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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

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Housing Freedom project launch Seminar

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New dates for screenings of the documentary and presentations of the book "Mulheres, Terra e Revolução"

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Ana Vaz Milheiro receives Special Mention at the 2026 FORMA Awards

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DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte researchers’ article in Climate Policy

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Vera Silva, DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte integrated researcher, receives "Prémio Maria Lamas para Estudos sobre a Mulher e o Género"

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8º Encontro “Cidades, Arquitetura e Arquivos no Contexto Ibero-Americano”

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Housing Freedom project launch Seminar

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New dates for screenings of the documentary and presentations of the book "Mulheres, Terra e Revolução"

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Ana Vaz Milheiro receives Special Mention at the 2026 FORMA Awards

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DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte researchers’ article in Climate Policy

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Vera Silva, DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte integrated researcher, receives "Prémio Maria Lamas para Estudos sobre a Mulher e o Género"

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8º Encontro “Cidades, Arquitetura e Arquivos no Contexto Ibero-Americano”

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Housing Freedom project launch Seminar

8/10/2026

The seminar “Transições - Sair da Prisão, Habitar a Liberdade” (Transitions - Leaving Prison, Inhabiting Freedom) marks the launch of the project “Housing Freedom - Housing as a Tool for Freedom: A Future Away from Incarceration.” The event will take place on 20 October at Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM, in Building 4, Floor 3, Auditorium A302.

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New dates for screenings of the documentary and presentations of the book "Mulheres, Terra e Revolução"

08/10/2026

New dates announced for screenings of the documentary and presentations of the book Mulheres, Terra e Revolução, by Rita Calvário and Cecília Honório, at FÓLIO 2026 - Óbidos International Literary Festival on 9 October and at Clube UNESCO in Beja on 16 October, to mark the International Day of Rural Women.

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Ana Vaz Milheiro receives Special Mention at the 2026 FORMA Awards

01/10/2026

DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte integrated researcher Ana Vaz Milheiro has received the Special Mention for Teaching and Research at the 2026 FORMA Awards.

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DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte researchers’ article in Climate Policy

30/09/2026

The article “Strategic pathways for decarbonization: a data-driven typology to strengthen climate policy”, co-authored by D’C researchers Nuno Bento and Margarida Fontes, was recently published in Climate Policy. 

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Vera Silva, DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte integrated researcher, receives "Prémio Maria Lamas para Estudos sobre a Mulher e o Género"

29/09/2026

The "Prémio Maria Lamas para Estudos sobre a Mulher e o Género (PML)" was awarded ex aequo to DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte integrated researcher Vera Silva for her work "Configurações de Género nas Prisões Femininas: Permanências, Continuidades e Variações".

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8º Encontro “Cidades, Arquitetura e Arquivos no Contexto Ibero-Americano”

28/09/2026

The 8th edition of the event dedicated to “Cities, Architecture and Archives in the Ibero-American Context” will take place at the Lisbon School of Architecture - University of Lisbon (FA.ULisboa) on 9–10 October 2026.

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

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ECOLOGICAL
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DIGITAL TRANSITION

RESEARCH THEME

02

TERRITORIAL
COHESION

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03

HOUSING
AND
URBAN
DYNAMICS

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04

labour 
regulation
and
inequalities

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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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