Three texts were prepared for delivery at the first honorary doctorate awarded simultaneously by three Lisbon universities on 27 February, 2012: an introduction, a lecture and a comment. The event included the award of member of the Lisbon Academy of Science (ACL) by Manuel Jacinto Nunes, dean...

The paper addresses the complex interaction between globalization, democracy and development, measured respectively by the KOF (Swiss Economic Institute) index, the Freedom House index and GDP per capita relative to the US. The approach follows from previous simultaneous estimates of the three...

The virtuous cycle between development success and foreign policy in Cape Verde reflects a positive interaction between globalization and governance. Development success under globalization entails positive market perceptions regarding the orientation and predictability of policies as well as...

Europa e lusofonia configuram-se como esteios da nossa diferencialidade, enquanto resposta adequada da governação as tres vagas de globalizacao. A primeira vaga equilibrou a Europa e o Atlanticos; nas vagas seguintes, a nova dinamica das liberdades politica e financeira afectou a das pertencas...