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| Cabo Verde Institute of Social Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cabo Verde Institute of Social Sciences |
| Native name | Instituto Cabo-verdiano de Ciências Sociais |
| Established | 1998 |
| Type | Public research institute |
| Rector | José Almeida |
| City | Praia |
| Country | Cabo Verde |
| Campus | Urban |
Cabo Verde Institute of Social Sciences is a public research institute located in Praia, Santiago, Cabo Verde, specializing in social science research, policy analysis, and postgraduate training. The institute engages with regional and international partners on projects related to development, migration, governance, and cultural studies, and maintains study programs, research centers, and public outreach initiatives. Founded to strengthen local expertise and comparative scholarship, the institute operates at the intersection of Cape Verdean studies, Lusophone networks, African studies, and Atlantic World research.
The institute was founded in the late 1990s amid debates involving figures associated with António Mascarenhas-era reformers, activists linked to Movimento para a Democracia (Cabo Verde), and academics with connections to University of Lisbon, University of Coimbra, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas. Early collaborations involved researchers from École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, and University of California, Berkeley. During the 2000s the institute hosted conferences with participants from United Nations, African Union, Economic Community of West African States, Community of Portuguese Language Countries, and International Organization for Migration. Political shifts linked to administrations of Pedro Pires, José Maria Neves, and Ulisses Correia e Silva influenced funding cycles and program priorities. Milestones included the launch of a Lusophone research network with Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, a migration studies center inspired by work at International Institute for Environment and Development, and archival projects modeled on Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino practices.
The institute's governance combines an academic council, an executive board, and advisory committees with membership often drawn from Universidade de Cabo Verde, Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Cabo Verde), Ministry of Finance (Cabo Verde), and international partners such as United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, and European Union. Leadership appointments have involved scholars affiliated with University of Porto, University of Santiago de Compostela, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, and Max Planck Society. Institutional bylaws articulate relationships with municipal authorities in Praia and national bodies including the Assembleia Nacional de Cabo Verde and ministries historically associated with Rui Semedo and Janira Hopffer Almada. Financial oversight interacts with grant administrators from European Research Council, FCT (Portugal), and bilateral agencies like Agence Française de Développement.
Academic offerings include master's programs and doctoral supervision with thematic concentrations reflecting comparative studies tied to Lusophone Studies, African Studies, Atlantic History, Migration Studies, and Public Policy (Cabo Verde). Research centers pursue projects on diaspora studies with scholars linked to Universidade de São Paulo, University of Cape Town, King's College London, Princeton University, and Johns Hopkins University. Major research outputs address links between climatic resilience studied in collaboration with United Nations Environment Programme, urbanization tied to studies on Praia (city), and labor migration connected to case studies involving Portugal, Senegal, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, and Brazil. The institute administers fieldwork protocols comparable to those at Institute of Development Studies, archives oral histories using methods promoted by Smithsonian Institution, and publishes working papers in partnership with Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press authors.
The urban campus in Praia houses lecture halls, seminar rooms, a social sciences library, and an audiovisual archive modeled after holdings at Biblioteca Nacional de Cabo Verde. Facilities include computing labs with data access comparable to resources at World Bank Open Data, a migration research lab, and a coastal studies unit that collaborates with the University of Cape Verde and regional observatories such as Instituto do Mar (IN-MAR). The institute's archive contains collections donated by scholars connected to Amílcar Cabral-era movements, oral testimonies referencing voyages to Madeira, Sal (island), and documents tracing connections with Lisbon. Public spaces host exhibitions in partnership with Museu Etnográfico da Praia and lecture series featuring visiting fellows from African Studies Association and Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora.
Longstanding partnerships include trilateral programs with Fundação Gulbenkian, memoranda with Universidade de Lisboa, exchange agreements with University of Massachusetts Amherst, joint grants with African Development Bank, and technical cooperation with International Organization for Migration and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The institute coordinates networked projects within the Community of Portuguese Language Countries framework and participates in continental consortia such as the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa. Collaborative fieldwork has connected researchers to communities in Boa Vista (island), Fogo (island), São Vicente, and regional NGOs like Associação Caboverdiana de Proteção Ambiental.
Admissions follow national procedures aligned with entrance requirements at Universidade de Cabo Verde and select international criteria comparable to programs at School of Oriental and African Studies and Sciences Po. Student life includes associations modeled on groups from Associação Académica da Universidade de Lisboa, cultural circles celebrating Cape Verdean music traditions tied to figures such as Cesária Évora and Bana (singer), and civic engagement with organizations like Plataforma das ONGs de Cabo Verde. Exchange students commonly arrive from Portugal, Brazil, France, United States, and Senegal, and student projects engage municipal partners in Praia and NGOs active in Salvador, Bahia collaborations.
Faculty and alumni include public intellectuals and practitioners who have held posts or engaged with institutions such as Universidade de Cabo Verde, Universidade de Coimbra, King's College London, International Organization for Migration, and United Nations Development Programme. Alumni have served in ministerial roles connected to figures like José Maria Neves and in diplomatic posts at embassies to Portugal and United States, while faculty members have published with presses including Cambridge University Press and participated in conferences sponsored by African Studies Association and International Congress of Historical Sciences.
Category:Universities and colleges in Cabo Verde Category:Research institutes in Cabo Verde