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Recording of the DS Seminar “Biodiversity Conservation vs Local Development: Mainstreaming biodiversity into the agricultural sector in Mozambique” available on CEsA’s YouTube Channel
The Communication ‘Biodiversity Conservation vs Local Development: Mainstreaming biodiversity into the agricultural sector in Mozambique’ was presented by Dr Máriam Abbas (OMR, Mozambique, and Institute for Natural Resources Technology and Management, Germany) on 8 April…

Discover the PhD in Development Studies
Discover the inter-university PhD programme in Development Studies, the result of a partnership between ISEG and other schools of the University of Lisbon — ICS (Institute of Social Sciences), IGOT (Institute of Geography and Spatial…

May session of the Cinema and Decolonisation Cycle to screen the documentary ‘Omi Nobu’ (‘The New Man’) at ISEG with free admission
The 2024/2025 season of the Cinema and Decolonisation Cycle has been running since November 2024, hosting cineclub-style sessions to explore the legacies and memories of decolonisation. The next session, scheduled for 10 May, will feature…

Development Studies Workshops 2025 | Conflict and Development
The Development Studies Seminars are an initiative that, since 1991, promotes research carried out in the areas of study of the Masters in Development and International Cooperation (MCDI) of ISEG and the PhD Programme in…

Guided Tours of the Exhibition Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonising the Imaginary
The National Museum of Ethnology in Lisbon is organising guided tours of the exhibition Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonising the Imaginary. Portuguese Colonialism in Africa: Myths and Realities, in collaboration with the Executive Committee. The tours take…

Partner with the travelling exhibition ‘Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonising the Imaginary’ to bring this debate to new audiences
The exhibition ‘Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonising the Imaginary. Portuguese Colonialism in Africa: Myths and Realities’ is open to the public until 2 November 2025 in the largest temporary exhibition hall of the National Museum of Ethnology…

#DemocracyinAction! CEsA joins a European consortium in a €3 million Horizon Europe project to investigate political expression and participation through grassroots culture and the arts
The CEsA – Centre for African and Development Studies (ISEG RESEARCH/ISEG – University of Lisbon), under the coordination of Dr. Iolanda Évora and Dr. Jessica Falconi, hosted a group of over 20 European researchers on…

Development Studies Workshops 2025 | Ambiente, Alterações Climáticas e Desenvolvimento
The Development Studies Seminars are an initiative that, since 1991, promotes research carried out in the areas of study of the Masters in Development and International Cooperation (MCDI) of ISEG and the PhD Programme in…

Development Studies Seminars to kick off on 26 February with a series of presentations, workshops, a book launch and international scholars
The Centre for African and Development Studies (CEsA/ISEG RESEARCH/ISEG/Universidade de Lisboa), in collaboration with the coordination of the Masters in Development and International Cooperation (MDCI/ISEG) and the PhD in Development Studies (PDED/Universidade de Lisboa), invites…

Development Studies Book Club on African Literatures celebrates 50 years of African Independences
The CEsA – Centre for African and Development Studies (ISEG Research) will launch its first book club in March 2025, under the Development Studies theme and coordinated by Susana Brissos, assistant Professor at ISEG –…