| Major group affiliation: |
- Indigenous people
- Workers and trade unions
- Local authorities
- Women
- Non-governmental organization
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| Affiliation with other organizations: |
• ATGENDER, The European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation is a broad association for academics, practitioners, activists and institutions in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies, Feminist Research, women’s rights, gender equality and diversity.
http://www.atgender.eu
• Civil Society and New Forms of Governance in Europe” (CINEFOGO), based on a EU-FP6 Grant, CINEFOGO fosters the debate about the relationship between civil society institutions and the welfare state, focusing in particular the making of European citizenship.
http://www.cinefogo.com
• Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO), established in 1967 is a non-governmental institution that brings together a hundred and ninety five research centres, as well as graduate and postgraduate programmes in the social sciences in twenty two countries. http://www.clacso.org.ar/
• Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), established in 1973 as an independent Pan-African research organisation with a primary focus on the social sciences, broadly defined. It is recognised not only as the pioneer African social research organisation but also as the apex non-governmental centre of social knowledge production on the continent. http://www.codesria.org/
• European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is an independent, scholarly association, established in 1970. It supports and encourages the training, research and cross-national co-operation of political scientists throughout Europe and beyond. The ECPR currently has approximately 325 European institutional members and associate members in over 40 countries.
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/
• Expert Group on Gender, Social Inclusion and Employment (EGGSIE), is a network of experts in the fields of employment, social inclusion and gender equality issues. It comprises 30 national experts (26 European Union member-states plus Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Romania) plus a coordinating team.
• HumanitarianNet, a Thematic Network on Humanitarian Development Studies, funded by the European Commission, brings together 91 universities, five research centres and nine NGOs and has as its main goal the development of a better understanding of the nature and causes of humanitarian crises as well as providing better training for those dealing with them.
• Initiative for Peacebuilding (IfP) is a consortium led by International Alert and funded by the European Commission. IfP draws together the complementary geographic and thematic expertise of 10 civil society organisations (and their networks) with offices across the EU and in conflict-affected countries.
http://www.initiativeforpeacebuilding.eu
• International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) is the global network of civil society organisations working to stop the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW). The network has 700 members and CES participates through its Peace Studies Group.
www.iansa.org
• International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe (IMISCOE), funded by the European Commission and coordinated by IMES, Amsterdam, has as its main purpose research into the causes and nature of international migrations, the settlement and integration of immigrants and their consequences in host communities. www.imiscoe.org
• International Society for Third Sector Research” (ISTR) is an international association promoting research and education in the fields of civil society, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector.
http://www.istr.org |
| Publications: |
All the publications can be seen in the Annual Activities Report: http://www.ces.uc.pt/ces/relatoriosen.php |
| Affiliation with other organizations: |
• ATGENDER, The European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation is a broad association for academics, practitioners, activists and institutions in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies, Feminist Research, women’s rights, gender equality and diversity.
http://www.atgender.eu
• Civil Society and New Forms of Governance in Europe” (CINEFOGO), based on a EU-FP6 Grant, CINEFOGO fosters the debate about the relationship between civil society institutions and the welfare state, focusing in particular the making of European citizenship.
http://www.cinefogo.com
• Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO), established in 1967 is a non-governmental institution that brings together a hundred and ninety five research centres, as well as graduate and postgraduate programmes in the social sciences in twenty two countries. http://www.clacso.org.ar/
• Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), established in 1973 as an independent Pan-African research organisation with a primary focus on the social sciences, broadly defined. It is recognised not only as the pioneer African social research organisation but also as the apex non-governmental centre of social knowledge production on the continent. http://www.codesria.org/
• European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is an independent, scholarly association, established in 1970. It supports and encourages the training, research and cross-national co-operation of political scientists throughout Europe and beyond. The ECPR currently has approximately 325 European institutional members and associate members in over 40 countries.
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/
• Expert Group on Gender, Social Inclusion and Employment (EGGSIE), is a network of experts in the fields of employment, social inclusion and gender equality issues. It comprises 30 national experts (26 European Union member-states plus Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Romania) plus a coordinating team.
