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 The
CIES (Centre for Research and Studies in
Sociology) is a research centre of ISCTE
(University Institute of Management, Social
Sciences and Technologies), created in 1985.
The
CIES has been ranked "Excellent" by
the Portuguese Foundation for Science and
Technology (FCT)
through a process of external evaluation held
before an international jury.
The
centre maintains a close relationship with its
host institution, ISCTE, and in particular with
the Department of Sociology. CIES also carries out
several activities with other ISCTE research
centres in social sciences.
The
CIES main focus is on projects of fundamental
research in sociology and social sciences in
general, with special attention in fields as
political science, comunicational sciences,
educational sciences and urban anthropology.
Most
of these projects are funded through competitive
calls for proposals with scientific evaluation by
the Portuguese Foundation for Science and
Technology (FCT), the European Commission and the
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Researchers
also carry out applied research projects on the
basis of the scientific competences developed at the
Centre. The aim of these projects is mainly to
provide scientific support to public policies and
to assess their implementation.
The
Centre practices a wide range sociology based
on high theoretical, methodological and empirical
standards.
The
ultimate goal of CIES is to contribute to
the advancement of knowledge and the development
of society.
The
CIES promotes advanced training of human
resources in R&D through the participation in
fundamental and applied scientific research
projects on various thematic lines.
In
the last years, the number of grant-holders
integrated in projects, PhDs and Post-Doc
grant-holders has increased.
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