DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is proud to announce that researcher Lorenzo Stefano Iannizzotto has been invited to join the AESOP YA Coordination Team for 2026–2028. The AESOP Young Academics Network is a loosely structured branch of AESOP, which encourages the active participation and exchange of academic work from PhD students to Post-docs and those starting out in academic positions. The YA Network provides a platform through which the academic leaders can share ideas in an open and i

This spring, the Political Economy Master’s programme (Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon) and PhD programme (Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, ISEG – University of Lisbon, and FE – University of Coimbra) are hosting a seminar series on pressing issues in capitalist societies, held at Iscte from March 3 to May 28, 2026. The series calls for an interdisciplinary perspective grounded in historical, political, institutional knowledge and imagination. It brings together

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. This research, developed between 2019 and 2025, documents thirty paradigmatic cases of Portuguese electrification through the first systematic graphic and audiovisual record of these structures. In light of the transformations of the Anthropocene, t

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. The session will discuss how the introduction of artificial intelligence systems is transforming job quality in Italian contac

As part of the PhD programme in Urban Studies (a joint degree between Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and NOVA-FCSH), DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to invite the entire academic community to the upcoming Open Lecture, which will take place on 26 May 2026, at 6:00 p.m., at Iscte, Building 2, Auditorium C1.04. This session will feature Professor Tugce Sanli (Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey), who will address the topic: 'Urban regeneration projects, and local c

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. Curatorial work has increasingly transcended the confines of traditional cultural institutions, intervening in diverse urban contexts, from prominent public squares to marginal and disused sites. This article positions ‘the curatorial’ as a

DINÂMIA’CET-ISCTE is proud to announce the successful public defence of Patrícia Amorim's doctoral thesis, entitled "Os Espaços Públicos e as Manifestações de Protesto: O Eixo: Praça Marquês de Pombal - Avenida da Liberdade - Praça do Rossio, em Lisboa (1974 – 2014)”, held this past 5 May 2026, at Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. The thesis, supervised by Professor Paula André and co-supervised by Professor Paulo Tormenta Pinto, analyses public space as an essential

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to share the book “Novas Casas Portuguesas: Bak Gordon” (New Portuguese Houses: Bak Gordon). Coordinated by DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Nuno Tavares da Costa, who is also the author of the preface, the book “Novas Casas Portuguesas: Bak Gordon” invites you to explore the relationship between architectural thought, light, and the permanence of materials, in a profound essay on the art of dwelling. The work presents an in-depth analysis of the cont

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). Between the large estates of the South and the family farming of the North, rural women organized themselves, stood up to the dictatorship, took part in the Agrarian Reform and transformed their communities — despite

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. This article examines the diffusion of short-term rentals (SRT) and associated processes of touristification in the Algarve, Portugal, a region historically shaped by coastal mass tourism but now experiencing a reconfiguration of its

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. We are currently seeking a PhD degree in one of the following areas according to the National Classification of Education and Training Areas (CNAEF): a) Humanities (220); b) Social and Behavioural Sciences (310). Application Deadline: 27 May 2026. Detailed inform

On May 18, 2026, at 14:30, the public defense of Daniela Moreira da Silva doctoral thesis will take place at Iscte. The project is titled The Impact of Digital Fabrication as a Methodology in the Context of Design Practice. The session will be held at the Thesis Defense Room of of Iscte's Building IV.

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. Portugal reaches 40 years of European integration with higher income, more employment, and a greater incorporation of renewable energ

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. Edited by Paulo Marques, Rui Branco, Óscar Molina and Renato Miguel Carmo, the volume examines how Portugal and Spain have responded to labour market segmentation, precarious employment

This spring, the Political Economy Master’s programme (Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon) and PhD programme (Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, ISEG – University of Lisbon, and FE – University of Coimbra) are hosting a seminar series on pressing issues in capitalist societies, held at Iscte from March 3 to May 28, 2026. The series calls for an interdisciplinary perspective grounded in historical, political, institutional knowledge and imagination. It brings together

The project Tecnopolíticas da Participação - Panorama das políticas e práticas habitacionais contra-hegemônicas nos contextos brasileiro e português – invites you to the 2nd edition of Tecnopapos, a series of conversations for inter-institutional sharing and critical debates on technopolitics, democratic participation, and housing policies within the context of both countries. The first event of this year will take place on 11/05 at 18:00 (PT) / 14:00 (BR), under the theme: P

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Teresa Marat-Mendes will take part in a debate on ‘The Food Issue’, in conversation with Esther Lohri (Slow Food) and Francisco Moura Veiga (The Good Life Research Studio), to reflect on the role of architecture and urban planning in the functioning of the food system. The event, promoted by Open House Lisboa, will take place on 9 May, at 17:30, at the Mercado do Bairro Padre Cruz in Lisbon. Teresa Marat-Mendes' presentation will focus on the Lisb

DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte announces the opening of an expression of interest for the recruitment of an Entry-Level Researcher, to perform duties within the project “HOUSING FREEDOM – Housing as a Tool for Freedom: A Future Away from Incarceration”, a European Research Council Starting Grant (Ref. 101219668), running from February 2026 to January 2031. We are currently seeking an Early Career Researcher (ECR) to join our team to focus on housing, post-incarceration, and spatial justic

On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Universidade de Lisboa will host a public talk by the award-winning filmmaker and visual artist Gabriel Abrantes. This event is part of the tenth edition of the Human Entities: culture in the age of artificial intelligence public talk programme. During the session, Abrantes will engage in a conversation with 'Ratzo', described as an internet-bred rodent, to critically explore the 'post-enshittification' era. The presenta

DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte is pleased to invite you to the screening of the documentary and presentation of the book «Mulheres, Terra e Revolução» (Women, Land and Revolution), authored by Rita Calvário (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte) and Cecília Honório (CHAM-NOVA FCSH). The event will take place on 12 May 2026, between 6 pm and 8 pm, at Iscte, Building 4, Auditorium 302. Between the large estates of the South and the family farming of the North, rural women organized themselves, stood up to the

The article 'The political economy of ultra-activity in collective bargaining: explaining divergent post-crisis trajectories in Portugal and Spain', co-authored by Paulo Marques (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher and coordinator of the Youth Employment Observatory, Rui Branco, Óscar Molina and Madalena Ferreira has been published by Routledge in the New Political Economy Journal. This paper examines ultra-activity in collective bargaining – the rule that keeps expired agreements i