Current research interests

Direitos Humanos e processos de construção de paz; missões de paz e intervencionismo humanitário

Research Projects

2025-01 - 2028-01 - "Exploring Transnational Challenges: Climate Change, Migration, and Energy Insecurity in the Mediterranean (TRACHMED)", coordinated by Erhan Dogan, sponsored by HORIZON-MSCA-2023-SE-01-01.

2023 - 2025 - "CARSI", coordinated by Abel Polese, sponsored by Comissão Europeia.

2021 - 2022-07-31 - "A participação de Portugal em missões internacionais: o contributo da Política de Defesa Nacional para o interesse nacional e a segurança internacional, Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra", coordinated by Vanda Amaro Dias, sponsored by Ministério da Defesa Nacional.

2020 - 2023 - "Projecto Erasmus+: "Measuring and Comparing Achievements of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education in Europe - Extension" (CalohEx). ", coordinated by Robert Wagenaar - University of Groeningen, sponsored by Comissão Europeia.

2020 - 2023 - "Projeto Erasmus+: European Network on Teaching Excellence. Project acronym: e-NOTE (KA203-3C88622A)", coordinated by Joachin Kooks, sponsored by Comissão Europeia.

2020 - 2023 - "Projeto Erasmus+: Integration of Work-based Learning in Conflict, Peace and Security Studies ( IN-COPS)/ KA203-18D4E1BE)", coordinated by Maria Raquel Freire, sponsored by Comissão Europeia.

2019-11 - 2022-11 - "Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence 'Peace Relations, Ontologies and Narratives in Europe: EU and its Eastern Neighbours' (PRONE), 611269-EPP-1-2019-1-PT-EPPJMO-CoE, University of Coimbra.", coordinated by Maria Raquel Freire, sponsored by Comissão Europeia.

2019 - 2022 - "Centro de Excelência Jean Monnet - FEUC", coordinated by Maria Raquel Freire, sponsored by Comissão Europeia.

2017 - 2019 - "CONSTRUCCIÓN DE LA PAZ CRÍTICA: MARCO CONCEPTUAL Y METODOLÓGICO PARA UNA COOPERACIÓN VASCA SENSIBLE AL CONFLICTO", coordinated by Karlos Pérez de Armiño, sponsored by Agência Vasca de Cooperación (Espanha.
    Project Partnership:
              - UPV- Hegoa

2015-01-01 - 2018-12-31 - "Around the Caspian: a Doctoral Training for Future Experts in Development and Cooperation with Focus on the Caspian Region", coordinated by Vários, sponsored by EU Commission.

2015 - 2018 - "O ENCONTRO DO BRASIL COM HAITI: RECONSTRUÇÃO, MIGRAÇÃO E NEGRITUDE NAS AMÉRICAS", coordinated by Renata de Melo Rosa, sponsored by Programa de Desenvolvimento Acadêmico Abdias Nascimento..

2014-04-01 - 2015-04-01 - ": "Respostas públicas e privadas à falta de pagamento dos serviços de abastecimento de água: o caso Português'", coordinated by Paula Duarte Lopes, sponsored by FCT.

2012 - 2013 - " 'Emerging Powers'", coordinated by José Manuel Pureza, sponsored by NOREF- Norwegian Peacebuilding Center.

2010 - 2012 - ""Ajuda Humanitária e Política Internacional: novos enfoques"", coordinated by Reginaldo Mattar Nasser, sponsored by Programa de Cooperação em Matéria de Ciências Sociais para os Países da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, CNPq, Brasil.

2009 - 2013 - "2009 - 2013 - "Direito humano à água: lógica e implementação", financiado por xx. ", coordinated by Paula Duarte Lopes, sponsored by xx.

1-2-24 - 31-1-27 - "CO3 COntinuous COnstruction of resilient social COntracts through societal transformations", coordinated by Cristiano Gianolla e Vanda Amaro Dias, sponsored by Comissão Europeia.

Networks

Humanitarian Net - EDEN Parceiros da Rede: - University of Bradford - University of Kent - University of Limerick - Deusto University - Utrecht University - Uppsala University - University of Leuven - Graz University - Bochum University - Sabanci University - University of Derby - University of Ulster