The Centre for International Studies (CEI) and Centre for Research in Anthropology (CRIA) at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon are pleased to announce the launch of the Observatory for Palestine Studies (Observatório de Estudos da Palestina – OPal). OPal is the first academic initiative of its kind in the European Union dedicated to the interdisciplinary field […]
Following the elections held on 8 April 2025, the new CEI-Iscte Scientific Committee took office on 22 May. Researchers Ana Lúcia Sá, Cátia Miriam Costa and Cristina Sousa are now members of this committee. Researcher Cristina Sousa took office on May 14, before the new composition was formalised. The CEI’s deputy directorate remains unchanged, with […]
Ana Mónica Fonseca began a new mandate as Director of Iscte’s Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte) at a ceremony that took place on 28 April in the Sala de Atos of Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon. The ceremony was attended by Iscte’s Rector, Professor Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues, as well as Vice-Rectors Maria das […]
Researchers Pedro Seabra and Vasco Martins contributed the chapter entitled “Angola“ to The Handbook of African Defence and Armed Forces, published by Oxford University Press in 2025 and edited by Evert Kleynhans and Marco Wyss. The chapter was made available in the online edition of Oxford Academic on 28 February 2025. This publication represents a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]