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Teaching Activities
Teaching Year Semester Course Name Degree(s) Coordinator
2025/2026 Rural Territories and Sustainability Institutional Degree in Escola de Ciências Sociais e Humanas; Yes
2025/2026 Research Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Economy, Interdisciplinary Ph.D.; Yes
2025/2026 Thesis in Transitions to Sustainability -- Yes
2025/2026 Tese em Transições para a Sustentabilidade Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Transitions to Sustainability; Yes
2024/2025 Research Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Economy, Interdisciplinary Ph.D.; Yes
2023/2024 Research Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Economy, Interdisciplinary Ph.D.; Yes
2022/2023 Research Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Economy, Interdisciplinary Ph.D.; Yes
2022/2023 Readings in Political Economy Master Degree in Political Economy; Yes
2022/2023 Research Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Economy, Interdisciplinary Ph.D.; Yes
2021/2022 Rural Territories and Sustainability Institutional Degree in Escola de Ciências Sociais e Humanas; Yes
2021/2022 Research Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Economy, Interdisciplinary Ph.D.; Yes
2021/2022 Introduction to Economy -- Yes
2021/2022 Readings in Political Economy -- Yes
2021/2022 Research Seminar Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Political Economy, Interdisciplinary Ph.D.; Yes
2020/2021 Rural Territories and Sustainability Institutional Degree in Escola de Ciências Sociais e Humanas; Yes
2020/2021 Phd Thesis in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories; No
2020/2021 Introduction to Economy Bachelor Degree in Political Science; Yes
2020/2021 Introduction to Economics Bachelor Degree in Economics; No
2020/2021 History of Economic Theories Post Graduation Program in Social and Solidarity Economy; Yes
2020/2021 Readings in Political Economy Master Degree in Political Economy; Yes
2019/2020 Introduction to Economy Bachelor Degree in Political Science; Yes
2019/2020 Introduction to Economics Bachelor Degree in Economics; No
2018/2019 Introduction to Economy Bachelor Degree in Political Science; Yes
2018/2019 Introduction to Economy Bachelor Degree in Political Science; Yes
2018/2019 Introduction to Economy Bachelor Degree in Political Science; Yes
2018/2019 History of Economic Thought -- Yes
2018/2019 Introduction to Economics Bachelor Degree in Economics; No
2018/2019 History of Economic Theories -- Yes
2017/2018 Rural Territories and Sustainability -- Yes
2017/2018 Introduction to Economy -- Yes
2017/2018 Introduction to Economy -- Yes
2017/2018 Introduction to Economy -- Yes
2017/2018 Globalization and Development Challenges -- Yes
2017/2018 Globalization and Development Challenges -- Yes
2017/2018 History of Economic Thought Master Degree in Economics; Yes
2017/2018 Introduction to Economics Bachelor Degree in Economics; Yes
2017/2018 Research Methods in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories -- No
2017/2018 Research Project in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories -- No
2017/2018 History of Economic Theories -- Yes
2016/2017 Introduction to Economy -- No
2016/2017 History of Economic Thought Master Degree in Economics; Yes
2016/2017 Seminar III: Social and Solidarity Economics and Territorial Development -- No
2016/2017 Introduction to Economics Bachelor Degree in Economics; Yes
2016/2017 Research Methods in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories -- No
2016/2017 History of Economic Theories -- Yes
2016/2017 Business Strategies and Management Tools in the Solidarity Economy -- Yes
2015/2016 Rural Territories and Sustainability -- Yes
2015/2016 Contemporary Issues in Economic Theory and Policy -- No
2015/2016 Economics, Institutions and Evolution -- No
2015/2016 Introduction to Economy -- Yes
2015/2016 Introduction to Economy -- Yes
2015/2016 Introduction to Economy -- Yes
