Madalena Potes

PhD candidate in International Relations at NOVA FCSH. Holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Law from the Portuguese Catholic University, where she also completed the Advanced Program in Diplomacy. Postgraduated in Social Economy and Social Investment Law as well as Public Procurement from the University of Lisbon.

Mafalda Escada

PhD candidate in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the European University Institute. She holds a degree in Political Science and International Relations and a master's in Sociology from NOVA FCSH. Her main research areas include public policy and institutions, with a particular focus on the welfare state.

Manuel Pinto de Abreu

Hydrographic Engineer, MSc and PhD in Physical Oceanography (NPS, California, 1991).

Manuela Franco

Diplomat, former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (2003-2004), and Director of the Diplomatic Institute (2012-2015).

Marco Lisi

Integrated researcher at IPRI-NOVA. Assistant professor in the department of Political Studies, NOVA University of Lisbon. His research interests focus on political parties, electoral behaviour, democratic theory, political representation and election campaigns.

Marco Gonçalves

PhD Candidate in International Relations in NOVA FCSH, where he is preparing a thesis on “Humanitarian Interventions and the Humanization of the Use of Force. Reflexes in the Architecture of International Security”, under the supervision of Alexandra Magnólia Dias. His research interests include International Law, Military Sciences.

Margarida Marques

Professor at NOVA University of Lisbon, she has been researching international migration, with a special focus on post-colonial flows and their consequences on cities' participation in global processes.

Universidade 

Maria Ejarque Albuquerque

PhD candidate in International Relations at NOVA FCSH, where she is preparing a thesis on "The European Fortress. EU migration and asylum polices and practices", under the supervision of Teresa Ferreira Rodrigues. Her research interests include Public International Law, Constitutionalism.

Maria João Valente Rosa

Integrated researcher at IPRI-NOVA. Assistant Professor of Sociology at NOVA FCSH. Her research interests include Demography, Demographic and Societal Ageing, Demography of International Migration, Birth and Fertility, Demographic Scenarios and Foresight.

Mario Godinho de Matos

Graduated in Economics from ISEG (U. Lisbon) he was Ambassador to Havana, Maputo and Moscow. Contributor to the Military University Institute (IUM) and Autónoma University of Lisbon (UAL). Associate Member of EuroDefense Portugal.