• HumanitarianNet, a Thematic Network on Humanitarian Development Studies, funded by the European Commission, brings together 91 universities, five research centres and nine NGOs and has as its main goal the development of a better understanding of the nature and causes of humanitarian crises as well as providing better training for those dealing with them.
• Initiative for Peacebuilding (IfP) is a consortium led by International Alert and funded by the European Commission. IfP draws together the complementary geographic and thematic expertise of 10 civil society organisations (and their networks) with offices across the EU and in conflict-affected countries.
http://www.initiativeforpeacebuilding.eu
• International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) is the global network of civil society organisations working to stop the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW). The network has 700 members and CES participates through its Peace Studies Group.
www.iansa.org
• International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe (IMISCOE), funded by the European Commission and coordinated by IMES, Amsterdam, has as its main purpose research into the causes and nature of international migrations, the settlement and integration of immigrants and their consequences in host communities. www.imiscoe.org
• International Society for Third Sector Research” (ISTR) is an international association promoting research and education in the fields of civil society, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector.
http://www.istr.org |
| Publications: |
All the publications can be seen in the Annual Activities Report: http://www.ces.uc.pt/ces/relatoriosen.php |
| Purpose of the organization: |
Non Profit Research Association of social Sciences and Humanities |
| Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: |
The activities performed by our research centre can be seen in: All the publications can be seen in the Annual Activities Report: http://www.ces.uc.pt/ces/relatoriosen.php |
| A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: |
The list of members of the governing bodies are the following (all portuguese):
The Director since the foundation of the Centre, Boaventura de Sousa Santos, is responsible for coordinating all the research activities and for external representation.
The Scientific Board ofunctions in plenary sessions composed of all PhD Associates, one representative from the team of non-PhD researchers and one representative from the team of junior researchers, and in standing committee. The Standing Committee of the Scientific Board is composed of 25 PhD associates, including ex-officio and peer-elected members, a representative from the team of non-PhD researchers and a representative from the team of junior researchers. The Scientific Board is currently presided over by Pedro Hespanha, and vice-presidents are Maria José Canelo, Tiago Santos Pereira and Sílvia Portugal. The Scientific Board deliberates on all issues related to the research activities of CES, including the definition of criteria and priorities concerning the hiring of researchers.
The Executive Board, is composed of 5 full members and 4 reserve members, elected in a General Assembly, for a period of three years. Currently it consists of the following full members: Boaventura de Sousa Santos, José Maria Castro Caldas (Coordinator), Margarida Calafate Ribeiro, Vítor Neves and João Paulo Dias (Executive Director). The reserve members are: Daniel Francisco and Sílvia Ferreira. The Executive Board is responsible for implementing the guidelines determined by the General Assembly and the Scientific Board; for coordinating and overseeing the administrative and technical services of support to research (logistics, maintenance, accounting, administrative work, etc); and for submitting annual reports to the General Assembly. |
| Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: |
CES now numbers 124 researchers, 48 associate researchers and 53 junior researchers. |
| Affiliation with other organizations: |
• ATGENDER, The European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation is a broad association for academics, practitioners, activists and institutions in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies, Feminist Research, women’s rights, gender equality and diversity.
http://www.atgender.eu
• Civil Society and New Forms of Governance in Europe” (CINEFOGO), based on a EU-FP6 Grant, CINEFOGO fosters the debate about the relationship between civil society institutions and the welfare state, focusing in particular the making of European citizenship.
http://www.cinefogo.com
• Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO), established in 1967 is a non-governmental institution that brings together a hundred and ninety five research centres, as well as graduate and postgraduate programmes in the social sciences in twenty two countries. http://www.clacso.org.ar/
• Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), established in 1973 as an independent Pan-African research organisation with a primary focus on the social sciences, broadly defined. It is recognised not only as the pioneer African social research organisation but also as the apex non-governmental centre of social knowledge production on the continent. http://www.codesria.org/
• European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is an independent, scholarly association, established in 1970. It supports and encourages the training, research and cross-national co-operation of political scientists throughout Europe and beyond. The ECPR currently has approximately 325 European institutional members and associate members in over 40 countries.