2015/2016 History of Economic Thought Master Degree in Economics; Yes
2015/2016 Seminar III: Social and Solidarity Economics and Territorial Development -- Yes
2015/2016 Introduction to Economics Bachelor Degree in Economics; Yes
2015/2016 Research Methods in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories -- No
2015/2016 History of Economic Theories -- Yes
2015/2016 Introduction to Economy -- Yes
2014/2015 Rural Territories and Sustainability -- Yes
2014/2015 Contemporary Issues in Economic Theory and Policy -- No
2014/2015 History of Economic Thought -- Yes
2014/2015 Introduction to Economics Bachelor Degree in Economics; Yes
2014/2015 Research Methods in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories -- No
2014/2015 Solidary Economics and Economic Theory -- Yes
2013/2014 Rural Territories and Sustainability -- Yes
2013/2014 Contemporary Issues in Economic Theory and Policy -- No
2013/2014 Introduction to Economy -- No
2013/2014 History of Economic Thought Master Degree in Economics; Yes
2013/2014 Research Seminar in Economics -- No
2013/2014 Introduction to Economics Bachelor Degree in Economics; Yes
2013/2014 Research Methods in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories -- No
2013/2014 Solidary Economics and Economic Theory -- Yes
Supervisions
Ph.D. Thesis (10)
Ongoing (6)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Status Institution Initial Year
Marta Tomé Guedes Safeguarding Plant Genetic Heritage in the Mediterranean: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Seed Policies Portuguese Developing Iscte --
Matilde de Araújo e Sá Valente Rosa Social innovation impact assessment Portuguese Developing Iscte --
Loreni Pizzi Agricultura e Sustentabilidade: políticas públicas e agricultura biológica em Portugal e no Brasil Portuguese Developing Iscte 2024
Catarina Lopes Mateus Práticas de economia social em zonas rurais como alternativas ao modelo de desenvolvimento capitalista: análise comparativa de um caso Europeu e um caso Latino-Americano Portuguese Developing Iscte 2023
Olga Marina Costa Cid As Organizações Interprofissionais no Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural 2014-2020: uma análise à taxa de execução em Portugal Portuguese Developing Iscte --
Marta Ramos Tomé Correia Guedes Safeguarding Plant Genetic Heritage in the Mediterranean: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Seed Policies English Developing Iscte --
Concluded (4)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Institution Initial Year Concluding Year
Sebastião Ferreira de Almeida Santos Polarização e vulnerabilidade urbana. ´Periferias´ do planeamento e das políticas públicas na Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Portuguese Iscte 2017 2023
Marina Novikova The impact of social innovation on regional development: the experience of two Europeans rural regions English Iscte 2019 2023
Barraí Hennebry Social innovation and regional development English Universidade de Poznan 2018 2022
Maria Emilia Pepeka Portuguese Universidade dos Açores -- 2017
M.Sc. Dissertations (59)
Ongoing (9)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Status Institution Initial Year
Daniela Barradas Beco Between Discourse and Practice: Rural Development Policies in Baixo Alentejo. Developing Iscte 2025
João Emílio Santiago Hermenegildo Socialization of risk – mutualist movement challenge in Portugal Portuguese Delivered Iscte 2025
Patrícia Martins de Guimarães Pinto Governança regional na transição para a economia verde em Portugal Developing Iscte 2025
Beatriz Almeida Gomes Considerations regarding land property rights regimes: social and ecological sustainability in rural areas — the case of MST in Brazil Developing Iscte 2025
Eduardo Ferreira da Conceição Almeida Faria Natural Limits and the Political Economy of Growth: A Comparative Study of Malthus, Mill, and Marx Developing Iscte 2025
Beatriz Inácio Lopes das Neves Farias Regional development public policy in Portugal: the case of the Program Centro 2020 Developing Iscte 2024
