Europa - política comum de segurança e defesa ou potência civil? o contributo do processo europeu para a “governança” global

Tese de Doutoramento em Relações Internacionais

A influência da manutenção industrial no índice global de eficiência (OEE)

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial

Associativismo e voluntariado: comunicação e festa na aldeia global

O Tema da Festa tem uma enorme importância comunicacional para o sector social do associativismo e voluntariado. É na Festa e pela Festa que se afirmam muitos dos valores simbólicos e factores materiais que condicionam a vida das organizações; Estado, empresas e associativismo. Desde logo convém recordar que uma percentagem muito significativa das populações dos países mais desenvolvidos investem uma parte importante do seu tempo e dinheiro nas Organizações Não Govemamentais (ONGs ) por várias razões. Como forma de celebrar e glorificar certas entidades colectivas, certas datas, certos rituais. As Grandes Festas Religiosas sempre foram formas de Celebrar e Glorificar momentos importantes da vida colectiva. No Natal e na Páscoa por exemplo, milhões de pessoas por todo o Mundo e centenas de milhares de organizações celebram estas Festas com um grande investimento simbólico e material na solidariedade humana e no Amor ao Próximo. Neste aspecto podemos interrogar-nos; constituem estas e outras grandes Festas momentos de Relações Públicas para pessoas e organizações ou verdadeiros momentos de transformação social e espiritual? Todas as Grandes Religiões prometeram e prometem uma Nova Civilização plena de Amor e de Harmonia que seria o contraponto do Antigo e Actual mundo materialista impregnado de ódio, violência e desejos materialistas.

Technology governance in radiology: the example of magnetic resonance imaging

Based on the report for the unit “Project III” of the PhD programme on Technology Assessment in 2011. The unit was supervised by Prof. António B. Moniz (FCT-UNL).

The use of indicators and evidence in governance and policy development of science, technology and innovation

This paper was first presented at the 2012 – EU SPRI Conference “Towards Transformative Governance? - Responses to mission-oriented innovation policy paradigms”, Fraunhofer ISI, June 2012, Karlsruhe

Microtheories for SDI - Accounting for diversity of local conceptualisations at a global level

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.

Territorial Strategic Planning as a support instrument for Regional and Local Development : a comparative analysis between Lisbon and Barcelona metropolitan areas - a first approach

Trabalho de Projecto apresentado para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Metropolização, Planeamento Estratégico e Sustentabilidade.

The born global phenomenon: The Portuguese case

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

Parametric portfolio policies: An application for a global tactical asset allocation model

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Finance from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

Cluster analysis and segmentation of Global M&A transactions

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Finance from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

Emissões de CO2 e aquecimento global: desenvolvimento de tecnologias de captura e armazenamento de CO2

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Energia e Bioenergia

EDP - the making of a global green brand

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

The tight grip of a debt based global economy: A study on banking regulation and the implementation of the Basel II Accord in Portugal

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

Cape Verde’s foreign policy: an economic perspective

The virtuous cycle between development success and foreign policy in Cape Verde reflects a positive interaction between globalization and governance. Development success under globalization entails positive market perceptions regarding the orientation and predictability of policies as well as the accompanying institutional arrangements, thereby making foreign policy salient beyond the comparator group, or “aspirational”. Even if there is no universally applicable development model, an aspirational foreign policy can be built on positive rankings with respect to comparator groups. In Macedo and Pereira (2010), macrolevel policy and institutional combinations underpinning trade diversification and income convergence in West and Southern Africa are used to establish development success for Cape Verde and Mozambique respectively. Here, the narrative of long-term development helps identify the following drivers: moving towards a market economy; opening up to regional and global trade; increasing economic and political freedom; pursuing macroeconomic stability and financial reputation; ensuring policy continuity (especially in trade and industrial sectors) and focusing on human development (especially poverty reduction and education). Looking at GDP per capita and indicators of financial reputation and good governance of sub-regional peers is not sufficient to conclude that Cape Verde’s convergence will be sustained. Nevertheless, the positive interaction between trade and financial globalization, on the one hand, and democracy and good governance, on the other, have positive implications for the effectiveness of foreign policy across the region as well as in the Portuguese-speaking community.