Palestine is a Global Issue: Situating the Genocide and Beyond is an international conference that brings together scholars, activists, and practitioners to critically examine the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the escalating colonial violence across the West Bank within a broader historical, political, and global framework. Over the last two years, these events have been widely […]

The next China Studies Seminar will take place on May 20, 2026, and will focus on the theme “Between Aspiration and Rejection: Class, Gender, and Alternative Futures Among Chinese International Students,” in an online format. LINK TEAMS https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/358231444882315?p=RmurgRKciKqBaPCIyb ABSTRACT This webinar draws on my previous and ongoing research on the gendered mobility of Chinese female […]

The Doctoral Colloquium of the School of Sociolody and Public Policy at Iscte returns for its 12th edition, taking place from May 25th to 27th, 2026. This event brings together ongoing research developed within the doctoral programs of the School´s two research centers – CIES Iscte and CEI Iscte – providing a dedicated space for […]

The Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte), in partnership with the IPSA Research Committee on Visual Politics (RC04), is organizing a three‑day international workshop dedicated to the visual politics of protest. The event brings together researchers, academics, artists, journalists, and activists to explore how images, symbols, signs, and performances shape public and political understandings of contemporary […]

The 19th EISA Pan-European Conference on International Relations (PEC 2026) will take place at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, from 1 to 4 September 2026, bringing together scholars and practitioners from across Europe and beyond for one of the most important annual gatherings in the field of International Relations. In 2026, EISA’s flagship conference […]