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*Researcher at the Ecology and Society Lab (ECOSOC) of the Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra. PhD candidate (FCT scholarship holder) in innovation governance and regenerative ecology in partnership with University of Coimbra,Portugal and Wageningen University, Netherlands. *Focused on the transdisciplinary intersection of environmental sociology, public policy analysis & design, Human Rights and computational social science, through multidisciplinary methodologies oriented to the co-production of knowledge together with different social actors. *Experience of specialized legal practice in Human Rights, project management, network coordination and academic research, at the national and international levels. *Previously: Member of the governmental task force in charge of proposing a Green Deal Investment Plan for Portugal; Scientific Manager for Univ. Coimbra´s Strategic Area - Environment, Natural Resources and Agrifood; Founder and National Coordinator of FIAN Portugal, national section of FIAN International, international NGO for the Right to Adequate Food and Nutrition with UN consultative status;International Coordinator of the Civil Society Network for Food and Nutritional Security of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (REDSAN-CPLP); National Coordinator of ReAlimentar-Portuguese Network for Food Sovereignty and food nutrition security ; Founder and National Coordinator of TROCA-Portuguese Fair Trade Platform. Also collaborated with the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) in its EU Delegation in Brussels, co-responsible for the thematic area of International Trade and Human Rights.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sérgio Pedro

Citation names

  • Pedro, Sérgio

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A612-DFD2-6D5E
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6790-538X

Email addresses

  • pedro.econtacto@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Centre for Social Studies(CES)-Colégio S. Jerónimo - Apartado 3087 - 3000-995 Coimbra - Portugal, 3000-995, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography - Environmental Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Political Sciences - Political Science
  • Social Sciences - Law - Law

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Intermediate (B1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/09 - 2024/09
Ongoing
 Democracy in the 21st century (Doctor of Philosophy)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal

Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
"Innovation governance of socioecological systems towards circular economy in the digital age https://ces.uc.pt/en/ces/pessoas/investigadoras-es-juniores/sergio-pedro/projeto-de-tese-de-doutoramento" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2023/07/14 - 2023/11/02
Concluded
 DRRS-01: Worldviews - From Sustainability to Regeneration, Environmental Sciences (Outros)
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland
2023/07/15 - 2023/09/10
Concluded
 Climate Change AI Summer School 2023 (Outros)
Climate Change AI Summer School 2023, United States
2023/02/13 - 2023/03/03
Concluded
 Introduction to Research Data Science (Outros)
The Alan Turing Institute, United Kingdom
2022/05 - 2022/07
Concluded
 Futures Thinking Specialization (Outros)
Institute for the Future, United States
2021/08/25 - 2021/08/27
Attended
 Eu-SPRI PhD Summer School :Advancing Mission-oriented Innovation Policy, Utrecht University (Outros)
Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands
2021/06/28 - 2021/07/02
Attended
 Summer School: Design the Future of Global Governance (Outros)
Université de Genève Global Studies Institute, Switzerland
2016/03 - 2016/08
Attended
 Course: Ecology, Democracy, Utopia: An Introduction to Social Ecology (Outros)
Institute for Social Ecology, United States
2016/07/16
Concluded
 Public Law (Master)
Major in Human rights ; International Law ; International trade
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2012/09/20
Concluded
 Law (Bachelor)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/01/06 - Current Invited Coordinator Researcher (Research) European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Austria
2019/11 - 2020/06 Contracted Researcher (Research) Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2017/07 - 2017/11 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2015/05 - 2015/10 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/05 - Current Member_ Legal expert Global Pact for the Environment, Switzerland
2023/03/30 - 2024/04/01 NOVO PACTO VERDE(New Green Deal):Member of the Governmental taskforce and public participation team member Governo da República Portuguesa, Portugal
Ministry of Environment, Portugal, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/03 - Current Member of the Portuguese hub Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL), United Kingdom
2021/01 - Current PhD candidate ( with merit scholarship) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2019/11/01 - Current Researcher. Department member Ecology and Society Lab (ECOSOC,CES) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/12 Scientific manager for Univ. Coimbra´s strategic areas - Environment, Natural Resources and Agrifood Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/07 - 2019/11 Human Rights Legal Expert ; National Coordinator , Communications and Multimedia Manager FIAN Portugal, Portugal
FIAN Portugal, Portugal
2017/07 - 2019/11 National contact point Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition, Germany
2017/09 - 2019/09 National coordinator ReALimentar - Portuguese Network for Food Sovereignty and Food and Nutritional Security, Portugal
2017/09 - 2019/09 International coordinator REDSAN-CPLP: Civil Society Network for Food and Nutritional Security ,Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries, Portugal
REDSAN-CPLP: Civil Society Network for Food and Nutritional Security ,Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017/04 National Coordinator and Legal Expert TROCA- Portuguese Fairtrade Platform, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017/04 National contact point Seattle to Brussels Network, Belgium
2015/05 - 2016/04 Human Rights Legal Expert HABITA65 - Association for the defence of the Right to housing and the city, Portugal
2015/05 - 2016/04 National contact point European Action Coalition for the Right to Housing and the City, Portugal
2014/10 - 2015/02 International Trade and Human Rights Intern FIDH - International Federation for Human Rights, Belgium
2009/02 - 2009/10 Economics Journalist (Intern) SEMANÁRIO Newspaper ( National distribution), Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/02/01 - Current JUST2CE- Just transition to the circular economy
101003491
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2019/11 - Current Analysis of the impact of the ecosystem services provided by the agricultural sector and the viability of the enactment of an ecosystem services law
00
Principal investigator
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Concluded
2022/02/01 - 2025/07/31 PHOENIX- The Rise of Citizens Voices for a Greener Europe
101037328
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
 European Union
Ongoing
2018/07 - 2021/07 JustFood -From Alternative Food Networks to Environmental Justice
00
Researcher
COMPETE2020 and FCT
Concluded
2017/01 - 2018/01 ToxicBios
000
Researcher
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2011/12 - 2016/11 FESSUD Financialisation, economy, society and sustainable development (subgrant WP 5.6)
12
Researcher
EU FP7 Framework
Cancelled
