ICS Institutional Brochure

The main academic fields at ICS are Social Anthropology, Political Science, Human Geography, History, Social Psychology, Economics and Sociology. Research activities are organized into 7 research groups: Environment, territory and society; Socio-political attitudes and behaviours; Identities, cultures, vulnerabilities; Empires, colonialism and post-colonial societies; Life course, Inequality and Solidarity; Power, Society and Globalization; Regimes and Political Institutions. This is a flexible framework that promotes interdisciplinary teamwork, as well as individual initiative and intellectual freedom. Such a wide-ranging combination makes ICS a challenging and inspiring place for young scientists, students, visiting fellows and dedicated staff members, working in a collaborative and friendly environment. Looking to the future, ICS will continue to strive to be at the forefront of high- quality research, research-led advanced studies and societal outreach, its aims being: to generate basic interdisciplinary research and outputs; to foster internationalisation and scientific collaboration as a top research-network node, in Europe and worldwide, namely in Portuguese speaking countries; to promote the principles of responsible research and evaluation – rigour, transparency, integrity, and plurality; to strengthen infrastructures, resources and services that provide reliable data production, data archive, open access systems, project management and dissemination strategies for SSH academic communities;to actively engage with civil society and encourage the transfer of knowledge; to train motivated and creative young researchers; to promote lifelong learning and the public understanding of science; to defend the core values of science and knowledge societies: critical thinking, dialogue, openness, and engaged citizenship. Overall, ICS will seek, as in the past and present, to contribute to a better knowledge of society and,hence,to a better society. This Brochure presents a brief overview of ICS' activities, resources and outputs for 2015-19. KarinWall, José Sobral, FilipaVicente, Luís de Sousa,António Martinho The Governing Board