fields, with a focus on original projects for early career researchers, or on ideas or concepts with a high degree of innovation that demonstrate disruptive potential compared to previous work by more experienced researchers. The deadline for applications is 25 February at 5pm […]
In December 2024, Ler História journal published its 85th issue, featuring a series of articles and reviews that address central issues such as decolonisation and late colonialism. This issue offers a variety of content, including a thematic dossier, historiographical articles and a series of critical reviews. The thematic dossier, entitled ‘International organisations in the era […]
At the beginning of November, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) released the final results of the Call for the award of Studentships for doctoral research 2024. Iscte Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte) has been selected as the host institution for four individual doctoral scholarships funded by FCT. The aim of these scholarships is […]
Between 13 and 15 November 2024, Iscte hosted the 4th edition of the SSE&Commons conference on ‘Beyond the Decarbonisation Consensus: The Ethics and Practices of Sympoiesis’, organised by CEI-Iscte. The event brought together international experts to explore the concepts of sympoiesis, a system of doing-together that proposes new forms of co-creation between humans and non-humans […]
Researcher Giulia Daniele and PhD student Sophia Kelsch, both from Iscte Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte), recently published the scientific article ‘Beyond online and offline activism: #SaveSheikhJarrah and contemporary resistance in Palestine’ in the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. The article offers an analysis of the interconnections between digital activism and actions on the […]
Researchers Joana Roque de Pinho and Troy Sternberg, leaders of the Mystical Natures project, organised the final MYNA symposium, entitled ‘Pastoralism in transition: Exploring intersections of religious and environmental changes’. The purpose of this event was to bring together the expertise of academics, Maasai pastoralists, NGO professionals and conservation specialists from four continents to reflect […]
Ana Margarida Esteves, researcher at Iscte’s Centre for International Studies, recently published an article in the Community Development Journal entitled ‘Transnational networks of energy communities as counterpower in the European Union renewable energy transition framework’. In this study, Ana Margarida Esteves explores how transnational networks of energy communities in Europe organise themselves to influence EU […]