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Mónica Dias is Head of the PhD Program at the Instituto de Estudos Políticos of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) where she teaches since 1992. She holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from the IEP-UCP (on Woodrow Wilson´s concept of peace) and works currently in the field of Democracy Studies, Peace Studies and International Conflict as Professor and Senior Researcher. In her MA thesis, developed in the field of Cultural Studies at the Humanities Faculty, University of Lisbon, she discussed the concept of utopianism in Western political thought. Besides her academic experience, which includes lecturing at the University of Cologne, Germany, and participating in the Summer Institute granted by the United States Information Agency (FLAD), she translated several books and was a lecturer at international youth seminars on multi-cultural Education, Leadership and Conflict Management organized by the European Commission. From 1996 to 2000, she worked at the Portuguese Parliament as consultant for the Committee on Education, Science and Culture at the IEP. Research interests: Peace and Conflict Studies; Democracy Studies; Human Rights; Contemporary International Politics.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, A paz imperfeita : uma interpretação do conceito de paz de Woodrow Wilson, Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Award Date: 2 May 2011

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