Aristóteles Fernando Luíba André Implementing the Circular Economy in waste management in the Angolan oil industry: a study on waste minimization and recycling Friburge Energies case study Developing Iscte 2024
Quecuto Sané Causas e Consequências do Êxodo Rural Developing Iscte --
Kaley Karin Scott The implications and challenges of the implementation of bill SB 1383 which aims to reduce short-lived climate super pollutants in San Diego, California Developing Iscte --
Concluded (50)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Institution Initial Year Concluding Year
Wakson Armando Barai Pathways to sustainable agriculture in Guinea-Bissau. Portuguese Iscte 2024 2025
Joana Celina Gaspar Santos The main current challenges of public forest in Portugal: the case of Pinhal de Leiria English Iscte 2024 2024
Osmar Ferreira dos Santos Filho The access to rural credit under Pronaf in Brazil: how and for whom? Portuguese Iscte 2024 2024
Mariana Cardoso Bexiga Sustainable Development Prospects in a Demographically Dense Territory: A Case Study of the Village of Moscavide English Iscte 2022 2023
Leonor Henriques Martins The impacts of climate change and human action on socio-economic dynamics in Serra do Açor Portuguese Iscte 2022 2023
Matteo Rivela What impact has the global food crisis had on the relocation of production? Portuguese Iscte 2023 2023
João Nunes Amorim Globalization and Local Trade in Agriculture: A Panel Data Analysis of the 27 European Union Countries English Iscte 2022 2023
Marta Ramos Tomé Correia Guedes What role do seed banks play in food justice and socio-ecological transition? Portuguese Iscte 2022 2022
António Joaquim Barreiras Pernica Montado and the sustainability of rural territories Portuguese Iscte 2022 2022
Andrew Peter Groom Covid-19 Pandemic and Food Security ? A Comparative Study between the United States (California) and Portugal English Iscte 2022 2022
João Pedro Raposo Bernardo The POSEI-Azores in the context of the European Green Deal Portuguese Iscte 2020 2022
Francisco León Lizarraga Ferreira Agribusiness and Development in Argentina (1988-2018) Portuguese Iscte 2022 2022
Laura Carlotta Terhorst Degrowth and the meaning of liberty English Iscte 2021 2021
Filipe André Sousa Ferreira Surviving the Anthropocene: A Critical Analysis of the European and the Portuguese Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Portuguese Iscte 2020 2020
Luís Pedro Subtil Fialho Towards sustainability while achieving economic feasibility: the case of alternative food networks Portuguese Iscte 2020 2020
Pedro Duarte de Oliveira Work practices and sustainability: case study in the Sanguinheira de Codes homestead, Abrantes Portuguese Iscte 2019 2020
Diogo Peixe Franco Corporate Volunteering: results for community development.The case of Montepio Social Intervention Projects (PIS) Portuguese Iscte 2019 2020
Lívia Mara Borges Silva The role of innovations in a degrowth scenario: the experience of the Mumbuca community bank in Brazil English Iscte 2019 2020
Gonçalo Simões Cidrais Guimarães Mutualism in Europe: characteristics and purposes - Case studies in Portugal, France and Spain English Iscte 2019 2020
Katiana Dias Fernandes da Silva " O Projeto Kaza (Okavango - Zambeze) como impulsionador do desenvolvimento local e regional?" Portuguese Iscte 2018 2018
Judith Stoeckhardt Sustainable Development: the case of the integrated forestry project of Portucel Moçambique Portuguese Iscte 2018 2018
Maíra Dias Cambraia Sardão Fictitious Commodities to excellence: Work and solidarity economy Portuguese Iscte 2017 2018
Carolina Neves Duarte NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: CASE STUDY ON THE LISBON HUMANITARIAN CENTER OF THE RED CROSS PORTUGUESE Portuguese Iscte 2017 2018
Lenira Jassica Rodrigues da Costa A transformação das instituições de microfinanças em Cabo Verde o Caso do Citi-Habitat Portuguese Iscte 2011 2017
Gabriela Levy Dinkhuysen O papel dos guias turísticos no desenvolvimento de um Turismo Sustentável: o caso do Bairro de Alfama em Lisboa Portuguese Iscte 2016 2017
