Call for Proposals: 29th IPSA World Congress of Political Science, July 24–28, 2027, Rome
The International Political Science Association invites proposals for its 29th World Congress of Political Science, to be held in Rome…
Call for Papers: EPSS 2027 Conference, June 24–26, 2027, Copenhagen
The European Political Science Society invites proposals for its second annual conference, to be held in Copenhagen from June 24–26,…
Call for Sections: ECPR General Conference 2027, September 7–10, 2027, Barcelona
The European Consortium for Political Research invites section proposals for its 2027 General Conference, to be held in Barcelona from…
Call for Papers: ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2027, June 1–4, 2027, Trieste
The call for papers for the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops, to be held at the University of Trieste from…
Call for Proposals: 77th Annual ICA Conference, June 3–7, 2027, Glasgow
The International Communication Association invites proposals for its 77th Annual Conference, to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from June 3–7,…
Call for Proposals: 33rd International Conference of Europeanists, June 16–18, 2027, Leiden University
The Council for European Studies invites proposals for the 33rd International Conference of Europeanists, taking place at Leiden University in…
New Portuguese Edition of the Democracy Report 2026 Now Available
The Centre for International Studies at Iscte (CEI-Iscte) has made available the Portuguese version of the annual report by the…
New article examines how people justify corrupt practices they condemn
A new article by Inês Ascenso, a PhD student at CEI-Iscte, and Marcelo Moriconi, also a researcher at CEI-Iscte, co-authored…
Who is who? A sociographic portrait and recruitment channels of Portuguese mayors (2021-2025)
A new CIES e-Working Paper by Margarida Estêvão draws a sociographic and biographical portrait of the mayors in office in…
The few influencing the many: Digital asymmetry and political radicalisation
CIES-Iscte has released a new open-access e-working paper by Flávia Rodrigues Tristão Camello on the asymmetry of visibility on online…
Chega Under the Microscope: Science Meets Journalism
A session of the “Dialogues with Society” series, organised by the Laboratório da Esfera Pública at CIES-Iscte, brought together researchers,…
CIES-Iscte hosts first European training school on populism and Euroscepticism
On 19 and 20 March 2026, CIES-Iscte hosted the first EUPopLink COST Action Training School, bringing together researchers from across…
João Ferreira Dias publishes two new works on democracy and political memory
Researcher João Ferreira Dias has published two new works: a policy paper on transparency and civic access to party lists…
Results of the CIES e-Working Papers Awards 2025 announced
As part of the celebrations of CIES-Iscte’s 40th anniversary, the winners of the 2025 CIES e-Working Papers Awards were announced.…
New study examines the decline of social democracy in Portugal
An article by Ana Espírito-Santo, Sofia Serra-Silva and Nelson Santos, published in South European Society and Politics, analyses changes in…
In tribute to Professor André Freire, ODRP is making available the database from the Survey of Candidates for Parliament in the 2024 Legislative Elections (both elected and non-elected)
In tribute to Professor André Freire, ODRP is making available the database from the Survey of Candidates for Parliament in…
CCS III has been updated and now includes the 2022 Portuguese legislative elections
Module III of the CCS has been updated and now includes the 2022 Portuguese legislative elections
European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) calls August – November
We are sharing in our site some calls from the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) in August – November
Democracy Report 2025: 25 Years of Autocratization
The Portuguese edition of the Democracy Report 2025: 25 Years of Autocratization – Democracy Trumped? is now available. Produced through…
Ana Espírito-Santo selected as visiting professor at Georgetown University
The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) has announced that Ana Espírito-Santo, researcher at CIES-Iscte and co-coordinator of the Politics and Citizenship…
The Portuguese way to populism? Portugal after the elections
Guya Accornero José Santana Pereira analyze the impacts after the legislative elections on the Italian platform Network for the Study…
