Seminary LusoGlobe Mapping Global Challenges: Knowledge and Action in the Spotlight
Sharing Research and Interdisciplinary Reflection to Understand the Great Challenges of Our Time and Promote Sustainable Paths of Action
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
The seminar aims to share the research carried out within the scope of LusoGlobe, contributing to a deeper understanding of contemporary global challenges and possible forms of action in their context. This initiative is part of the scientific activities organised annually by LusoGlobe, with the aim of disseminating the work of its researchers and fostering interdisciplinary dialogue.
Programme:
11:00 am - Opening Session
- António Costa Pinto - President of Lusoglobe
- Diana Dias - Vice-Rector for Research at Lusófona University (to be confirmed)
11:30 am - Inaugural Lecture: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Science as a Guide
- Sérgio Cabello - University of La Rioja
- Moderator: Jacqueline Marques
12:30 pm - Lunch
2:00 pm - Panel 1 | Political and Security Challenges
Moderator: Patrícia Oliveira
- Media exposure and attitudes towards the fulfilment of electoral promises – Susana Nina
- Cooperation and Security in the South Atlantic: Simulations, Scenarios and Decision Support Tools - Sabrina Medeiros & Adriano Lauro
- Claiming the virtual public square: Virtual activism and contentious politics in Zimbabwe (2016-2017) - Teresa Nogueira Pinto
- Secessionist Movements, Democratisation Processes and Power Dynamics - Teresa Ruel
3:30 pm - Coffee break
3:45 pm - Panel 2 | Social and Cultural Challenges
Moderator: Jorge Botelho Moniz
- ReViOP: An Initiative for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Promote the Inclusion of Students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) - Fátima Gameiro, Paula Ferreira, Ana Paula Garcia, Hélia Bracons, Jacqueline Marques and Nélson Ramalho
- Islam, national identity and global dynamics: main representations and debates in contemporary Portuguese culture (20th–21st centuries) - Fabrizio Boscaglia
- Leadership in Public Institutions in Portuguese-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa: global agendas and gender issues in senior management positions - Arlinda Manuela dos Santos Cabral & Sabrina Medeiros
5:15 pm - Closing Session
- José Eduardo Franco - Director of the Centre for Global Studies, Universidade Aberta
- Organising Committee: Ana Paula Garcia, Cristina Nunes, Paula Ferreira, Teresa Ruel | LusoGlobe