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Pedro, Sérgio. "Food Governance: Multistakeholder Decision-Making Mechanisms in Food Systems". 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-319-69626-3_119-1
  2. Pedro, Sérgio. "Multi-Stakeholder and Multilevel Food Governance". In Developing Sustainable Food Systems, Policies, and Securities, 60-72. IGI Global, 2020.
    Published • 10.4018/978-1-7998-2599-9.ch004
  3. Pedro, Sérgio. "Degrowth from above, below or somewhere in-between? Exploring multi-level food governance". In Food for Degrowth: Perspectives and Practices, edited by Edwards, Ferne. United Kingdom: Routledge Publishing, 2020.
    In press
  4. Fernandes , Lúcia. "Biografias tóxicas em Portugal: contaminação, memória e resistência". In Colóquio Modos de Fazer. Porto, Portugal: CITCEM/SPAE, 2020.
    Published • 10.1109/imtc.2005.1604592
  5. Pedro, Sérgio. "Family Farming, the Environment and the Global Food Chain". 2018.
    10.1108/s0161-723020180000033008
Conference paper
  1. Pedro, Sérgio. "EU foreign direct investment policy and human rights: a critical analysis to the normative power Europe theory". Paper presented in Europe as a Global Actor 2016 (ISCTE-IUL Center for International Studies,Portugal), 2016.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Pedro, Sérgio. "PhD poster". Paper presented in National science conference 2022, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Anastasia Oprea; Irina Velicu; Hestia-Ioana Delibas; Sérgio Pedro. "“We grow earth”: performing eco-agrarian citizenship at the semi-periphery of Europe". Environmental Politics (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2023.2293432.
    10.1080/09644016.2023.2293432
  2. Tasia Osprea; Velicu, Irina; Delibas, Hestia. "“We Grow Earth”: Performing Eco-Agrarian Citizenship at the Semi-Periphery of Europe". Environmental Politics (2023):
    Open access • Accepted
  3. Pedro, Sérgio. "Digital futures of global environmental governance: power reconfigurations and depoliticization through data driven decision-making tools and expertise". (2023):
    In press
  4. Pedro, Sérgio. "Local mission-oriented innovation policies for sustainability transitions: analysis of its impact for democratic theory". (2023):
    In press
  5. Pedro, Sérgio. "Data-driven participation for democratic processes within circular economy". (2023):
    In press
  6. Pedro, Sérgio. "The construction of the postpolitical circular city: the case of circular urban foodscapes". (2023):
    Submitted
  7. Pedro, Sérgio. "Data-driven anticipatory governance for the democratization of future narratives. Authorizing environments for addressing uncertainty and complexity in contemporary democracies". (2023):
    In press
  8. Pedro, Sérgio. "Reframing urban food policy planning from a degrowth perspective". Urban Studies (2021): https://degrowth.org/2020/02/10/call-for-papers-degrowth-and-urbanization-how-can-we-build-a-radical-urban-degrowth-agenda-for-future-cities/.
    Accepted
  9. Pedro, Sérgio. "Promotion of the provision of ecosystem services by the agricultural sector through public policy". LEAP – Policy Development Initiative. 1st Edition. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (2020):
    Under revision
  10. Pedro, Sérgio. "Toxic Bios: Toxic Autobiographies—A Public Environmental Humanities Project". Environmental Justice 12(1) (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/env.2018.0019.
    10.1089/env.2018.0019
Magazine article
  1. Pedro, Sérgio. "Toxic autobiographies in Portugal: memory, resistance and co-production of knowledge within the academia", Voices from around the world, 2018, http://voices.uni-koeln.de/2018-1/toxicautobiographies.
Newspaper article
  1. Pedro, Sérgio. "What if climate action meant putting humans back on the moon?", Público, 2021, P3, https://www.publico.pt/2021/08/19/p3/cronica/accao-climatica-implicasse-colocar-humano-novamente-lua-1973882.
Report
  1. Ana Rita Teles do Patrocínio Silva; Fernandes, Lídia; Pedro, Sérgio; Berham, Maria J.; Gonçalves, Raquel; Farinha, Gabriela. 2015. Financial sector and well-being: a participatory reflection. Project Financialization, Economy, Society and Sustainable Development ¿ FESSUD WP5 ¿ Task 5.6, Portugal, Prelimary Report.. https://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/publications/financial-sector-and-well-being-a-participatory-reflection-project-financialization-economy-society/71236.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pedro, Sérgio. "EU FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT POLICY AND HUMAN RIGHTS Is the European Union promoting Human Rights abroad through its Foreign Direct Investment Policy? An analysis on the Normative Power Europe thesis". 2016. http://rgdoi.net/10.13140/RG.2.2.18872.90885.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.18872.90885
Working paper
  1. Pedro, Sérgio. 2015. "PEDRO, Sérgio ; SILVA , Rita, et al. - Financial sector and well-being: a participatory reflection.Portugal Project, Financialization, Economy, Society and Sustainable Development - FESSUD WP5 – Task 5.6.. October 2015.". http://rgdoi.net/10.13140/RG.2.2.34784.58881.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.34784.58881