José Santana Pereira and Guya Accornero analyze the impact of the 2025 legislative elections
In an article published on the Who Governs Europe platform, the directors of the Observatory of Democracy and Political Representation,…
Pedro Seabra and Ana Lúcia Sá publish article on “arrested democratisation” in Equatorial Guinea
CEI-Iscte researchers Pedro Seabra and Ana Lúcia Sá have published an article in Contemporary Politics on Equatorial Guinea’s accession to…
ODRP hosts Transparencia Electoral for briefing on Portuguese legislative elections
Observatory for Democracy and Political Representation held a briefing session on the rules, situation and specificities of the Portuguese legislative…
European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) calls February – June
We are sharing in our site some calls from the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) in February until June
Turning votes into seats: An analysis of the Portuguese electoral system
A new CIES e-Working Paper by João Santos describes the Portuguese electoral system and assesses its performance over almost half…
CIES Research Forum 2025 explores participation and democracy in tribute to André Freire
The 18th edition of the CIES Research Forum, held in January 2025, focused on “Participation and Democracy” and paid tribute…
New coordinators for the Politics and Citizenship research group
CIES-Iscte has announced new coordinators for its research groups: Guya Accornero now coordinates the Politics and Citizenship group, with Ana…
Contested Solidarities: Contentious Politics Between Resistance, Backlash and Change
From June 16 to 18, 2025, the conference “Contested Solidarities: Contentious Politics Between Resistance, Backlash and Change” will take place…
European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) calls January and February
We are sharing in our site some calls from the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) in January and February
World Democracy Status Report 2023 Now Available
This report offers a comprehensive synthesis of the main global democracy reports, including the Democracy Report 2023, the Global State…
Suggested reading: “O eleitorado português no século XXI”
Organized by Marina Costa Lobo and Ana Espirito-Santo, “O eleitorado português no século XXI” analyzes the significant political changes resulting…
Suggested reading: Democratic Quality in Southern Europe
Democratic Quality in Southern Europe, edited by Tiago Fernades, analyzes the democratic trajectories of France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain…
To our dear André Freire
André Freire, in addition to being a brilliant scholar and leaving an indelible legacy in Portuguese political science, stood out…
Seminar celebrates 10 years of reflection on social movements and political action
The Monthly Seminar Social Movements and Political Action celebrated its 10th anniversary on October 15, 2024, with a special edition…
Democracy Report 2024 launched in Portuguese
The V-Dem Democracy Report 2024 is now available in Portuguese, in a joint initiative of the V-Dem Southern Europe Regional…
Suggested reading: Activism is not well regarded by Portuguese society, complain activists from several generations
Professor Guya Accornero (CIES-Iscte) contributed in an interview with the Lusa news agency, published in the Público newspaper, to the…
The book Contesting Austerity: Social Movements and the Left in Portugal and Spain (2008-2015), by Tiago Carvalho (CIES-Iscte), has been awarded the João Ferreira de Almeida prize
The book Contesting Austerity: Social Movements and the Left in Portugal and Spain (2008-2015), by Tiago Carvalho (CIES-Iscte), has been…
The Observatory takes part in the 2024 Employability Forum
The Observatory of Democracy and Political Representation took part, as a research unit of CIES-Iscte, in the 5th edition of…
Between Pluralism and Populism: Democracy, Migration and the Welfare State through the eyes of the Portuguese
Presented at the Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation study, carried out in collaboration with Iscte…
Guya Accornero comments on the election campaign on Antena 1 radio
Guya Accornero, professor at Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and sub-director of the Observatory of Democracy and Political Representation,…
How the fire in the Brazilian Amazon was discussed on Jair Bolsonaro’s official Twitter account (now X) is the subject of an article by Laara Carneiro, Livino Neto, Juliana Lima and Gleice Luz.
