The Fernando Pessoa University, together with the Centre for Research in Justice and Governance (JusGov) of the University of Minho, is organising the IV Webinar on Political and Humanitarian Studies Research.
The event, co-organised by UFP and JusGov, which will take place on 11 June in the Fernando Pessoa Noble Hall, will be developed within the scope of the theme of Justice, Governance and Social Transformation: legal, institutional and social challenges.
This webinar proposes an interdisciplinary and critical reflection on the contemporary challenges faced by societies at the intersection of justice, governance, and social transformation, addressing legal, institutional, and social dimensions in an integrated manner. The programme combines theoretical and empirical perspectives, articulating analyses in the fields of global governance, international law, diplomacy, international security, technological innovation, democracy, citizenship, human rights and the protection of vulnerable groups.
The initiative is organised into five thematic panels, designed to ensure an analytical progression from the general to the specific, linking global reflections with institutional experiences and concrete social and legal challenges. Each panel functions as a space for reflection and the presentation of contemporary issues, innovative research, case studies, and critical debates, fostering knowledge sharing among senior researchers, and also including the participation of doctoral students on the 3rd cycle in Political and Humanitarian Studies, who will present an initial state of development for their doctoral thesis topics.
The IV Webinar on Political and Humanitarian Studies Research will take place in a hybrid format. Interested parties can participate online, via a link they will receive upon registration, or in person at the FP's Noble Hall. Registration is free of charge and mandatory. A certificate of participation may be requested at the time of registration for a fee of €5.
9:30 AM – Opening
Professor Dr Eugénio Campos Ferreira, Rector of UFP
Professor Dr Flávia Noversa Loureiro, Director of JusGov – Centre for Research in Justice and Governance
Professor Dr Judite Gonçalves de Freitas, Co-ordinator of the 3rd cycle in Political and Humanitarian Studies, representative of the Organising Committee
Panel 1 – Global Governance and International Security
Chair: Professor Dr Marta Santos Silva, GLOB Coordinator
Cláudia Ramos – Paradigms and paradoxes of International Security
Luísa Vasconcelos – Economic Governance and Geopolitical Fragmentation – Challenges to International Coordination and Global Order
Panel 2 – Citizenship, Democracy and Diplomacy in Perspective
Chair: Professor Dr. Robert Junqueira., JusGov Science Manager
Laila Jardim Paz – The Epistemology of Diplomacy: Between Historical Foundations and Contemporary Transformations
Janine Soares – Party Foundations and Democracy: Brazil and Portugal
Professor Dr Isabel Costa Leite Democracy and Transparency in the European Union: Opportunities and Challenges of the European Citizens' Initiative
Professor Doctor João Casqueira – A case study in humanitarian governance: the RISK-E-SCAPE project
Coffee break 11:40 - 12:00
Panel 3 – Artificial Intelligence, Risks, and International Regulation
Chair: Professor Doctor Cláudia Ramos
César Vergara de Almeida Martins Costa – Existential and Systemic Risks of Artificial Intelligence and the Need for Global Governance
Professor Dr Judite Gonçalves de Freitas – Governing or Regulating AI? Power, Decision-making, and Legitimacy
Lunch break
Panel 4 – International Justice and Protection of Vulnerable Groups
Chair: Professor Doctor Pedro Froufe
Sami El Jundi - Between Jus Cogens and Realpolitik: Brazil and Gaza.
Bárbara Sartori – From Classic Waves to the Seventh Wave: Access to Justice and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups
Professor Dr Ana Campina - The Expansion of Fundamental Rights in Portugal in the Digital Age: the Portuguese Charter of Human Rights in the Digital Age
Professor Rui Leandro Maia, PhD – Prevention, equity and protection of vulnerable groups: community health in the context of social transformation and inequality
Panel 5 – Protection of Children and Young People in Legal and Digital Contexts
Chairperson: Professor Dr. Margarida Santos
Ana Paula Reuchen – The Indispensability of the Qualified Hearing in the International Child Abduction: a reading in light of Articles 12 and 13 of the 1980 Hague Convention
Patricia Pires – Child protection in family disputes from the perspective of international human rights law
Leila Aparecida de Almeida Matias – The Judicialisation of Digital Conflicts Involving Young People in the Federal District and the Challenges for Public Policy
Closing remarks and summary of the proceedings
Professor Salvato Trigo, President of UFP
Professor Pedro Reis, Director of FCHS
Professor Doctor Mário Ferreira Monte, Representative of the Organising Committee
Professor Doctor Rui Leandro Maia, Representative of the Organising Committee