December 2016 - Page 2 of 6

This Week in the News (23 December, 2016)

December 23, 2016 Marcelo Moriconi 0 Comments Bribe, corruption, democracy, impeachment, Latin America, media, News, Odebrecht, Press

O investigador do CEI-IUL Marcelo Moriconi comenta as principais notícias da semana na América Latina vistas perla imprensa escrita internacional.

Democracy Europe Italy Viewpoints

Instabilidade à Italiana

December 23, 2016 Filipe Vasconcelos Romão 0 Comments constitutional referedum, democracy, elections, instability, Italy, Matteo Renzi, political parties, politics, referendum

Filipe Vasconcelos Romão escreve, no Eco-Economia Online, sobre a instabilidade em Itália causada pelo Primeiro Ministro demissionário Matteo Renzi.

Africa Documentary Events Human Rights Research

‘Activism in Docs’ na Plataforma ‘Por Dentro da África’

December 22, 2016January 9, 2017 CEI IUL 0 Comments Activisms, Africa, docs, Documentaries, Documentary, human rights, LGBT, LGBTI, research

O site Por Dentro da África publicou um artigo sobre o festival de cinema documental ‘Activism in Docs’ de 15 de Dezembro sobre militância LGBT em África.

Africa Democracy Ivory Coast The Gambia Viewpoints

A Gâmbia poderá ser uma nova Côte d’Ivoire?

December 22, 2016 Eugénio Costa Almeida 0 Comments Adama Barrow, Africa, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, democracy, elections, Laurent Gbagbo, presidential elections, The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh

Eugénio Costa Almeida compara a conduta do Presidente gambiano Yahya Jammeh com a do Presidente cotedivoirense Laurent Gbagbo, perante a derrota eleitoral.

Africa Documentary Portugal Research S. Tome and Principe

Documentário de Magda Bialoborska e Nilton Medeiros Recebe Prémio

December 21, 2016 Magda Bialoborska 0 Comments Africa, Award, colonialism, Doc, Documentary, History, independence, Prize, research, S. Tome and Principe, social

Magdalena Bialoborska e Nilton Medeiros receberam o Prémio Nacional de Jornalismo de São Tomé e Príncipe 2016 pelo documentário “nem meu nem teu… é nosso”.

Democracy North America/USA United States Viewpoints

Generals, Billionaires, and Insiders: the Cabinet of Donald Trump

December 21, 2016 David Ferreira 0 Comments Administration, billionaire, cabinet, democracy, elections, Trump, Trump Administration, US Elections 2016, USA

David Ferreira examines Donald Trump’s controversial choices for his cabinet – including more military figures, billionaires, and insiders than expected.

Asia Europe Germany Middle East Pakistan Russia Viewpoints

Berlin: Alleged Terrorist Attack on a ‘Weihnachtsmarkt’

December 20, 2016December 20, 2016 Mónica Canário 0 Comments Angela Merkel, attack, Berlin, Christmas, extremism, Frauke Petry, Germany, incident, Islam, Islamophobia, jihadism, refugee crisis, terrorism

Mónica Canário summarises the main aspects of, and reactions to the ISIS-claimed attack on a Christmas Market in Berlin on Monday evening.

10 Things to Read About Research Viewpoints

10 Things to Read About Climate Change Agreements

December 20, 2016 Mónica Canário 0 Comments agreements, Climate change, CO2, diplomacy, emissions, environment, Foreign Policy, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, research, UN

Mónica Canário offers a list of 10 things to read following the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, in the first of two articles about climate change.

Europe Portugal Research

Power to the People or New Enclosures – Part II: Tamera Healing Biotope I

December 20, 2016 Ana Margarida Esteves 0 Comments Alentejo, alternative livelihoods, community, cultural rapprochement, development, ecosystem, ecovillage, environmentalism, Odemira, Portugal, radical, research, sustainability, Tamera

Ana Margarida Esteves describes her research about the Tamera ecovillage in Alentejo, and its “cultural rapprochement” and regulatory innovation practices.

Europe Middle East Russia Turkey Viewpoints

Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov Shot Dead in Ankara

December 19, 2016 David Ferreira 0 Comments Aleppo, Ambassador, Andrey Karlov, assassination, conflict, diplomacy, Erdogan, Foreign Policy, Putin, Russia, Syria, Turkey

David Ferreira comments on the reactions following the assassination of Russian diplomat Andrey Karlov by an off-duty Turkish policeman.

Changing World

Month: December 2016