top of page

Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial Studies

OUR PRIORITIES

Our research agenda is focused on 6 research themes through which we seek to advance a comprehensive understanding of contemporary social challenges

LATEST NEWS

Event

Seminar Series on Political Economy – Spring 2026: Session #5 with Benjamin Braun

News

'Powerpoint: a hydroelectric inventory', by Eduardo Corales, published by EXEMPLO Books

Event

Seminar 'AI and Job Quality in Italian Contact Centers', with Lisa Dorigatti

Event

Open lecture of the Doctoral Programme in Urban Studies, featuring Professor Tugce Sanli

Media

Nuno Bento on the energy crisis and ecological transition, on the 'Money, Money, Money' podcast by the Expresso newspaper

News

'Critical spatial agency in public space: towards a framework for collaboration and contestation through curatorial spatial practice': an article by Elian Stefa

Event

Seminar Series on Political Economy – Spring 2026: Session #5 with Benjamin Braun

News

'Powerpoint: a hydroelectric inventory', by Eduardo Corales, published by EXEMPLO Books

Event

Seminar 'AI and Job Quality in Italian Contact Centers', with Lisa Dorigatti

Event

Open lecture of the Doctoral Programme in Urban Studies, featuring Professor Tugce Sanli

Media

Nuno Bento on the energy crisis and ecological transition, on the 'Money, Money, Money' podcast by the Expresso newspaper

News

'Critical spatial agency in public space: towards a framework for collaboration and contestation through curatorial spatial practice': an article by Elian Stefa

Event

19/05/2026

News

19/05/2026

Event

19/05/2026

Event

18/05/2026

Media

18/05/2026

News

18/05/2026

Event

Seminar Series on Political Economy – Spring 2026: Session #5 with Benjamin Braun

19/05/2026

The upcoming session "The fearful Fed: Fifty years of policing employment and fiscal policy", presented by Benjamin Braun (London School of Economics and Political Science), will take place on 28 May 2026, at Iscte, Building 4, Auditorium A306, at 18:00.

News

'Powerpoint: a hydroelectric inventory', by Eduardo Corales, published by EXEMPLO Books

19/05/2026

Following the successful defence of his doctoral thesis, DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Eduardo Corales has recently published a selection of his findings in the volume POWERPOINT: a hydroelectric inventory, issued by EXEMPLO Books.

Event

Seminar 'AI and Job Quality in Italian Contact Centers', with Lisa Dorigatti

19/05/2026

On 8 June, from 17:00 to 19:00, in the Silva Leal Auditorium, Building 3, Iscte, the seminar “AI and Job Quality in Italian Contact Centers: The Role of Workplace Regimes and Trade Union Power Resources” will take place, with Lisa Dorigatti, Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the Università degli Studi di Milano.

Event

Open lecture of the Doctoral Programme in Urban Studies, featuring Professor Tugce Sanli

18/05/2026

Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa will host an Open Lecture of the PhD Programme in Urban Studies (a joint degree between Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and NOVA-FCSH) on May 26th, at 18:00 (6:00 p.m.) in Auditorium C1.04, Building 2 of Iscte.

Media

Nuno Bento on the energy crisis and ecological transition, on the 'Money, Money, Money' podcast by the Expresso newspaper

18/05/2026

The energy crisis should serve to accelerate the ecological transition and revise transport policy, according to DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Nuno Bento. However, that is not what is happening.

News

'Critical spatial agency in public space: towards a framework for collaboration and contestation through curatorial spatial practice': an article by Elian Stefa

18/05/2026

The article 'Critical spatial agency in public space: towards a framework for collaboration and contestation through curatorial spatial practice', authored by DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Elian Stefa has been published by Taylor & Francis.

SCIENTIFIC
OBSERVATION
STRUCTURES

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
OBSERVATORY

The Observatory focuses on three key areas: youth unemployment, quality of youth employment, and labour market policies targeting young workers. Its main goal is to produce impactful publications—such as reports and policy briefs—and to provide regularly updated, accessible data for informed societal and policy discussions.

HABIDATA - Housing Observatory

The Observatory investigates current housing transformations, emphasizing production systems, affordability, housing conditions—especially indecent housing—and policies. It bridges academic research with policy and community involvement. Guided by a multidisciplinary team, it addresses a national gap and supports evidence-based decision-making, utilizing tools like LxHabidata to enhance analysis and outreach.

City-Region Transitions Observatory

The Observatory examines rapid transitions in city-regions by analysing their metabolic systems to promote sustainable human-environment relations. Through open data and interdisciplinary research, it maps socio-environmental dynamics and material flows, developing digital and spatial narratives that support better planning and decision-making for sustainable urban development.

RESEARCH THEME

01

ECOLOGICAL
AND
DIGITAL TRANSITION

RESEARCH THEME

02

TERRITORIAL
COHESION

RESEARCH THEME

03

HOUSING
AND
URBAN
DYNAMICS

RESEARCH THEME

04

labour 
regulation
and
inequalities

RESEARCH THEME

05

HISTORICAL
AND
POSTCOLONIAL
PERSPECTIVES

RESEARCH THEME

06

CREATIVITY
AND
SOCIAL
CHANGE

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte - Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial Studies

bottom of page