"New ways of making savings:
Blue Economy, Green Economy and Solidarity Economy"

April 14 | 20h00 | Room 214 of the Francesinhas 1 building

Raquel Freitas - ISCTE IUL

Researcher at the Center for Research and Studies in Sociology, ISCTE, where she is developing a post-doctoral research project in the area of development aid effectiveness. She holds a PhD in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute in Florence with a thesis on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Since 2008 she has been working regularly as a consultant in the areas of human rights and peacebuilding for UNHCR. Between 2005 and 2008 she was an advisor to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Over the years she has developed a wide range of research work in the areas of development, humanitarian aid, human rights, security.