Lisbon will host ECAS 2027 with CEI-Iscte as local host

The 10th European Congress of African Studies (ECAS) took place between 25 and 28 June in Prague, bringing together hundreds of researchers from all over the world dedicated to African studies. Iscte Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte) had a visible presence, with several members of the research team coordinating panels and presenting papers. During the […]

Iscte Launches Observatory of Palestine Studies (OPal)

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 […]

CEI-Iscte Deputy Directors and Scientific Committee assume their duties

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 renews her mandate as Director of CEI-Iscte

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 publish chapter on Angola in international reference book

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 […]

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 […]