Research
Current research interests
Foreign policy
Espaço pós-Soviético
Segurança internacional
Peacekeeping and peacebuilding
Research Projects
2023 - 2026 - "CARSI: Caucasus and Central Asia Research Social Innovation: Development Assistance, Innovation and Societal Transformation", coordinated by Abel Polese, sponsored by European Commission.
2022 - 2025 - "WHAT4WHOM: Percepciones de Seguridad en el Escenario de la Pandemia COVID-19", coordinated by Oscar Mateos Martin, Sergio Caballero Santos, sponsored by Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2021, Ministerio de Ciência e Innovación.
2021-11 - 2024-10 - "Mapping & Organizing Research on Dictatorships - Open Access Repository | MORDOR", coordinated by Jeroen Van den Bosch | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland, sponsored by Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership - European Commission.
2021-01-01 - 2024-12-31 - "Mediatized Discourses on Europeanization and Their Representations in Public Perceptions", coordinated by Tanya Lokot, sponsored by European Commission.
2020 - 2023 - "European Network on Teaching Excellence (e-NOTE)", coordinated by Joachim A. Koops, sponsored by Erasmus+ Comissão Europeia.
2020 - 2023 - "Integration of Work-based Learning in Conflict, Peace and Security Studies (IN-COPS)", coordinated by Thorsten Bonacker, sponsored by Erasmus+ Comissão Europeia.
2019 - 2022 - "Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, University of Coimbra", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by European Commission.
Project Partnership:
- Em colaboração com FLUC e FCTUC
2019 - 2022 - "Projeto Erasmus+ Academic Response to Hybrid Threats | WARN", coordinated by Timo Tiihonen, Consórcio liderado pela Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics: NURE, Ucrânia, sponsored by Comissão Europeia.
2018 - 2021 - "Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Eurasian Insights: Strengthening Central Asian Studies in Europe (EISCAS)", coordinated by Jeroen Van den Bosch, Consórcio liderado por Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, sponsored by Comissão Europeia.
2016 - 2019 - "GEO4GER - The Geopolitics of Gas and the Future of Euro-Russian Relation", coordinated by Carla Fernandes, sponsored by FCT.
2016 - 2019 - "Jean Monnet Chair - EU External Relations towards the East.", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by European Commission.
2016 - 2018 - "O encontro do Brasil com Haiti: reconstrução, migração e negritude nas Américas", coordinated by Renata de Melo Rosa (UNICEUB- Brasília), sponsored by Programa de Desenvolvimento Acadêmico Abdias Nascimento.
2015 - 2019 - ""CASPIAN - Around the Caspian: a Doctoral Training for Future Experts in Development and Cooperation with Focus on the Caspian Region" (Marie-Curie Actions: H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014-ETN-SEP-210161673). ", coordinated by Licinia Simão, sponsored by H2020.
2013 - 2017 - "European Identity, Cultural Diversity and Political Change - EuinDepth. International Research Staff Exchange Scheme "IRSES", Consórcio internacional de 15 instituições", coordinated by Voronezh State University, Federação Russa, sponsored by Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities, Comissão Europeia.
2013 - 2016 - "Gobernabilidad, Estabilidad y Desarrollo. Una metodología para la creación de un Modelo de Democracia sostenible", coordinated by Alberto Priego Moreno, sponsored by Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid.
2011-03-01 - 2014-02-28 - "Consolidação da paz e a sua sustentabilidade: as missões da ONU em Timor Leste e a contribuição de Portugal", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by FCT.
2011 - 2012 - "Políticas de Intervenção: Uma Comparação do Envolvimento de Política Externa Alemão e Português na Ásia Central/Sul", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by FCT (Cooperação Portugal - Alemanha DAAD).
Project Partnership:
- Universidade de Marburgo, Alemanha
2010 - 2011 - "Grupo de Estudos sobre Portugal no Conselho de Segurança da ONU (2011-12)", coordinated by Pedro Bacelar de Vasconcelos e Carlos Gaspar, sponsored by Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais (IPRI).
2009-09 - 2010-06 - "Mapping Current Research on EU Peace Missions", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology.
2009 - 2012 - ""Early Warning Systems: from Analysis to Action", Improving Institutional Capacity for early Warning Cluster (IICEW Cluster)", coordinated by Initiative for Peacebuilding (IfP), a Consortium project involving International Alert, Clingendael, Saferworld, Fride, NEP/CES, sponsored by Comissão Europeia.
2009 - 2011 - "Grupo de Estudos sobre o Conceito Estratégico da NATO", coordinated by Carlos Gaspar e Vasco Rato, sponsored by Instituto de Defesa Nacional (IDN), Lisboa.
2009 - 2011 - "Security Studies and Peacebuilding (in Portuguese)", 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, Brazil.
2007-10 - 2008-10 - "Study Group on the Middle East (in Portuguese)", coordinated by Carlos Gaspar, sponsored by Instituto de Defesa Nacional (IDN).
2007 - 2010 - "European Muli-level coordination on the combat against transnational terrorism: the cases of Portugal and Spain (in Portuguese)", coordinated by Ana Paula Brandão, sponsored by FCT.
2007 - 2008 - "Estados Falidos e Reconstrução dos Estados em perspectiva comparada", 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.
2006-06 - 2008-09 - "Great Powers (in Portuguese)", coordinated by Carlos Gaspar, sponsored by Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais (IPRI).
2006-06 - 2007-09 - "Enlargement, Neighborhood and Conflicts: A Changing Europe (in English)", coordinated by André Barrinha, sponsored by Fundação Friedrich Ebert.