The article “”The sovereignty of the region and its wealth is what really is at stake”1 Amazon fires in Jair…
Call for papers for the Social Movements Research Network Pre-Conference
The Council for European Studies (CES) is calling for abstracts for the Social Movements Research Network Pre-Conference, themed “Researching social…
“Stop Border Violence – Strategic use of European citizenship, between theories and practices” workshop
On Tuesday, November 28, the “Stop Border Violence – Strategic use of European citizenship, between theories and practices” workshop will…
A new article by Guya Accornero and Tiago Carvalho discusses marginal gentrifiers, mobilization networks and new collective identities of contestation.
The new article by Guya Accornero and Tiago Carvalho seeks to understand the potential and limits of the contribution of…
Photo gallery of the Politics and Citizenship Group meeting
Check in the photo gallery the participation of the Observatory of Democracy and Political Representation in the Brown Bag Seminars…
New article discusses Europeanization in the context of the crisis, focusing on the relationship between social movements and institutional politics
Check in the photo gallery the participation of the Observatory of Democracy and Political Representation in the Brown Bag Seminars…
Photo Galery of the Brown Bag Seminars on Social Data 2023
Check in the photo gallery the participation of the Observatory of Democracy and Political Representation in the Brown Bag Seminars…
Contract was signed for “The Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Representation”
In the end of May 2023, a contract was signed for “The Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Representation”, posed to be…
The launching of the collection of books I-IV on the Portuguese Parliament
The launching of the collection of books I-IV on the Portuguese Parliament, from the Ancien Regime and the Constitutional Monarchy…
The launching of the collection of books I-IV on the Portuguese Parliament
The launching of the collection of books I-IV on the Portuguese Parliament, from the Ancien Regime and the Constitutional Monarchy…
Article published in the International Political Science Review discusses the response of Portuguese political parties to voters
Do Portuguese political parties respond to voters during the campaign and when taking office? An answer to this question is…
New book: “Government Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Europe
On February 7, 2023, at 3 pm, the presentation of the book “Governments’ Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Europe”
The Observatory starts 2023 with seminar “Rendez Vous with America – the US electoral system”
The seminar “Rendez-Vous with America – the US electoral system”, with Professor Patrick Siegler-Lathrop, based on his book “Rendez-Vous with…
Conference debates the results of the 2022 Italian elections
The PhD in Political Science at Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa holds the conference “Another electoral earthquake? A preliminary…
New book published: “A Generational Divide? Age-related Aspects of Political Transformation in Post-crisis Southern Europe”
Part of Routledge’s “South European Society and Politics” book series, the new publication entitled “A Generational Divide? Age-related Aspects of…
The “Seminário Mensal Movimentos Sociais e Ação Política” returns with Professor Naim Bro’s presentation
the “Seminário Mensal Movimentos Sociais e Ação Política” returns with Professor Naim Bro’s presentation of his latest published article, “The…
The changing city: transformations, politics and movement
The HOPES, SmarTour and SustainLis projects start the seminar cycle: “The changing city: transformations, politics and movement”
New book: «A Generational Divide? Age-related Aspects of Political Transformation in Post-crisis Southern Europe»
Publishing of the new book: “A Generational Divide? Age-related Aspects of Political Transformation in Post-crisis Southern Europe”
Photo Gallery of the 28th International Conference of Europeanists
Check out the photo gallery for some of the highlights of the 28th International Conference of Europeanists
First team-building dinner of the Observatory of Democracy and Political Representation
To celebrate the advances we have made in the last period, and to integrate the team even further, we went,…
28th International Conference of Europeanists
Based at Iscte the 28th International Conference of Europeanists will take place between June 29 and July 1
Candidate Survey for the 2022 Parliamentary Elections to be launched soon
The Observatory of Democracy and Political Representation (ODRP) has already started contacts with the Assembly of the Republic and the…
New book edited under the ODRP: Left and Right. Meaning and Correlates in Long Consolidated and New Democracies
Within the scope of the ODRP and with the support of CIES-Iscte, André Freire’s book Left and Right was recently…
The Observatory of Democracy and Political Representation is online!
Welcome to the website of the Observatory of Democracy and Political Representation. As our Observatory is quite recent, it is…