Português
| Research Network Name | Representative Role | Period |
|---|---|---|
| LXNIGHTS | Fieldwork Coordinator | Since 2016 |
| Etno.Urb | Coordinator | Since 2017 |
| La Red de Investigadores sobre la noche | Member | Since 2019 |
| International Network on Night Studies | Founder and Coordinator | Since 2020 |
| ASTMed: Mediterranean Association for the Sociology of Tourism | Member | Since 2026 |
| Research Network 40 – Sociology of Leisure and Tourism | Coordinator | 2026 - 2028 |
Research Networks
Professional Associations
| Association | Period |
|---|---|
| Professional Ethics Council, Portuguese Sociological Association (APS) — Alternate Member, 2025–2027 | 2025 - 2027 |
| World Leisure Organization (WLO) | Since 2024 |
| European Sociology Association (ESA) | Since 2019 |
| Associação Portuguesa de Sociologia | Since 2016 |
Organization/Coordination of Events
| Type of Organization/Coordination | Event Type | Event Title | Organizer | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL | Conference | 7th International Conference on Night Studies (ICNS.LX7): Horizons, Dimensions and Atmospheres | International Night Studies Network (INSN) and LXNIGHTS Research Group | 2026 |
| Member of scientific event's organizing committee | Conference | 17th Conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA 2026): Strengthening Democracies: Social Action, Solidarity, and Sustainable Futures | European Sociological Association (ESA) | 2026 |
| Member of scientific event's organizing committee | Conference | Digital Nomads Across the Globe: Housing, Planning, and Sustainable Future | NOMADIC – Nomad Movements and Digital Impacts in Cities (MSCA Staff Exchanges), CICS.NOVA – NOVA FCSH | 2025 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL | Conference | 6th International Conference on Night Studies (ICNS.LX 2025): Global Night: Past, Present, and Future | International Night Studies Network (INSN) and LXNIGHTS Research Group | 2025 |
| Member of scientific event committee | Conference | III Student Research Conference in Psychology (JIEP 2025) | Programa de Ciencia de Datos y Psicometría, Instituto de Fundamentos y Métodos en Psicología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de la República | 2025 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Seminar or Seminar Cycle | Exploring the Urban Night: Qualitative Methods and Ethical Challenges | Institut National d’Aménagement et d’Urbanisme, Rabat, Morocco | 2025 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Seminar or Seminar Cycle | Observer la nuit : méthodologies sociologiques en pratique / Observing the Night: Sociological Methodologies in Practice | Université Hassan II de Casablanca- Laboratoire de recherche LADSIS, Morocco | 2025 |
| Member of scientific event committee | Conference | International Congress Noz Breizh | Université de Bretagne Occidental | 2024 - 2025 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Workshop | Safer Spaces Lab - Designing harm reduction and gender-responsive models of care in nightlife andfestival environments | International Night Studies Network & Kosmicare Portugal | 2024 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Conference | 5th International Conference on Night Studies | International Night Studies Network, LXNIGHTS Research Group, CIES-ISCTE, CICS.NOVA, nstitute of Sociology – University of Porto (ISUP) | 2024 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL | Conference | II Jornada de Investigación Estudiantil en Psicología | Instituto de Fundamentos y Métodos en Psicología, Facultad de Psicología Universidad de la República | Since 2024 |
| Member of scientific event's organizing committee | Conference | 16th ESA Conference "Tension, Trust, and Transformation" | European Sociological Association | 2024 |
| Member of scientific event committee | Conference | Vienna After Dark | Vienna Club Commission | 2024 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Workshop | Comunicación y divulgación de la ciencia | Facultad de Psicología Universidad de la República, Uruguay | 2023 |
