OVERVIEW RESEARCH GROUPS RESEARCH PROJECTS RESEARCHERS OBSERVATORIES RESEARCH NETWORKS ETHICS COMMISSION AWARDS RESEARCH OVERVIEW Overview CES employs research lines combining innovation, internationalization, interculturality and the transforming impact on social reality. CES major strategic orientations are: To foster innovative and participatory epistemologies and methodologies, contributing to the development of critical thinking and to the construction of tools for the critical analysis of society; To stimulate a dialogue among knowledges, acknowledging cultural diversity in the world and articulating scientific knowledge with knowledge produced by citizens and social movements; To strengthen relations with the Global South, focusing on shared knowledge, mutual recognition and intercultural understanding. Within this strategy, the Portuguese-speaking countries are key to foster North-South and South-South dialogues; To stimulate science in society and for society, widening citizens’ engagement with scientific culture and participation in public policies, and revitalizing human rights, bearing social groups under oppression, discrimination and exclusion in mind; To foster thematic PhD Programmes and advanced training activities in-line with the most pressing challenges for science; To promote culture, the arts and critical considerations of the past as means of advancing new ways of reflection and self-reflection on knowledge and society; To support the formulation of public policies by developing applied research across a wide spectrum of areas impacting the well-being of societies; To contribute to a mutually enriching exchange of experiences worldwide with a clear focus on mapping and promoting new visions for Europe in a changing world. Back to top Centre for Social Studies University of Coimbra Privacy Policy Terms of Use CES | ALTA Colégio de S. Jerónimo Apartado 3087 3000-995 Coimbra, Portugal Tel +351 239 855 570 Fax +351 239 855 589 CES | SOFIA Colégio da Graça Rua da Sofia nº 136-138 3000-389 Coimbra, Portugal Tel +351 239 853 649 Fax +351 239 855 589 CES | LISBOA Av. Defensores de Chaves n.º16, cave dtª 1000-117 Lisboa, Portugal Subscribe CESinforma Follow us Twitter Facebook Youtube Atom / RSS

RESEARCH PROJECTS RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH PROJECTS HIGHLIGHT PROJECTS Highlight Projects CES annually develops a wide range of research projects funded by national and international entities in challenging competitions. Here we highlight just a small number illustrating the diversity, prestige, difficulty and dimension of the ongoing or recently completed projects. Projects Back to top Centre for Social Studies University of Coimbra Privacy Policy Terms of Use CES | ALTA Colégio de S. Jerónimo Apartado 3087 3000-995 Coimbra, Portugal Tel +351 239 855 570 Fax +351 239 855 589 CES | SOFIA Colégio da Graça Rua da Sofia nº 136-138 3000-389 Coimbra, Portugal Tel +351 239 853 649 Fax +351 239 855 589 CES | LISBOA Av. Defensores de Chaves n.º16, cave dtª 1000-117 Lisboa, Portugal Subscribe CESinforma Follow us Twitter Facebook Youtube Atom / RSS