- Research Groups
- Inequality, Work and Social Well-Being
- Migration, Mobility and Ethnicity
- Education and Science
- Media and Culture
- Gender, Life Course and Health
- Politics and Citizenship
- Historical Dynamics and Global Integration of the World
- Observatories and Laboratories
- Projects
- Publications
- Networks
- Awards
At CIES-Iscte a series of observatories and permanent research laboratories carry out work in relevant scientific areas, promoting public debate on pertinent issues in each area.
Inequality Observatory
Its mission is to make rigorous and up-to-date information on social inequalities publicly available, with a view to citizenship and contributing to the foundation and evaluation of public policies.
Emigration Observatory
It collects and analyzes information on the evolution and characteristics of Portuguese emigration and Portuguese emigrant populations, contributing to the definition and evaluation of public emigration policies.
Portuguese Observatory on Cultural Activities
Its mission is to study, produce and make publicly available rigorous and up-to-date information in the various cultural fields, in order to contribute to current debates in Portuguese society and to the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of public policies.
Laboratory of Social Studies on Birth
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Its aim is to enhance knowledge about the conditions and characteristics of births in Portugal, to contribute to the growth of the Sociology of Birth and to promote cross-fertilization between multidisciplinary structures and approaches in the study of birth, both nationally and internationally.
Observatory of Democracy and Political Representation
Its mission is to make rigorous and up-to-date information on social inequalities publicly available, with a view to citizenship and contributing to the foundation and evaluation of public policies.
Methodological Innovation Laboratory
Research and demonstration structure that seeks to disseminate and develop methodological innovation practices among the Center's researchers and research areas.
MediaLab Iscte
Dedicated to laboratory experimentation, research support and the production of editorial content in the field of communication sciences, but its intervention also covers other disciplines in the fields of sociology and social and human sciences in general.
OberCom
(Honorary Associate)
CIES is also an Honorary Member of the Communication Observatory (OberCom), which supports public policies, companies in the sector and academic research in communication sciences.