| Member of scientific event committee | Conference | I Jornada de Investigación Estudiantil en Psicología | Instituto de Fundamentos y Métodos en Psicología, Facultad de Psicología Universidad de la República | 2023 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Conference | 4th International Conference on Night Studies | International Network on Night Studies, ISCTE-IUL, CICS.Nova, Instituto de Sociologia Universidade do Porto | 2023 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Workshop | Ferramentas para a divulgação científica | Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Sociologia, Portugal | 2023 |
| Member of scientific event committee | Conference | International Congress "Smart Noz" | Université de Bretagne Occidental | 2023 - 2024 |
| Member of scientific event committee | Conference | International Congress "Noz Num" | University of Brest | 2022 - 2023 |
| Member of scientific event committee | Conference | NIGHT(S) Science Conference | Bar & Club Kommission Zürich | 2022 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Conference | 3rd International Conference on Night Studies (ICNS.LX) | International Night Studies Network, LXNIGHTS Research Group, CIES-ISCTE, CICS.NOVA, nstitute of Sociology – University of Porto (ISUP) | 2022 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL | Conference | Nocturnal inequalities: social practices, uses of space, stakeholders and changes of urban spaces at night | University of Montpellier | 2022 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Conference | I International Night Studies Network Mid-Term Conference | International Night Studies Network | 2022 |
| Member of scientific event committee | Conference | I Congreso: Una mirada transversal del ocio nocturno con perspectiva de género | University of Valencia | 2022 - 2023 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Conference | 2nd International Conference on Night Studies | ISCTE-IUL, ISUP, CICS.NOVA | 2021 |
| Member of non-scientific event's organizing committee | Conference | Covid-19 and the night in the Tourist City: Present and Future | Royal Geographical Society, United Kingdom | 2021 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL | Workshop | “Ciência Viva no Laboratório” – “Ser Cientista Social em Tempos de Pandemia” | Ciência Viva CIES-IUL | 2021 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Workshop | Herramientas para la divulgación de la producción científica | Facultad de Psicología. Universidad de la República de Uruguay | 2021 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Conference | 1st International Conference on Night Studies | International Night Studies Network, LXNIGHTS Research Group, CIES-ISCTE, CICS.NOVA, Institute of Sociology – University of Porto (ISUP) | 2020 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Other Type of Event | III Urban Audiovisual Festival. Noite e Cidade | CIES-IUL, CICS.Nova, ISUP | 2020 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Conference | II Urban Audiovisual Festival | CIES-IUL, ISUP, CICS.Nova | 2019 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Other Type of Event | II Urban Audiovisual Festival (UAF): Urban Mobilities | CIES-IUL, CICS.Nova, ISUP | 2019 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Workshop | Herramientas para la divulgación de la producción científica | Facultad de Psicologia. Universidad de la República | 2018 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL | Conference | Third International Conference of Young Urban Researchers | CIES-IUL | 2018 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Other Type of Event | I Urban Audiovisual Festival (UAF): Urban Conflict | CIES-IUL, CICS.Nova, ISUP | 2018 |
| Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL | Conference | I UAF - Urban Audiovisual Festival | CIES-IUL | 2018 |
Awards
| Award Description | Year |
|---|---|
| Prémios de I&D CIES-Iscte | 2025 |
Scientific Editing/Reviewing Activities
| Type of Activity | Journal Title | Journal ISSN | Quartile | Period | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member of scientific journal editing staff | World Leisure Journal | 16078055 | Q1 (T10) | Since 2026 | English |
| Member of scientific journal editing staff | Leisure Studies | 14664496 | Q1 | Since 2024 | English |
| Member of scientific journal editing staff | The European Sociologist | 2415-6426 | -- | Since 2022 | English |
External Professional Activities
