Over the next 13th and 14th of May, the VII Conference on Political Science and International Relations will be held, in the Fernando Pessoa Auditorium.
This year's theme will be “RESET PORTUGAL: the country on trial”. The aim will be to share perspectives and opinions on the significant current challenges facing the country in the political, economic, and social spheres. The event brings together students, academics, and decision-makers to analyse the current reality and outline future paths. In addition to being an academic initiative, it is a meeting point between different generations and perceptions, where discussions take place freely, clearly, and without restrictions.
Applications must be made at Event website.
PROGRAM
13th May (Wednesday)
08:30 – Welcome to Participants
09:00 – 09:30 – Opening Session
Director of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences UFP, Professor Pedro Reis
Coordinator of the 1st CE in Political Science and International Relations, Professor Ana Campina
President of the Centre for Political Science and International Relations Students, Ana Maia
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM – Conference “European Nation: a challenge for the Next Generations”
Moderator: Rafael Lins, Vice-President of the Political Science and International Relations Student Hub at Fernando Pessoa University
Speaker: Arkadiusz Modrzejewski, Director of Political Science, University of Gdańsk
11:00 – 11:15 – Coffee break
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM Round Table “Active Generation: Young People in Politics”
Moderator: Rui Morais, President of the National Federation of Private and Cooperative Higher Education
Speakers:
- Francisco Rocha,Social Democratic Party (PSD)
- Filipe Antunes,Socialist Party (PS)
- Pedro Faria,Enough
- Pedro Schuller,Liberal Initiative (IL)
- Pedro Pinheiro,Book
- Maria Inês Costa,Portuguese Communist Party (PCP)
- Hugo Gonçalves, CDS-PP
- António Soares,Left Bloc (BE)
- Hugo Trindade,People-Animals-Nature (PAN)
12:45 – 14:30 – Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Round Table “Local Power: where the citizen meets the State”
Moderator: John Pereira,Journalist and Information Coordinator for Porto Canal
Speakers:
- Catarina Araújo,Deputy Mayor of Porto
- Manuel Pizarro,Councillor of Porto City Council
- Bruno Pereira,Councillor of Matosinhos Municipal Council
- João Paulo Correia, Councillor of the Vila Nova de Gaia Municipal Assembly
14 May (Thursday)
08:30 – Welcome to Participants
09:00 – 10:00 Conference “The Art of Representation: The Portuguese Voice in the European Parliament”
Moderator: David Ferreira da Silva, Co-creator of Luxembourg Square
Speaker: Paulo Matos Cunha, Member of the European Parliament.
10:00 – 10:15 – Coffee break
10:15 – 11:45 – Round table: “Between Text and Practice: Perspectives on Constitutional Review”
Moderator: Renato Ferreira, Professor, Fernando Pessoa University
Speakers:
- João Pacheco de Amorim,Professor, Faculty of Law of the University of Porto
- António Tavares,Professor, Universidade Lusófona – Porto University Centre
- Rui Albuquerque, Professor, Universidade Lusófona – Porto University Centre
12:00 – 13:30 Roundtable: “The Era of Instability: A New Geopolitical Chessboard”
Moderator: Ana Rui Maia, President of the Political Science and International Relations Students' Nucleus of the Fernando Pessoa University
Speakers:
- Ana Gomes, Diplomat, Presidential Candidate in the 2021 Elections
- Diogo Carapinha, Cybersecurity and International Relations Specialist
- Frederico Teixeira, International Policy Specialist
13:30 – 14:30 – Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Closing Conference “Reformism and Portugal: Compatibility or Impossibility?”
Speaker:
- Rui Rio,Economist, Former Mayor of Porto, Former President of the Social Democratic Party (PSD)
16:00 – Closing Session
Fernando Pessoa Foundation for Education and Culture – President Professor Salvato Trigo
Rector of Fernando Pessoa University, Professor Eugénio Campos Ferreira
Coordinator of the 1st CE in Political Science and International Relations, Professor Ana Campina
President of the Academic Association of Fernando Pessoa, Leonor Marques
President of the Centre for Political Science and International Relations Students, Ana Maia
For more information, consult the Website da iniciativa.