Teaching Activities
Teaching Year Semester Course Name Degree(s) Coordinator
2025/2026 Research Design Master Degree in International Studies; No
2025/2026 International Relations in Africa Master Degree in African Studies; Yes
2025/2026 Politics and Internacional Relations Bachelor Degree in Political Science; Yes
2025/2026 History and Theory of International Relations Master Degree in International Studies; Yes
2025/2026 Research Project Seminar in Political Science and International Relations Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Science; No
2025/2026 Studies of Security and Defense Seminar -- Yes
2025/2026 Methodological Seminar I Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Modern and Contemporary History; Doctorate Degree (PhD) in History, Studies of Security and Defense; No
2025/2026 Project Seminar in International Studies Doctorate Degree (PhD) in International Studies; Yes
2024/2025 Research Design Master Degree in International Studies; No
2024/2025 International Relations in Africa Master Degree in African Studies; Yes
2024/2025 Politics and Internacional Relations Bachelor Degree in Political Science; Yes
2024/2025 History and Theory of International Relations Master Degree in International Studies; No
2024/2025 Phd Thesis in History, Studies of Security and Defense Doctorate Degree (PhD) in History, Studies of Security and Defense; Yes
2024/2025 Research Project Seminar in Political Science and International Relations Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Science; No
2024/2025 Phd Thesis in History, Studies of Security and Defense -- Yes
2024/2025 Studies of Security and Defense Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in History, Studies of Security and Defense; Yes
2024/2025 Political Science and International Relations Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Science; No
2024/2025 Project Seminar in International Studies Doctorate Degree (PhD) in International Studies; Yes
2024/2025 Political Systems, Europeanization and International Relations Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Science; No
2024/2025 Security, Defence and Climate Change -- Yes
2023/2024 Research Design Master Degree in International Studies; No
2023/2024 Modern and Contemporary International Relations -- Yes
2023/2024 History and Theory of International Relations Master Degree in International Studies; No
2023/2024 Research Project Seminar in Political Science and International Relations Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Science; No
2022/2023 Research Design Master Degree in International Studies; No
2022/2023 Political Science and International Relations Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Science; No
2021/2022 Research Design Master Degree in International Studies; No
2021/2022 Political Science and International Relations Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Science; No
2021/2022 History and Theory of International Relations Master Degree in International Studies; No
2021/2022 Political Science and International Relations Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Science; No
2020/2021 Research Design Master Degree in International Studies; No
2019/2020 Research Design Master Degree in International Studies; No
2019/2020 International Relations Seminar I -- No
2018/2019 Research Design Master Degree in International Studies; No
2018/2019 Seminar on Contemporary Security and Defense Topics II -- No
Supervisions
Ph.D. Thesis (10)
Ongoing (8)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Status Institution Initial Year
Francesca Mercurio Mapping Africa´s Agency in the Security Field: The West Africa´s Maritime Security Architecture amidst Growing Insecurities in the Gulf of Guinea English Developing Iscte 2022
Mariana Luísa Jardim de Vasconcelos Is aviation diplomacy cleared for take off? In the name of Portugal, TAP air Portugal: the wings of the state. English Developing Iscte 2022
Domingos Mesquita Sapalo A Agenda Mulheres, Paz e Segurança: Desafios e Oportunidades da Integração das Mulheres nas Operações de manutenção da Paz na SADC (2015-2020) Portuguese Developing Iscte 2022
Paulo Sergio Paiva Futuro Alinhamento Automático e factores para a incipiente oposição Nacional à confrontação dos interesses soberanos do Brasil Portuguese Developing Iscte 2022
Manuel Piedade dos Santos Júnior O combate à imigração ilegal em Angola: desafios, contingências e oportunidades para a Segurança e a Defesa Nacional Portuguese Developing Iscte --
