CEI obtains Excellent rating in FCT evaluation

Iscte’s Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte) was rated Excellent in the evaluation of Research and Development Units (R&D) 2023/2024, promoted by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). This result is an important recognition of the work carried out over the last few years in a consistent and rigorous manner, affirming CEI as a national […]

Ler História returns to Q1 in the Scimago SJR ranking

The journal Ler História was once again ranked in the first quartile (Q1) of the international Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), reaffirming its position among the most prestigious scientific publications in the field of History. This is the second year in a row – and the third in the journal’s history – that Ler […]

CALL FOR PAPERS – Cadernos de Estudos Africanos n.50

The journal Cadernos de Estudos Africanos announces the opening of a call for papers dedicated to the theme ‘Sound Revolutions’, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the independence of Guinea-Bissau in 1973, and Mozambique, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Angola in 1975. The concept of ‘sound revolutions’ is understood as polysemic and can encompass […]

Researcher Cátia Miriam Costa with new article on the evolution of Africa-EU relations

CEI-Iscte researcher Cátia Miriam Costa co-authored the article ‘Evolving Africa-EU relations: Changes in discourse from the Cotonou Agreement to the Samoa Agreement’, published in the Canadian Journal of African Studies, with Li Yichao. The article analyses the transformation of political discourse in relations between the European Union and the states of the Organisation of African, […]

Researchers publish article on Palestinian Hunger Strikes in the Israeli Colonial and Prison System

Researchers Giulia Daniele and João Borralho have published a new academic article entitled Palestinian Hunger Strikers in the Israeli Settler-Colonial and Carceral System: Uniting Inside and Outside Resistance, Local and Transnational Solidarity. The study was published in the Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies and addresses the interconnection between hunger strikes by Palestinian political […]

Call for Papers – LPAZ Forum 2025 | ATLANTIC BRIDGES: Culture, Politics and Knowledge

The LPAZ Forum announces its sixth edition with the International Conference “Atlantic Bridges: Culture, Politics and Knowledge”, to be held from September 1st to 3rd, 2025, on the island of Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal. Bridging the Atlantic has been one of the most significant undertakings over the last six centuries, with global implications. This conference seeks […]

CEI-Iscte hosted the Ecoprise project consortium meeting in Lisbon

On 11 and 12 March, the Ecoprise – Future-oriented social entrepreneurship through Ecovillage Design project consortium met at Iscte in Lisbon for two intensive days of work as part of the second Transnational Project Meeting (TPM). The meeting took place in Building 4, dedicated to research, where the project partners focussed on the development of […]