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…
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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
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…
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…
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
Professor André Freire talks about his new book in an interview for the ELIVA Press website
In an interview for the ELIVA Press website, Professor André Freire (ODRP coordinator) revealed a little about…
New book by Tiago Carvalho: “Contesting Austerity – Social Movements and the Left in Portugal and Spain (2008-2015)”
Tiago Carvalho will soon launch his new book: “Contesting Austerity – Social Movements and the Left in Portugal and Spain…
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 to be published under the ODRP: “Da Austeridade à Pandemia. Portugal e a Europa entre crises e inovações”
Following the interdisciplinary conference “From Austerity to Pandemic. Portugal and Europe between crises and innovations”, which took place on 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…
State of Democracy in the World
Democratic political representation concerns the incorporation of citizenship into the political process and political decision-making…
Biographies of Portuguese MPs
The “Biographies of Portuguese MPs” are sociodemographic files of each Member of the Portuguese Parliament (MP), produced after…
Other Editions of the Portuguese Candidate Survey Legislative Elections
The “Surveys of Candidates for Legislative Elections” are currently in their 6th edition (referring to the 2022 Legislative Elections)…
The Portuguese Candidate Survey to the 2019 Legislative Elections
The “Survey of Candidates for Deputies in the 2019 Legislative Elections (elected and non-elected)” was conducted by the Observatório da…
The Portuguese Candidate Survey to the 2022 Legislative Elections
The ODRP is currently carrying out the “Survey of Candidates for Deputies in the 2022 Legislative Elections (elected and non-elected)”…
Candidate survey for the 2019 parliamentary elections
Having completed the survey of candidates for the 2019 elections in 2021 (fieldwork 2020-2021), we hope to present the main…
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…
Political effects of contamination by President Marcelo Rebelo
Professor André Freire talks about the political effects of Covid-19 contamination by President Marcelo Rebelo, during the Portuguese election.
Participation of Professor André Freire in the program “3 at 17” of RTP3
Professor André Freire, on Jorge Sampaio’s political life See the video [40:56-48:29]
Analysis of election polls
Participation of Professor André Freire in TVI’s O Dilema program, analyzing electoral polls. The TVI Dilemma, 19th of…