On the 6th, 7th and 8th of March the XII Congress of the APCP (Portuguese Political Science Association) was held at ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa.

See the APCP Congress XII page for more information.

The Political Observatory was represented by the following participants and their papers:

6 March 2025 | 14h00
The Global Governance of the ILO in the protection of immigrants
Chair: Professor Cristina Montalvão Sarmento (ISCSP-ULisboa; Political Observatory)
Discussant: Professor Patrícia Oliveira (Lusoglobe, Lusófona University; Political Observatory)

1. The geopolitics of migration: political refugees or economic displaced persons? António Manuel Lopes Tavares (Lusófona University, University Centre of Porto, CEAD)
2. Has the ILO managed to fulfil its objective within Global Governance? Analysing Portuguese migratory flows. Ana Cláudia Carvalho Campina (Fernando Pessoa University), Carlos Rodrigues (Fernando Pessoa University)
3. The International Labour Organisation and Labour Migration: facts and reflections Paulo Afonso B. Duarte (Lusófona University, University Centre of Porto)
4. Migration crisis in normative perspective as a crisis of European values Arkadiusz Modrzejewski (University of Gdansk, Poland)
5. Weaving Safety Nets: The ILO and the Challenges of Migration Governance in Latin America Cassius Guimarães Chai (Federal University of Maranhão)

7 March 2025 | 11h00
The Paths of Politics through Portuguese Culture
Chair: Professor Cristina Montalvão Sarmento (ISCSP-ULisboa; Political Observatory)
Discussant: Professor Maria João Cabrita (Práxis – UBI; Political Observatory)

1. Far-right populist parties in Southern Europe and the question of women: the Portuguese case Carolina Querido (NOVA FCSH, Political Observatory)
2. Cinema and revolution, cinema and democratisation – the generation of new Portuguese cinema in the transition to democracy Patrícia Oliveira (LusoGlobe, Lusófona University; Political Observatory)
3. Portuguese culture between dictatorship and democracy: representation, openness and adaptation Carlos Vargas (HTC-CFE NOVA FCSH and Political Observatory)
4. Great Men and the politics of memory(s) in the democratic Portugal Frederico Pereira Martins (HTC-CFE NOVA FCSH)

7 March 2025 | 14h30
New Political Architectures: theory, concepts and issues
Chair: Professor Patrícia Oliveira (Lusoglobe, Lusófona University; Political Observatory)
Discussant: Professor Carlos Vargas (HTC-CFE NOVA FCSH and Political Observatory)

1. What are we talking about in contemporary resistance? Izabela Cavalcanti (ISCSP-ULisboa)
2. The emergence of the new theoretical problematics of the 21st century Cristina Montalvão Sarmento (ISCSP-ULisboa, Political Observatory)
3. Colonelism in Brazil and its Political Dimension in Social Movements Beatriz Ribeiro (University of Beira Interior)
4. The Contributions of Feminist Institutionalism to Understanding the New Global Financial Architecture Natália Sant Anna Torres (ISCSP-ULisboa)
5. On the Political and Economic Condition of Africa: The Thoughts of Kwame Nkrumah and Claude Ake Babiro Duro Djassi (ISCSP-ULisboa)

8 March 2025 | 9h00
A look at the world through the lens of the Azores
Chair: Professor Cristina Montalvão Sarmento (ISCSP-ULisboa; Political Observatory)
Discussant: Professor Teresa Ruel (ULusófona)

1. The geostrategic relevance of the Azores in the dialogue between Portugal and France during the Cold War Miguel de Oliveira Estanqueiro Rocha (University of the Azores)
2. Island diplomacy: the Azores as a diplomatic stage Tomé Ribeiro Gomes (CEI-IUL)
3. Challenges of scientific diplomacy and the new centralities of the Autonomous Region of the Azores Paulo Vitorino Fontes (University of the Azores and Political Science Research Centre, University of Évora)
4. Between the Atlantic and Europe: the geostrategic relevance of the Azores Nuno Tiago dos Santos Lopes (Centre for Humanistic Studies-UAc; IPRI-NOVA; Political Observatory)
5. The Role of the Outermost Regions in the Expansion of the European Neighbourhood Policy: Geopolitical Potential and Regional Cooperation Henrique Cordeiro Fonseca (Centre for Humanistic Studies, University of the Azores)