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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Political Violence and Popular Culture Lisbon, 20-21 November 2025 – Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon The Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte) at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon is pleased to announce the Political Violence and Popular Culture conference, to be held on 20-21 November 2025, in Lisbon, Portugal. In recent years, the world […]
On March 5, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) launched Notice of the Call and the FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships 2025, in the Regular Line of Application and in a Specific Line of Application in a Non-Academic Environment. Applications will be open from March 17 to April 16, 2025.CEI-Iscte receives expressions of interest for host institution until 20 March. Doctoral Research Grants are […]
We would like to inform you that the Call for Contributions for the 5th International Conference Social Solidarity and the Commons in Lisbon is now open. The conference will take place from the 26th to 28th of November 2025 at the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Iscte) in Lisbon, Portugal, with the main theme “Collapse and regeneration: Community-led initiatives prefiguring liveable futures“. […]