| Employer | Country | Description | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tourism management perspectives (22119736) | Netherlands (Amsterdam) | Ad hoc reviewer (Peer review of journal manuscripts) | Since 2026 |
| Discover Global Society (ISSN 2731-9687) | Switzerland (Cham) | Ad hoc reviewer (Peer review of journal manuscripts) | Since 2026 |
| Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (1447-6770) | Australia (Bowen Hills) | Ad hoc reviewer (Peer review of journal manuscripts) | Since 2025 |
| NOVA University Lisbon, School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH) (CICS.NOVA – Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences) | Portugal (Lisboa) | Researcher (Researcher in the project NOMADIC – Nomad Movements and Digital Impacts in Cities (Horizon Europe, MSCA Staff Exchanges, Grant Agreement No. 101183165)) | Since 2025 |
| Hassan II University of Casablanca (Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences Aïn Chock) | Morocco (Casablanca) | Visiting Professor (Teaching and academic activities as Visiting Professor) | 2025 |
| NOVA University Lisbon, School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH) (PhD in Urban Studies) | Portugal (Lisbon) | Examiner Ph.D. (Examiner on the doctoral thesis jury of Adorean Emanuel Cristian, “Micromobilidade Elétrica e Contributos para a Governança Urbana: Análise Comparativa e Prospetiva de Lisboa, Madrid e Cluj-Napoca”) | 2025 |
| Social & Cultural Geography (14649365) | United Kingdom (Abingdon) | Ad hoc reviewer (Peer review of journal manuscripts) | Since 2025 |
| NOVA University Lisbon, School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH) (Department of Musicology — Master's in Musicology) | Portugal (Lisbon) | Examiner Master (Examiner of the Master's thesis of Sérgio Álvarez Vales, “O que pode um corpo sem juízo? Opacidade, êxtase e resistência através da experiência musical coletiva numa rave queer em Lisboa”) | 2025 |
| Universidad de la República (Facultad de Psicología — PhD Programme in Psychology) | Uruguay (Montevideo) | Guest Lecturer (Teaching of the course “Métodos de agrupamiento en análisis multivariado”) | 2024 |
| NOVA University Lisbon (School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH)) | Portugal (Lisboa) | Guest Lecturer (Teaching of the course “Turismo Sensorial e Turismo Noturno”) | 2024 |
| Alteridades ( 0188-7017) | Mexico (Mexico City) | Ad hoc reviewer (Peer review of journal manuscripts) | Since 2024 |
| Dancecult (19475403) | United Kingdom (Huddersfield) | Ad hoc reviewer (Peer review of journal manuscripts) | Since 2024 |
| Forum Sociológico (2182-7427) | Portugal (Lisboa ) | Ad hoc reviewer (Peer review of journal manuscripts) | Since 2023 |
| EMPIRIA. Revista de Metodología de Ciencias Sociales (1139-5737) | Spain (Madrid) | Ad hoc reviewer (Peer review of journal manuscripts) | Since 2023 |
| NOVA University Lisbon (School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH)) | Portugal (Lisboa) | Guest Lecturer (Teaching of the course “Geographies of the Urban Night”) | 2022 |
| Tourism geographies (1470-1340) | United Kingdom (Abingdon) | Ad hoc reviewer (Peer review of journal manuscripts) | Since 2022 |
| Current Issues in Tourism (1747-7603) | United Kingdom (Abingdon) | Ad hoc reviewer (Peer review of journal manuscripts) | Since 2022 |
| Universidad de la República (Facultad de Psicología — Master's and Ph.D.'s Programme in Psychology) | Uruguay (Montevideo) | Guest Lecturer (Teaching of the course “Métodos de agrupamiento en análisis multivariado”) | 2021 |
| Universidad de la República (Facultad de Psicología — Master's and Ph.D.'s Programme in Psychology) | Uruguay (Montevideo) | Guest Lecturer (Teaching of the course “Métodos de agrupamiento en análisis multivariado”) | 2018 |
Diffusion Activities
| Activity Type | Event Title | Activity Description | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coordination of knowledge diffusion event | Raconter la nuit : Récits de terrain de la nuit casablancaise | Academic blog section co-edited by Sana Benbelli and Manuel Garcia-Ruiz, dedicated to ethnographic fieldwork narratives on Casablanca at night. | 2026 |
| Talk/Conference in public diffusion event | Festival Iminente 2026 | Moderator of the Iminente Conversation: “Where Does the Night End?” | 2026 |
