Political Observer

Portuguese Journal of Political Science
The issue 23 of the journal is available below.

Working Papers

The latest working paper from the Political Observatory is now available

Cultural Policies Laboratory

Between Lusophony and Francophonie: Culture in Action

April 11th
2025

Spring Research School

6th Edition | 15, 20 & 22 May 2024 | Lisbon

IPSA

IPSA – Internacional Political Science Association
The Political Observatory is an institutional member of the IPSA-AISP

RESEARCH IN POLITICAL STUDIES

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Politipédia

Portuguese Repository of Political Science

Internships@PO

Curricular and extracurricular internships

Political Observer

Political Observer – Portuguese Journal of Political Science is an online and printed peer reviewed journal of Political Observatory, which provides an outlet for an interdisciplinary and international exploration of the meaning, function and impact of political standards. The journal publishes papers that reflect on social sciences, from any relevant discipline, and that make an original scientific and academic contribution to the study of political science.

Journal Information

Print ISSN 1647-4090 | Online ISSN 2184-2078

DOI 10.33167/2184-2078

Legal Deposit 337483/11 | ERC 127001

2 issues per year

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    The Fog of Geopolitics in the Middle East (2025)

    October 1, 2025 – Conference OP | The Fog of Geopolitics in the Middle East (2025)

    Conference | The Fog of Geopolitics in the Middle East – October 1st (2025)

    September 19, 2025 – Conference | The Fog of Geopolitics in the Middle East – October 1st (2025)

    Conference | “Portugal-PALOP, QUE CAMINHOS PARA O FUTURO?” (Portugal-PALOP, WHAT PATHS FOR THE FUTURE?; 2025)

    September 15, 2025 – Conference | “Portugal-PALOP, QUE CAMINHOS PARA O FUTURO?” (Portugal-PALOP, WHAT PATHS FOR THE FUTURE?; 2025)

    Candidacy for the Rectorate of the University of Lisbon by Professor Cristina Montalvão Sarmento (2025)

    September 8, 2025 – Candidacy for the Rectorate of the University of Lisbon by Professor Cristina Montalvão Sarmento (2025)

    UFP: Jean Monnet Module (2025)

    May 12, 2025 – UFP: Jean Monnet Module (2025)

    Cultural Policy Laboratory | Between Lusophony and Francophonie: Culture in Action (2025)

    April 11, 2025 – Cultural Policy Laboratory | Between Lusophony and Francophonie: Culture in Action (2025)

    APCP Congress XII (2025)

    March 11, 2025 – The 12th Congress of the APCP (Portuguese Political Science Association) was held on 6, 7 and 8 March 2025 at ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, with the participation of the Political Observatory.

    (CALL FOR PAPERS) Cultural Policies Laboratory | Between Lusophony and Francophony: Culture in Action (2025)

    March 11, 2025 – Cultural Policies Laboratory | Between Lusophony and Francophony: Culture in Action – April 11 (2025)

    Presentation of the book ‘Da República dos Portugueses – Crónica geral da política’, by José Adelino Maltez (2024)

    December 18, 2024 – Presentation of the book ‘Da República dos Portugueses – Crónica geral da política’, by José Adelino Maltez (2024)

    Panels accepted | XII APCP Congress (2024)

    December 16, 2024 – As part of the APCP (Portuguese Political Science Association) call for papers, the panels submitted by the Political Observatory to APCP Congress XII have been approved.

    Political Observatory 15th anniversary conference | IA.GORA? Uma nova era tecnológica (2024)

    December 13, 2024 – Publication of the conference “IA.GORA? A new technological era”, in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Political Observatory.

    UFP & ULP | International Conference – 50th anniversary of the 25th of April Revolution (2024)

    December 2nd, 2024 – International Conference: 50th anniversary of the 25th of April Revolution, organised by Fernando Pessoa University (UFP) and Lusófona University – Porto University Center.

    Panel submission | XII APCP Congress in 2025 (2024)

    October 29th, 2024 – Responding to the call for papers of APCP (Portuguese Association of Political Science), the Political Observatory submitted 4 panels.

    II Colloquium: The Azores in Europe and the Atlantic (2024)

    October 3rd & 4th, 2024 – The II Colloquium: The Azores in Europe and the Atlantic -“European and North American elections: dynamics and impacts on transatlantic relations” was an event jointly organized by the Centre for Humanistic Studies of the University of the Azores and the Political Observatory.

    75th Anniversary of IPSA (2024)

    September 11th to 13th, 2024 – 75th Anniversary of IPSA, a conference on democracy and authocracy in Lisbon, with participation the Political Observatory.

    Cooperation protocol Political Observatory | Brazilian Institute for Teaching, Development and Research (2024)

    August 27th, 2024 – Signature of the cooperation protocol with the Brazilian Institute for Teaching, Development and Research.

    Conference | Open Class “Longing for the future – the city in the age of cultural entrepreneurship” (2024)

    August 20th, 2024 – Conference | Open Class “Longing for the future – the city in the age of cultural entrepreneurship” by the Vice-coordinator of the Political Observatory, Professor Patrícia Oliveira.

    ALACIP – the XII Latin American Congress of Political Science (2024)

    July 17th to 20th, 2024 – ALACIP – the XII Latin American Congress of Political Science, with the participation of the Political Observatory.

    AIMAC – Internacional Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (2024)

    June 23rd to 26th, 2024 – AIMAC – Internacional Conference on Arts and Cultural Management, with the participation of the Political Observatory.

    6th edition of the Spring Research School | 2024 | Regarding a restless world. (Un)sustainability and (non)sense.

    May 15th, 20th and 22nd, 2024 – 6th edition of the Spring Research School: “Regarding a restless world. (Un)sustainability and (non)sense.”, by the Political Observatory and Sam Nunn School of International Affairs (Georgia Tech, EUA).

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