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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

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"New vision of Portuguese and Danish architecture and urbanism in India": an interview with Nuno Grancho by the Revista da Casa de Goa

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Upcoming screening sessions of the documentary and presentation of the book Mulheres, Terra, Revolução, by Rita Calvário and Cecília Honório

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Rural touristification and short-term rentals reshaping tourism geographies: Algarve’s spatial transformations: an article co-authored by Ana Rita Cruz and Maria Assunção Gato

Positions

Call for applications: HABIDATA – Housing Observatory

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New DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte Study: 40 Years of Portugal's European Integration

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Book Launch Conference: Yolanda Díaz and Ana Mendes Godinho to present «Governing Solidarity in European Labour Markets»

Media

"New vision of Portuguese and Danish architecture and urbanism in India": an interview with Nuno Grancho by the Revista da Casa de Goa

Event

Upcoming screening sessions of the documentary and presentation of the book Mulheres, Terra, Revolução, by Rita Calvário and Cecília Honório

News

Rural touristification and short-term rentals reshaping tourism geographies: Algarve’s spatial transformations: an article co-authored by Ana Rita Cruz and Maria Assunção Gato

Positions

Call for applications: HABIDATA – Housing Observatory

News

New DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte Study: 40 Years of Portugal's European Integration

Event

Book Launch Conference: Yolanda Díaz and Ana Mendes Godinho to present «Governing Solidarity in European Labour Markets»

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14/05/2026

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13/06/2026

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13/05/2026

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11/05/2026

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08/05/2026

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06/05/2024

Media

"New vision of Portuguese and Danish architecture and urbanism in India": an interview with Nuno Grancho by the Revista da Casa de Goa

14/05/2026

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Nuno Grancho recently gave an interview to Óscar de Noronha for the Revista da Casa de Goa, following his recent selection as a Visiting Professor at Brown University for the 2026/27 academic year, where he will teach the curricular unit “Espaços de Contacto: Arquitectura, Colonialismo e Descolonização no Mundo de Língua Portuguesa” (Contact Spaces: Architecture, Colonialism and Decolonization in the Portuguese-Speaking World).

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Upcoming screening sessions of the documentary and presentation of the book Mulheres, Terra, Revolução, by Rita Calvário and Cecília Honório

13/06/2026

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to invite you to the upcoming screening sessions of the documentary and presentation of the book Mulheres, Terra, Revolução (Women, Land, Revolution), authored by Rita Calvário (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte) and Cecília Honório (CHAM-NOVA FCSH).

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Rural touristification and short-term rentals reshaping tourism geographies: Algarve’s spatial transformations: an article co-authored by Ana Rita Cruz and Maria Assunção Gato

13/05/2026

The article Rural touristification and short-term rentals reshaping tourism geographies: Algarve’s spatial transformations, co-authored by DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researchers Ana Rita Cruz and Maria Assunção Gato has been published by Taylor & Francis.

Positions

Call for applications: HABIDATA – Housing Observatory

11/05/2026

DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte announces the opening of an International Call for Applications for a position of Junior PhD Researcher (level 1) in the scientific fields of Social Sciences, for HABIDATA – Housing Observatory.


Application Deadline: 27 May 2026.

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New DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte Study: 40 Years of Portugal's European Integration

08/05/2026

A new study by DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte shows that Portugal reaches 40 years of integration with higher income, but also with a "silent divergence": the majority of employed young people are on temporary contracts, the housing crisis primarily penalizes low-income earners and tenants, and energy poverty remains at more than double the European median.

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Book Launch Conference: Yolanda Díaz and Ana Mendes Godinho to present «Governing Solidarity in European Labour Markets»

06/05/2024

DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte will host the book launch conference for Governing Solidarity in European Labour Markets: Atypical Employment and Minimum Wage Reform in Spain and Portugal on 5 June 2026, from 11:00 to 13:00, at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, Building 4, Auditoriums A306 and A302.

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

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