| Publication in general diffusion news outlet | Launch of a new sociological project exploring the life of Casablanca | Interviewed as an expert by Aziza Ghulam for Assahraa Al Maghribiya about the sociological fieldwork project on nighttime life in Casablanca, developed at Hassan II University of Casablanca. | 2025 |
| Publication in general diffusion news outlet | Nighttime as a space for experience. With a light installation, Romanian migrants evoke nostalgia for their homeland | Gaceta UNAM | 2025 |
| Talk/Conference in public diffusion event | MIL Festival & Convention 2025 | Round table: “A noite não é um luxo: sobrevivência queer, música e luta urbana” | 2025 |
| Talk/Conference in public diffusion event | TALKFEST - Music Fest Summit | Mass Festivals and Cultural Management | 2025 |
| Publication in general diffusion news outlet | Launch of a new sociological project exploring the city's nightlife, supervised by the “LADSIS” laboratory | Professors and university students study Casablanca’s night to understand urban social transformations | 2025 |
| Talk/Conference in public diffusion event | Viena after Dark | NIGHT(S)-Science: An Academic View on Nightlife | 2024 |
| Talk/Conference in public diffusion event | Reclamar a Cidade | MIL - LIsbon International Music Network, 2024 | 2024 |
| Talk/Conference in public diffusion event | Culture of Nightlife Conference | Culture of Nightlife Conference. Timisoara 2023 European Capital of Culture | 2023 |
| Talk/Conference in public diffusion event | MIL - LISBON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC NETWORK, 2023 | Why Measure The Impact Of The Night As Cultural Heritage, And How Can We Do It? | 2023 |
| Talk/Conference in public diffusion event | Aula Aberta: Informação Geográfica para Gestão Municipal – Casos de Estudo | Presentation: “Integração dos GIS na investigação sobre a diversão nocturna: Desafios e soluções” | 2023 |
| Talk/Conference in public diffusion event | Night Culture, Night Policies and Night Futures | Culture of Nightlife Conference. Timisoara 2023 European Capital of Culture | 2023 |
| Coordination of knowledge diffusion event | MIL - LISBON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC NETWORK, 2023 | Will Tourism Turn The Cultural Sector Into An Events And Marketing Department? | 2023 |
| Coordination of knowledge diffusion event | More Than Music – The Values of Club Culture and Live-Concerts / NIGHTS 2022 | Conferência: “Portugal is (not) different: The Why, What, and How of Measuring the Economic, Social, Cultural, and Emotional Values of Nightlife” | 2022 |
| Coordination of knowledge diffusion event | NIGHT(S)-Science – NIGHTS 2022 | Conferência: “Night Studies. A very short Induction” | 2022 |
| Coordination of knowledge diffusion event | MIL Festival & Convention 2022 | Round table: “Safety, Not Surveillance: Towards More Inclusive and Safer Nights” | 2022 |
| Coordination of knowledge diffusion event | NIGHTS 2022 | Conferência: “Review NIGHT(S)-Science” | 2022 |
| Coordination of knowledge diffusion event | Cities After Dark | Talk: “Night Studies 101” | 2021 |
| Coordination of knowledge diffusion event | Stadt Nach Acht 2021 – RE:SURRECTION | Conference: “Knowledge production and knowledge transference between Night Actors” | 2021 |
| Publication in general diffusion news outlet | The night is no longer what it was | Chronicle | 2020 |
| Publication in general diffusion news outlet | Interview: Festivals of Light Today | Interview for Lights on Romania | 2018 |
| Coordination of knowledge diffusion event | Festivais de luz, muito mais do que um evento de luz | Research press-release | 2018 |
| Coordination of knowledge diffusion event | Security Management in Light Festivals | International meeting of light festival directors | 2017 |
| Talk/Conference in public diffusion event | Spectrum Conference 2016 | Debate: ?Changing Urban Space: Perspectives on Videomapping and Projections | 2016 |
Products
| Product Type | Product Title | Detailed Description | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Installation/Exhibition/Performance | Out of Balance | Light installation presented at Staro Rīga Light Festival. Curated by Manuel Garcia-Ruiz and created by Silviu Ciora. | 2025 |
