Governing Bodies
Board of Directors
Director
António Sousa Ribeiro has been a researcher at CES since his foundation in 1978 and is a full professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra (FLUC), where he has held several positions and is currently coordinator of the CES/UC PhD programmes in «Discourses: Culture, History and Society» and «Post-Colonialisms and Global Citizenship». He has researched and published extensively on topics of German literature, comparative literature, literary theory, cultural studies and postcolonial studies, studies on Modernism and topics of violence, culture and identities.
Vice-Directors
Executive Director
The Board of Directors is composed of three full members appointed by the General Assembly, serving three-year terms. Currently, it is made up of: António Sousa Ribeiro (Director), Lina Coelho, Mónica Lopes and Rui Lobo (Vice-Directors). Rita Pais was appointed Executive Director. The Board of Directors is responsible for the general governance of the institution and for its legal and institutional representation; implementation of the broad guidelines issued by the General Assembly and the Scientific Board; coordination and supervision of administrative and technical support services for research (human resources, maintenance, financial and administrative, etc.); and submission of annual reports (Activity and Accounting) to the General Assembly.
Scientific Board
President
Vice-Presidency
The Scientific Board is currently presided by Ana Cordeiro Santos, being Ana Raquel Matos, Fernando Fontes, Marta Araújo e Paulo Providência as Vice-presidents. The Scientific Board deliberates on all issues related to the research activities of CES, including the definition of criteria and priorities for the recruitment of researchers. The Scientific Board operates through Plenary Sessions comprising all PhD associates, a representative of non-PhD associates, a representative of postdoctoral fellows and a representative of the junior researchers in standing committee. The Standing Committee of the Scientific Board consists of 25 PhD associates, including ex-officio and peer-elected members, a representative of non-PhD associates, a representative of postdoctoral fellows and a representative of the junior researchers. The current composition of the Standing Committee is the following:
General Assembly
President
Vice-President
Secretary
The Researchers General Assembly comprises all researchers and decides on the Centre’s major activities guidelines, discusses and approves the annual budget, assesses the financial and activities reports presented by the Board of Directors and decides on the admission of new members. Presently, it is Presided ex-officio by the Rector of the University of Coimbra, Amílcar Falcão, holding as Vice-president Antonieta Reis Leite and Secretary Susana de Noronha.
Audit Committee
President
Member
The Audit Committee is composed of: Miguel António Fareleiro Castanheira as President and José Manuel Mendes and Conceição Gomes as Members. It monitors the budget implementation, gives feedback on management tools, examines the accounts and issues opinions on the annual Financial Report.
Director Emeritus
Boaventura de Sousa Santos is now Director Emeritus of the Centre for Social Studies, having served as its Director since its foundation in 1978 to April 2019, and continues to sustain a strong and dynamic research activity, of great international recognition, in areas as diverse as epistemologies of the South, sociology of law, postcolonial theory, democracy, interculturality, globalisation, social movements, human rights. His work has been published in multiple languages.