HumAct is a 3-year project funded by the Erasmus + Program Capacity Building for Higher Education and is coordinated by ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa., with partners: the National and Kapodistriana University of Athens, the University of Cape Verde and the University of Santiago, Cape Verde and the Pedagogical University, University of Pungué and University of Rovuma, Mozambique. The main objective of the project is to increase the capacity of higher education institutions in the area of ​​Humanitarian Action (HA) in relation to climate change and displacement in partner countries, specifically in Cape Verde and Mozambique, in collaboration with institutions in program countries, such as Greece and Portugal. The specific objectives are: • Increase the response of higher education with regard to content relevant to HA • Promoting research by teachers and students regarding HA • Develop teachers' pedagogical strategies • Strengthen community involvement

InovHumRe is a project financed by the Erasmus+ Programme – KA203 – Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education, aiming to improve the quality and effectiveness of Higher Education Institutes, improving the education of Humanitarian Action students and professionals, through the implementation, in the second cycle of social science courses, of a curricular unit for the evaluation in humanitarian action. This curricular unit will be based on innovative methodological approaches – participatory assessment in Humanitarian Action and will feature the development of new learning tools that incorporate the contributions of partner HEIs and NGOs directly involved in the humanitarian response, thus filling skill gaps. The project InovHumRe, will last for 30 months (31/12/2020 – 29/06/2023), is coordinated by Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon and has as partners, the following entities: – Instituto Marquês de Valle Flôr, Portugal – Hacettepe University, Turkey – Sened Dernegi, Turkey – Sosyal Hizmet Uzmanları Derneği (SHUDER), Turkey – National University of Distance Learning (UNED), Spain – Fundacíon Magtel, Spain – Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brazil – Icesi University, Colombia

O actual paradigma de desenvolvimento sugere a existência de amplo acordo internacional sobre um conjunto de princípios que promovem a eficácia da ajuda ao desenvolvimento. No entanto, em termos concretos, a implementação desses princípios revela-se muitas vezes deficiente, com consequências para os objectivos das políticas quer dos países doadores, quer dos países menos desenvolvidos. A ideia de “apropriação” é um desses princípios que levantam questões de âmbito politico-normativo e de âmbito técnico. Partindo de uma perspectiva crítica que contribua para o debate internacional em torno destas questões, este projecto pretende desenvolver um modelo analítico, ancorado em teorias de políticas públicas, que permita por um lado perceber que factores potenciam ou limitam a “apropriação”, e por outro, sugerir formas de melhorar os mecanismos de decisão em causa. Adicionalmente, a sua componente prática acrescentará conhecimento aprofundado sobre a realidade, até agora pouco estudada de forma sistemática, da ajuda para o desenvolvimento aos PALOP.

The period that followed the end of the Cold War and the fall of the communist regimes of the Soviet Union and eastern and central Europe has been one of profound transformations in the international order. In a context of accentuated uncertainty and ‘fuzziness’, most countries have been redefining their strategic orientations, rethinking defense policies and reshaping military organisations. In the face of a clear lack of empirically based research covering recent developments in this field in Portugal, this project aims at a global description and understanding of the transformations that have been occurring within the Portuguese Armed Forces and its relation with society during the past one and a half decades.