Other

Other output
  1. Financial sector and well¬being: a participatory reflection. FESSUD Annual Conference 2015: Impacts of financialisation on society, environment and economy. Session ¿Finance and every day life: (re)producing differentiation¿. 2015. Silva, Rita; Fernandes, Lídia C.; Pedro, Sérgio; Berham, Maria J.; Gonçalves, Raquel; Farinha, G.. http://fessud.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Financial-SectorWellBeing-A-Participatory-Reflection-Portugal.pdf.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/09/21 Representation of ECOSEC-CES in the meeting with the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment UN SR Country visit to Portugal
UN (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/08/26 Local mission oriented innovation policies for sustainability transitions: analysis of its impact for democratic theory European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation (EU SPRI) Early Career Research Training School
Utrecht University (Utrecht)
2020/03 The concept of ecosystem services as a promoter sustainable and fair food International Seminar on Environment and Society
2018/10 Public Audience for the Human Right to Adequate Food Framework Law Celebration of the Human Right to Adequate Food international day
2017/10 Sustainable Food Cities Networks. Meeting 3rd Mayors' Meeting of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact , Valencia, Spain Meeting 3rd Mayors' Meeting of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/09/30 - 2023/11/27 Speaker for the second edition of the ClimateU project, that aims to promote climate literacy among university students. Funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Mobilizing my knowledge in futures studies, I presented the session "Imagining other climate futures" in 4 different Portuguese universities (Açores, Minho, Évora, Porto). (2023/09/30 - 2023/11/27)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2022/07/11 - 2022/07/16 Organization of ECOSOC-CES Summer school: “The Pluriverse of Eco-social Justice” (2022/07/11 - 2022/07/16)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2018/11 - 2018/11 Moderation of Panel 2 "Debating the food systems" of the 4th International Ecosocialist Encounters. Lisbon (2018/11)
2016/09/02 - 2016/09/02 Organization of the film session and discussion "Citizen science : seeking solutions proposing new ways of being and doing" , on the European Researchers Night , Science Museum, University of Coimbra (2016/09/12 - 2016/09/12)
Round table (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/05/02 - 2015/05/02 Organization of the International Legal Conference "Right to Housing- European Legal Strategies" at the Institute of urban planning and management of the territory - University of Lisbon; (2015/05/03 - 2015/05/03)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2013/05/02 - 2013/05/02 Organization of the one day conference "A new look at nature - Theories and Practices " in the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences-New University of Lisbon; (2013/05/17 - 2013/05/17)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/04/26 - 2022/04/26 Writeshop participation:Foresight planning and scenarios development for resilient food systems
Workshop
 Writeshop: Foresight planning and scenarios development for resilient food systems
Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies , Belgium
2018/06 - 2018/06 "Food Councils at the local level" in Conference : Human Right to Adequate Food and Local Public Policy , Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries Headquartes, Lisbon
Conference
 Conference : Human Right to Adequate Food and Local Public Policy
 Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries, Portugal
2016/04 - 2016/06 Ecology, Democracy, Utopia: An Introduction to Social Ecology: Online course organized by the Institute for Social Ecology Ecology, Democracy, Utopia: An Introduction to Social Ecology: Online course organized by the Institute for Social Ecology
Institute for Social Ecology, United States

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020 - Current Green New Deal for Europe Network: Brussels Member
2018/02 - Current Feeding Sustainable Cities Network (Rede Alimentar Cidades Sustentáveis) Member
2017/09 - Current FIAN Portugal - Association for the Human Right to Food and Nutrition Founding member
2023/01 - 2023/12 LIDERA Community (National climate youth association) Member of the Coordination team of LIDERA Community
2016/01 - 2018/12 Coimbra em Transição - Rede Cidades em Transição Supervision board member

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/10 - Current Member | 100 questions initiative (Food systems sustainability) | New York University Tandon School of Engineering's Gov Lab, Barilla Foundation and Center for European Policy Studies https://food.the100questions.org/

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/07/11 - 2022/07/16 Organizing committee: CES Summer School.The Pluriverse of Eco-social Justice https://ces.uc.pt/summerwinterschools/?lang=2&id=37071 (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2022 Best policy paper - NEXTGen:EU call_EU Comission
European Comission, Belgium
2022 Selected researcher for the European Union´s TalentON Science Hackathlon (HorizonEurope Missions)
European Comission, Belgium
2022 Best pitch (EU Horizon Mission Climate neutral and smart cities) - EU Comission TalentON Science Hackathlon (HorizonEurope Missions)
European Comission, Belgium
2020 Full PhD merit grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 LEAP program. Policy Development Initiative Fellow and grantee
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Other distinction

2023 European Union Climate Pact Ambassador
European Union, Belgium