CEI guarantees funding for 4 doctoral scholarships approved by FCT

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 […]

CEI organises the 4th edition of the Social Solidarity Economy and the Commons conference

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 […]

CEI-Iscte researchers publish study on contemporary resistance in Palestine

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 […]

MYNA Project Final Symposium: A Global Reflection on Pastoralism and Religious and Environmental Change

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 […]

CEI-Iscte researcher publishes article on the role of energy communities in the European Union’s energy transition

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 […]

CEI-Iscte nominates new deputy director to join the Board

The director of Iscte’s Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte) has appointed a new deputy director, researcher Pedro Seabra, who will join the current board, composed by Ana Mónica Fonseca (director) and Giulia Daniele (deputy director). This nomination reinforces the commitment to academic excellence and interdisciplinary research on topics of global relevance and arises from the […]

European Researchers’ Night | September 27

The Center for International Studies (CEI-Iscte) was present at the European Researchers’ Night, which took place on September 27, 2024, at the National Museum of Natural History and Science.   In this edition of ERN, dedicated to Science for Global Challenges, CEI-Iscte was present with two activities, one linked to Sustainability in Green Spaces and […]

Final Conference of the project HOME – How Members of Parliament in Africa Represent their Constituencies

On September 10, the Final Conference was held as part of the HOME Project – How Members of Parliament in Africa Represent their Constituencies, funded by the FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology ((PTDC/CPO-CPO/4796/2020), with the Center for International Studies of Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon and the Institute of Social Sciences of […]