LIAM
The Project
A Research Line that favours multidisciplinary and integrative approaches, promoting the dialogue between four scientific areas: Law; Economics; Geopolitics and Forecasting; and Public Policy.
A pioneering project of sea studies and its possibilities through the lens of social and human sciences.
Research areas
The research line works in three research areas on which future and ongoing research projects will be integrated:
- Oceans Geopolitics and Forecasting (Coordinator: Sónia Ribeiro)
- Security and Defence in the Ocean (Coordinator: Francisco Proença Garcia)
- Blue Sustainable Development (Coordinator: Bernardo Ivo Cruz)
Distinctive features
The line favours the constitution of a knowledge network with other institutions, of different nature and objectives, instead of establishing physical and formal closed structures.
More than developing isolated projects, the line works to establish agreements of interinstitutional cooperation, which allow the enrichment of future research projects, as well as for knowledge transfers, creating a knowledge platform where researchers may find a space for reflection, debate, further development and complementarity, bridging the gap between the different scientific areas related to sea studies.
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ObjeCtivEs |
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To promote research on sea studies, at the MA, PhD or post-doc level, either individually or jointly, promoting the development of knowledge on sea studies; |
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To encourage the dissemination of knowledge produced in difference scientific and academic communities, both national and international; |
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To promote the practical application of knowledge, through the connection to the sector, in Portugal and in Europe, namely through collaborative institutions. |
Expected results
- Increasing the number of Portuguese research works in scientific publications, national and international, within the line’s thematic scope;
- Increasing the number of MA and PhD theses dedicated to the themes of sea studies, especially by young Portuguese researchers;
- Promoting knowledge on sea studies in Portugal, building upon the potentialities learned from research, from international specialists invited to the events organised, and from the information and knowledge exchange about the reality and experiences of other countries' maritime economies;
- Promoting the practical applicability of knowledge and results of research, namely through the connection established with collaborative entities;
- Promoting the use of new information technologies on scientific dissemination, allowing for the expansion of the targeted public beyond national borders.