Teaching Activities
Teaching Year Semester Course Name Degree(s) Coordinator
2024/2025 History and Theory of International Relations Master Degree in International Studies; No
2024/2025 Political Science and International Relations Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Science; No
2023/2024 Conflicts, Peace-Building and International Regulation Master Degree in International Studies; No
2023/2024 History and Theory of International Relations Master Degree in International Studies; No
2022/2023 Governance and Globalization Master Degree in Political Science; No
2022/2023 Conflicts, Peace-Building and International Regulation Master Degree in International Studies; No
2021/2022 Conflicts, Peace-Building and International Regulation Master Degree in International Studies; No
2021/2022 Conflicts, Peace-Building and International Regulation Master Degree in International Studies; No
Supervisions
Ph.D. Thesis (3)
Ongoing (3)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Status Institution Initial Year
Kamila Borges Aragão Pesoa Using Critical Discourse Analysis to understand the Australian responses to asylum seekers from different countries (2007-2022) English Developing ISCSP - Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Politicas - Universidade de Lisboa 2021
Leon Gojani Evaluating the impact of Conflict in Higher Education: the case of Kosovo English Developing Iscte --
Maria Luís de Barros e Sacras The impact of right-wing populism on global health inequity: the United States (2017-2027) as a case study English Developing Iscte --
M.Sc. Dissertations (31)
Ongoing (7)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Status Institution Initial Year
Sofia de Sousa Marto Costa Assessing the evolving role of Non-State Actors in UN Peace Operations: Comparing cases Developing Iscte 2025
Rita dos Santos Costa Counter-piracy interventions off the coast of Somalia and the evolution of the concept and practices of maritime security Developing Iscte 2024
Maria Luís de Barros e Sacras Pediatric surgery and global health Developing Iscte 2024
Matthias Christian Seier Thesis Registration Developing Iscte 2024
Mehmet Ali Korkut The Evolution of Eurasianism in Turkish Foreign Policy during Erdogan's AKP: The Russia-Ukraine War (2022) as a Case Study Developing Iscte 2024
Lara Isabel Feijão Lourenço To what extent have the European Union’s initiatives on conflict resolution and peace-building effectively impacted on the conflict dynamics in Syria? Developing Iscte --
Daniel Domingues de Agostinho South China Sea disputes and its impact on China's Diplomacy Developing Iscte --
Concluded (24)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Institution Initial Year Concluding Year
Maria Bugalho Martins The Influence of Sociocultural Identity in the Classification of Acts as Terrorism: Securitization in Portugal Portuguese Iscte 2024 2025
Jéssica Hemal Vora Global Terrorism, Migration and the Media: An analysis of the impact of the media in the Indian Diaspora post-26/11 Mumbai Attacks English Iscte 2024 2025
Karina Lucy Strange Food sovereignty as a decolonial praxis: Lessons from Timor-Leste on critical approaches to food (in)security and autonomy English Iscte 2024 2025
Duarte de Bastos Ambrósio Pessoa Fragoso Tirana at the European Union's Door: The Impact of the Erosion of the Rule of Law on the Integration Process Portuguese Iscte 2024 2024
Pedro Miguel da Silva Romeiro Military and private security companies and peace Portuguese Iscte 2024 2024
Eufemia Gragnaniello A success for whom? Reassessing the United Nations Operation in Mozambique (1992-1994) Portuguese Iscte 2024 2024
Pedro Gonçalves Mello Portugal’s participation in international peacekeeping missions and its impact on foreing policy Portuguese Iscte 2024 2024
Marta Cristina Santos Dias "Hybrid Peace": The Perpetuation of Neo-Orientalist Discourses in Peace-building English Iscte 2024 2024
Gonçalo Cação Margato The Mediterranean Nature and the Arab Heart: a postcolonial analysis of the discursive repertoires of Portuguese political-diplomatic elites towards the Maghreb (1990-2020) English Iscte 2024 2024
Shrinwanti Mistri Transnational feminist solidarity with #MahsaAmini: A postcolonial feminist analysis of digitalfeminist activism during Iran’s 2022 Woman Life Freedom uprisings English Iscte 2024 2024
Lena Michelle Höpken Exploring the potential of community-based environmental peacebuilding projects in fragile settings. The case of the border of the Amhara and the Afar regions in Ethiopia. English Iscte 2024 2024
Francisca Laranjeira Martins Reina Can the Palestinian speak? Global power hierarchies, silences and resistances in the Women, Peace and Security agenda English Iscte 2024 2024
Caio Ferraz Levy The Role of Emotions in the Construction of the EU's External Borders: A Discourse Analysis of Fear and Pity in the Securitization of Migration in 2015-2016 English Iscte 2023 2024
Ana Isabel Ferreira Martins Securitizing, re-securitizing, or de-securitizing migration? The representation of Ukrainian asylum seekers in The Guardian during the first year of the Russia-Ukraine war. English Iscte 2023 2023
Ana Ricardo Martins Vieira Assessing EU-NATO cooperation in discourse and practice: a comparative analysis of hybrid threats, cyber threats and maritime security English Iscte 2023 2023
Pedro Gonçalves Silva Caught in the Crossfire: The Impact of International Sanctions on the Human Security of Syrian Women English Iscte 2023 2023
Mariana Costa Cristo To what extent political ideology mediates the effect of religiosity in individuals? expression of empathy towards others? English Iscte 2022 2023
Mariana Grilo Roberto Explaining Russia?s New Generation Warfare and its application in the battlefield English Iscte 2023 2023
Leon Gojani Conflict Resolution in Bosnia and Herzegovina: assessing root causes, limits and possibilities of liberal peace-building English Iscte 2023 2023
Franziska Schork Do catastrophic events change the way climate crisis is framed in media? A Qualitative Content Analysis before and after the flood in Germany 2021. English Iscte 2023 2023
Federica Mennillo The evolution of EU Crisis Management: a comparative analysis between Syria and Ukraine English Iscte 2023 2023
Laura Harbert The Role of Non-Governmental Organisations in Promoting Women?s Rights in Afghanistan During and After External-Led State-Building: A Case Study English Iscte 2022 2023
Marcelo da Conceição Santos The Settlement of Australia and Timor-Leste Maritime Boundary Dispute: A Case Study English Iscte 2022 2023
Inês Soares Pereira An exploratory analysis of the experiences, motivations and expectations of Albanian migrants in Portugal through the prism of human security English Iscte 2021 2023