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/
• Expert Group on Gender, Social Inclusion and Employment (EGGSIE), is a network of experts in the fields of employment, social inclusion and gender equality issues. It comprises 30 national experts (26 European Union member-states plus Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Romania) plus a coordinating team.
• HumanitarianNet, a Thematic Network on Humanitarian Development Studies, funded by the European Commission, brings together 91 universities, five research centres and nine NGOs and has as its main goal the development of a better understanding of the nature and causes of humanitarian crises as well as providing better training for those dealing with them.
• Initiative for Peacebuilding (IfP) is a consortium led by International Alert and funded by the European Commission. IfP draws together the complementary geographic and thematic expertise of 10 civil society organisations (and their networks) with offices across the EU and in conflict-affected countries.
http://www.initiativeforpeacebuilding.eu
• International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) is the global network of civil society organisations working to stop the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW). The network has 700 members and CES participates through its Peace Studies Group.
www.iansa.org
• International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe (IMISCOE), funded by the European Commission and coordinated by IMES, Amsterdam, has as its main purpose research into the causes and nature of international migrations, the settlement and integration of immigrants and their consequences in host communities. www.imiscoe.org
• International Society for Third Sector Research” (ISTR) is an international association promoting research and education in the fields of civil society, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector.
http://www.istr.org |
| Publications: |
All the publications can be seen in the Annual Activities Report: http://www.ces.uc.pt/ces/relatoriosen.php |
Forests
| Major group affiliation: |
Local Authorities
|
| Affiliation with other organizations: |
• ATGENDER, The European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation is a broad association for academics, practitioners, activists and institutions in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies, Feminist Research, women’s rights, gender equality and diversity.
http://www.atgender.eu
• Civil Society and New Forms of Governance in Europe” (CINEFOGO), based on a EU-FP6 Grant, CINEFOGO fosters the debate about the relationship between civil society institutions and the welfare state, focusing in particular the making of European citizenship.
http://www.cinefogo.com
• Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO), established in 1967 is a non-governmental institution that brings together a hundred and ninety five research centres, as well as graduate and postgraduate programmes in the social sciences in twenty two countries. http://www.clacso.org.ar/
• Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), established in 1973 as an independent Pan-African research organisation with a primary focus on the social sciences, broadly defined. It is recognised not only as the pioneer African social research organisation but also as the apex non-governmental centre of social knowledge production on the continent. http://www.codesria.org/
• European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is an independent, scholarly association, established in 1970. It supports and encourages the training, research and cross-national co-operation of political scientists throughout Europe and beyond. The ECPR currently has approximately 325 European institutional members and associate members in over 40 countries.
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/
• Expert Group on Gender, Social Inclusion and Employment (EGGSIE), is a network of experts in the fields of employment, social inclusion and gender equality issues. It comprises 30 national experts (26 European Union member-states plus Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Romania) plus a coordinating team.
• HumanitarianNet, a Thematic Network on Humanitarian Development Studies, funded by the European Commission, brings together 91 universities, five research centres and nine NGOs and has as its main goal the development of a better understanding of the nature and causes of humanitarian crises as well as providing better training for those dealing with them.
• Initiative for Peacebuilding (IfP) is a consortium led by International Alert and funded by the European Commission. IfP draws together the complementary geographic and thematic expertise of 10 civil society organisations (and their networks) with offices across the EU and in conflict-affected countries.
http://www.initiativeforpeacebuilding.eu
• International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) is the global network of civil society organisations working to stop the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW). The network has 700 members and CES participates through its Peace Studies Group.
www.iansa.org
• International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe (IMISCOE), funded by the European Commission and coordinated by IMES, Amsterdam, has as its main purpose research into the causes and nature of international migrations, the settlement and integration of immigrants and their consequences in host communities. www.imiscoe.org
• International Society for Third Sector Research” (ISTR) is an international association promoting research and education in the fields of civil society, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector.
http://www.istr.org |
| Publications: |
All the publications can be seen in the Annual Activities Report: http://www.ces.uc.pt/ces/relatoriosen.php |
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