Maria Raquel Freire
Biography
Maria Raquel Freire, PhD in International Relations from the University of Kent, UK, is researcher at the Centre for Social Studies and Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra. She was the Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence PRONE, and held a Jean Monnet Chair, at the University of Coimbra. She is currently involved in the research projects ProTest (Horizon Europe) and CARSI (Marie Curie Staff Exchange). She was a visiting professor and/or researcher at Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA (FLAD Visiting Professor); Osaka University, Japan; KULeuven, Belgium, among others. Her research interests focus on peace studies, foreign policy, international security, European Union, and Eurasia. She has published extensively on these topics.
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Latest Publications
Book
Freire, Maria Raquel; Santos, Sofia José; Crivelente, Moara Assis; Bezerra, Luiza Almeida (2025), Europeanisation in Debate: Media, Politics and Public Opinion in Portugal. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra
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Freire, Maria Raquel; Fayzulloev, Komron (2025), "Securing the Self: Ontological Security and Energy Relations in EU-Central Asia Engagement after Ukraine", JANUS.NET, e-journal of International Relations, 16, 2, 157-179
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Da Mota, Sarah; Freire, Maria Raquel; Teles Fazendeiro, Bernardo (2025), "A Relação UE-Ásia Central: Novos Desafios Geopolíticos", Nação e Defesa, 171, 169-190
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