Mariana Mendes Vicente O Papel das Cidades Médias do Interior para o Desenvolvimento do Território: o Caso da Cidade da Covilhã Portuguese Iscte 2016 2017
João Baptista Tchikete Competitividade Empresarial e Politicas. Estudo de Caso: Empresas do Polo de Desenvolvimento Industrial de Viana, em Luanda, Angola Portuguese Iscte 2016 2017
Ana Cristina Fontes Domingues Pereira Polanyi e a Economia Social e Solidária: contributos para respostas aos problemas sociais atuais Portuguese Iscte 2016 2016
Sabina Menezes Maria Bravo Baptista Reciclagem de resíduos sólidos Portuguese Iscte 2015 2016
Francisco Oliveira Neves Lavadinho A avaliação de impacto social nas organizações portuguesas de Economia Social e Solidária Portuguese Iscte 2015 2016
Helena Isabel Sabino Antunes O Setor do Arroz no Vale do Tejo e Sorraia: Perceção e Práticas de Segurança Alimentar E Sustentabilidade Portuguese Iscte 2015 2016
Maria Rosa Vaz Moniz A Sustentabilidade Financeira das Entidades da Economia Social - O Caso das Associações das Associações de Imigrantes Portuguese Iscte 2014 2016
Carlos Alberto Diogo da Costa Paizinho Práticas de Economia Solidária em Iniciativas de Agricultura Urbana O Caso das Hortas Urbanas de Lisboa Portuguese Iscte 2015 2016
Paulo Miguel Vica Reflexão sobre os efeitos da Economia de Mercado nas práticas de Reciprocidade e de Solidariedade do Povo Axiluanda Portuguese Iscte 2015 2016
Melody Iacopino Turismo em Espaço Rural - Uma Estratégia para o Desenvolvimento Rural? Portuguese Iscte 2014 2015
Pedro Miguel Pinto Lampreia The Public Choice in the Railway Sector: Case studies in the Douro Region English Iscte 2014 2015
Cristina Perpétua Sobral de Oliveira Agricultura Familiar e Desertificação: Estudos de Casos nos Distritos de Braga e da Guarda Portuguese Iscte 2014 2015
Marta Pereira de Melo da Cunha Brazão Desenvolvimento e Economia Solidária: Ensaio da operacionalização do conceito Portuguese Iscte 2014 2015
Sofia Raquel Mendonça Traquinas de Vasconcelos Dias A importância do Crowdfunding na Sustentabilidade Financeira dos Projetos de Empreendedorismo Social Portuguese Iscte 2014 2015
Mariana Silva Santos A Inclusão Social através de uma Economia Alternativa: Subjetividades Portuguese Iscte 2013 2014
Ana Rita Dias Figueiredo Desenvolvimento Rural e Empreendedorismo: Estudos de Caso Portuguese Iscte 2013 2014
Flávia Sofia Lopes Teixeira Circuitos Curtos Agroalimentares em Portugal: estudo de casos Portuguese Iscte 2013 2014
Edite Maria Andrade dos Santos Reis O Associativismo e o Desenvolvimento Rural: O Caso da Madeira Portuguese Iscte 2013 2014
Inês Domingues Vasconcelos Serra Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentável - Uma Perspectiva Participada Portuguese Iscte 2012 2013
Marisa Galiza Filipe Aldeias abandonadas, Património Imaterial e Desenvolvimento Local: estudos de caso na Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Portuguese Iscte 2012 2013
Ana Cristina Martins Rodrigues Factores e Desafios dos Programas de Empregabilidade de Reclusos: O caso do Estabelecimento Prisional de Sintra Portuguese Iscte 2011 2013
Inês Mendes de Almeida O Retorno à Economia Doméstica: A importância da produção doméstica na subsistência de agregados familiares com baixos rendimentos Portuguese Iscte 2011 2012
Joana Pires Goulao Valadares Comércio Justo e Solidariedade: análise de dois casos em Portugal Portuguese Iscte 2011 2012
Maria Machado Correia Cantante Pires Os Limites Éticos ao Desenvolvimento: Estudo de Caso AVANI - No sopé dos Himalaias Portuguese Iscte 2011 2012
Teresa Isabel Magalhães Ribeiro Gestão e Prevenção de Riscos na Política de Coesão: o caso dos incêndios florestais (2000-2011) Portuguese Iscte 2011 2012
M.Sc. Final Projects (1)
Concluded (1)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Institution Initial Year Concluding Year
Guilherme António Ribeiro Azambuja An EU closed loop waste management system for Rare Earths ? Tackling criticality with a disruptive circular economy policy English Iscte 2020 2020