Hugo Miguel Mansinho Barrote Rodrigues Relações Civis Militares em Democracia: As relações político-militares desde o Conselho da Revolução (1975) ao regresso da Guerra na Europa (2025) Portuguese Developing Iscte --
Miguel Alexandre Páscoa Cruz On the definition and consolidation of a Strategic Culture of the European Union English Developing Iscte --
Margarida Maria Goncalves Frango Bordering Beyonf Borders: EU´s Externalization in the Western Balkans English Developing Iscte --
Concluded (2)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Institution Initial Year Concluding Year
Ismael Sadilú Sanhá As Políticas Públicas para a reforma do setor da segurança (RSS): O caso a Guiné-Bissau Portuguese Iscte 2022 2025
Vasco Pereira da Silva "Defesa Interna, Segurança Externa": sobreposição, tensão e complementaridade na coordenação e articulação entre as Forças Armadas e as Forças e Serviços de Segurança em Portugal Portuguese Iscte 2017 2023
M.Sc. Dissertations (26)
Ongoing (15)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Status Institution Initial Year
Elvezio Augusto Nhaga Economic and monetary integration of Guinea-Bissau into UEMOA Portuguese Delivered Iscte 2024
Marie Zábranská Conscription in the EU: Citizens and Military Developing Iscte 2025
Ivan Filipe Gonçalves Mira Populism on the Periphery: the European Project and Crisis Politics in Southern Europe Developing Iscte 2025
Cristina Maria Costa Pereira A Relação entre Forças Armadas e Organizações Não Governamentais em Missões Humanitárias  Developing Iscte 2025
Jana Michailov Rethinking Security in International Relations: The Problem of Schmittian Enmity Developing Iscte 2025
Carlota Maria Gomes Rodrigues Zenida Resina The Paradox of Military Power in International Relations: Peace, Deterrence and the Security Dilemma. Developing Iscte 2025
Alya Benamino Mahomed Naval blockades and Human rights Developing Iscte 2025
Diana Isabel Gigante Barradas The Use of AI in the Military Domain Developing Iscte 2025
Rita Ribeiro Milho Da Conceição The Growing Use of Internet Shutdowns: Trends and Implications in Jammu and Kashmir Developing Iscte 2024
João Paulo Torcato Apolinário The EU-China Economic Relation: Exploring Potential Hybrid Threats To European Security Developing Iscte 2024
Maria Margarida Lopes Gonçalves Franco Garcia Space Exploration and Security: The role of Private Actors, Organisations and International Forums Developing Iscte 2024
Érica Leandra Ramos Eduardo The European Union as a Maritime Security Actor in Somalia and Gulf of Guinea Developing Iscte 2024
Beatriz Santos de Almeida A strategy born of crisis? Rethinking European Strategic Autonomy in Security and Defense. Developing Iscte 2024
Marta Sofia Pedro Costa Coligações Ad Hoc em Africa Developing Iscte 2024
Ansumane Touré Arquitetura de segurança nos países da CEDEAO Developing Iscte --
Concluded (11)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Institution Initial Year Concluding Year
Bruno Antonio Erdeljac Cunha Radicalism in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia English Iscte 2024 2025
Friederike Savatier Youth Radicalisation in Cabo Delgado: Root Causes & Solutions English Iscte 2022 2022
Micael Ramos Pereira Building a narco-state. The case of Guinea-Bissau English Iscte 2020 2022
Fábio Bruno Bumba Pereira The Role of Angolan Non-State Actors in the Partnership between Angola and the European Union Portuguese Iscte 2020 2022
Melissa Fonseca Vieira The European Peace Facility: a new European ambition for security and defence Portuguese Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG) 2020 2021
Joana Filipa Prata e Cunha Exploring The Political Chessboard Of Syria: An Analysis Of The Role of the US, Russia, Iran and Turkey Through The Lens Of Realism(s) English Iscte 2019 2020
Nuno Filipe Cavaco do Carmo ?Facts mean nothing?: fake news and the attacks of Trump and Bolsonaro to the media during the electoral campaigns of 2016 and 2018 Portuguese Iscte 2019 2020
Francisco Pedro dos Santos Moreira The impact of Morocco's claims over Ceuta and Melilla in the evolution of its relationship with Spain, between 1986 and 2014. Portuguese Iscte 2019 2020
Jelle Floot The Netherlands on European Political Axes: Coalition-Building, Diplomatic Relations and New Alliances in a Brexit Era English Iscte 2019 2020
Paulo António da Costa Political Instability in Guinea-Bissau: Dimensions, Causes and Effects Portuguese Iscte 2019 2019
Lígia Maria Olmo Pimenta The UN - AU relationship: analysis of UNAMID's mission Portuguese Iscte 2017 2019