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The economist and historian, retired professor from ISEG-ULisboa and researcher at CEsA, Professor Joana Pereira Leite, participated as a guest speaker at the launch of the book Basic Income for Disasters and Climate Change in…

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  Season’s greetings from CEsA and a Joyful 2025! Click here to download our Season’s Greetings postcard. We would like to invite you to subscribe the CEsA Agenda (click here), our weekly newsletter, and to…

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Researchers Ana Mafalda Leite (FLUL/ULisboa and CEsA/CSG/ISEG-ULisboa), Elena Brugioni (UNICAMP), Jessica Falconi (CEsA/CSG/ISEG-ULisboa), and Marta Banasiak (UNICAMP and CEsA/CSG/ISEG-ULisboa) co-author volume 20 of the series Reconfiguring Identities in the Portuguese-Speaking World, published by Peter Lang…

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The poet, Professor at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon (FLUL/ULisboa) and researcher at CEsA (CSG/ISEG-ULisboa), Professor Ana Mafalda Leite, is the author of the poem Tides – Instructive Poems, featured in…

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  CEsA researcher Michel Cahen is a member of the scientific committee for the international conference 50 Years of Independence of the Portuguese Colonies in Africa: Histories, Processes, Legacies, and Memories, which will take place…

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The researcher and Director of CEsA (CSG/ISEG-ULisboa), and professor at ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics and Management (ULisboa), Professor Eduardo Moraes Sarmento, is one of the 50 specialists featured in the book Tourism in…

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Events

Conference ’50 Years of Mozambican Literature' Conference ’50 Years of Mozambican Literature: Trajectories and Creative Practices’
Date: October 9-10, 2025
Venue: To be confirmed (TBC) ...
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Exhibition 'Deconstructing colonialism, Decolonizing... Exhibition 'Deconstructing colonialism, Decolonizing the imagination'
Exhibition: October 29, 2024 to November 2, 2025
Venue: Museu Nacional de Etnologia, Lisbon
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International Colloquium at University of Évora International Colloquium “O Português e as Línguas Nacionais nos Países Africanos e em Portugal (1975-2025). Meio Século do 25 de Abril em Portugal e da Independência das ex-Colónias Africanas”
Date: July 2nd to 4th, 2025
Venue: University of Évora ...
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Publications

The Indian Ocean and the Portuguese-Speaking World: Literary and Cultural Intersections The Indian Ocean and the Portuguese-Speaking World: Literary and Cultural Intersections Abstract:
Working from the premise that the Indian Ocean shapes new transnational imaginative geographies, this volume analyses how visual and written narratives from Lusophone, or rather «Lusotopic», spaces – Portugal, Mozambique, East Timor and Goa – point to productive critical dialogues with existing theories in Indian
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DEZ AR MAR / TEN SEA AIR DEZ AR MAR / TEN SEA AIR View Publication Brief Paper 1/2024: Reposicionamento do activismo político e social em Moçambique: Uma análise conjecturando a eclosão de conflitos sociopolíticos Brief Paper 1/2024: Reposicionamento do activismo político e social em Moçambique: Uma análise conjecturando a eclosão de conflitos sociopolíticos Abstract:
This Brief Paper discusses the repositioning of political and social activism in Mozambique within a context heavily characterised by the active participation of citizens in the 2023 elections, a stark contrast to previous elections, which were largely marked by weak political and social activism. In
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Mundo Crítico n.º 10: Desenvolvimento e paz em tempos de conflitos Mundo Crítico n.º 10: Desenvolvimento e paz em tempos de conflitos Abstract:
In the face of growing polarisation and the proliferation of conflicts worldwide, it is imperative to reflect on the state of the world and seek collective solutions and pathways to peace. Development Cooperation can serve as a means of fostering dialogue and action, playing a
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Mundo Crítico n.º 9: Representações do mundo no mundo das representações Mundo Crítico n.º 9: Representações do mundo no mundo das representações Abstract:
The ninth edition of Mundo Crítico aims to critically analyse issues related to representations of the world and the relationships between the production and construction of visual and written narratives about the “other(s)”. This focus primarily, though not exclusively, stems from the field of “development
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Mundo Crítico n.º 8: A cultura no sonho de justiça e de liberdade Mundo Crítico n.º 8: A cultura no sonho de justiça e de liberdade Abstract:
In a turbulent world, the wisdom of our role models becomes even more crucial. When we recall the teachings of Amílcar Cabral, we realise how the global is intrinsically local. We hear about personality in terms of stance, behaviour, leadership, and charisma. These qualities emerge
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