Curriculum Vitae
Ana Carina Santos Franco
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Ana Carina Santos Franco
Citation names
- Franco, Ana Carina S.
- Franco, Ana Carina
- Ana Carina Santos Franco
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- E01D-7967-1D7C
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-4961-3241
Email addresses
- afranco@fcsh.unl.pt (Professional)
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | |
| French | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | |
| Spanish; Castilian | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2026/02/18 - 2026/03/20
Concluded
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Microcredential Digital Education for Professors (Outros)
Universidade Europeia, Portugal
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19 |
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2019/09 - 2025/04
Concluded
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International Relations (Doutoramento)
Major in Political Area Studies
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
"European Union's External Action in Peace- and State-building. Comparative Study Somalia-Mali (2006-2022) " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Muito bom por unanimidade / Very good by unanimity |
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2021/09/13 - 2021/09/24
Concluded
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African Studies Course (Outros)
Instituto Universitário Militar, Portugal
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2017/05/04 - 2017/05/13
Concluded
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Specialised Training Course for Short-Term Observers (Diploma de especialização)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Portugal
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2014/07/07 - 2014/07/28
Concluded
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International Summer School in Forced Migration (Outros)
University of Oxford Refugee Studies Centre, United Kingdom
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2005/09/15 - 2007/01/29
Concluded
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Political and Social Sciences - International Relations (DEA)
Major in Geopolitics and Conflict Resolution
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
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2000/10/01 - 2004/07/30
Concluded
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Political Science and International Relations (Licenciatura)
Major in International Relations
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
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1998/10/01 - 2000/09/30
Attended
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Communication Sciences (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/02/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais, Portugal |
| Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 - 2026 | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Instituto Piaget, Portugal |
| Instituto Superior de Estudos Interculturais e Transdisciplinares de Viseu, Portugal | ||
| 2022/10/01 - 2023/05/31 | Lecturer (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 - 2025 | Consulting/ External Expert | European Commission, Belgium |
| 2021 - 2021 | Consultant (Evaluator) | UN Refugee Agency, Switzerland |
| 2018/11/01 - 2019/07/15 | Reporting Officer / Head of Analysis and Report a.i. | European External Action Service, Belgium |
| EUCAP Somalia, Somalia | ||
| 2018/03/19 - 2018/07/31 | Desk Grant Manager | Handicap International Quénia, Kenya |
| 2015/05/04 - 2015/12/18 | Project Manager | CESO Development Consultants, Portugal |
| 2014/01/08 - 2015/01/05 | Project Coordinator | International Rescue Committee Mali, Mali |
| 2014/04/06 - 2014/06/30 | Consultant (Programme Manager) | InterSOS - Mali, Mali |
| 2014/01/17 - 2014/02/16 | Consultant (Grant Manager) | Danish Refugee Council Turquia, Turkey |
| 2013/07/15 - 2013/09/30 | Grants Officer a.i. | International Rescue Committee UK, United Kingdom |
| 2013/02/11 - 2013/04/17 | Emergency Grants Coordinator | International Rescue Committe RD Congo, Congo - Kinshasa |
| 2011/06/12 - 2012/12/08 | Grants Coordinator | International Rescue Committee Côte d'Ivoire, Côte d’Ivoire |
| 2010/07/26 - 2011/05/20 | Grant Manager | Mission d'Aide au Développement des Economies Rurales en Afghanistan, Afghanistan |
| 2009/08/02 - 2010/08/01 | Grants Coordinator | WWF Madagascar, Madagascar |
| 2008/09/01 - 2009/02/28 | Project Manager | Euronet Consulting EEIG, Belgium |
| 2007/02/02 - 2008/08/28 | Project Manager | Soges S.p.A., Belgium |
| 2004/02/16 - 2004/04/16 | Intern | Embassy of Portugal in France, France |
Outputs
Publications
| Book |
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| Book review |
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| Journal article |
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| Journal issue |
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| Report |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2025/11/06 | Panel presentation on transformations in foreign policy in the Sahel | Les marges de l’État. Recompositions sociales, politiques et économiques au Sahel
CERI-SciencesPo (Paris, France)
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| 2024 | EU’s Military Training Missions in Africa: The case of EUTM Mozambique | 12th Biennial Conference of the SGEU/ECPR
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2023/05/12 | The Role of the European Union in Peace and State-Building in Somalia | Europe as a Global Actor - EGA
ISCTE (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2021/07/11 | Instability in the Sahel: Intersections between Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping and Peace Enforcement | 26th World Congress of Political Science
International Political Science Association (IPSA)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2024 - 2026 | No Woman’s Land: Redefining Forced Migration through a Gender Perspective in Afghanistan
Co-supervisor
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Mestrado em Ciência Política e Relações Internacionais (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
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| 2023 - 2025 | O Mali e os Pedidos de Intervenção Militar Externa por Convite de 2013 e 2021
Co-supervisor
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Mestrado em Ciência Política e Relações Internacionais (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
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Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2025/12/04 - 2025/12/04 | Debate on EU-Africa relations following the Luanda summit in November 2025
Round table
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ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
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| 2024/05 - 2024/05 | Panel moderator at the invitation of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Seminar
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Mulheres MAI em Prol da Paz e Segurança.
Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Administração Interna, Portugal
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| 2024 - 2024 | Panel Chair - EU's Peace Support in Africa: the civilian and military approach
Conference
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12th Biennial Conference of the SGEU/ECPR
European Consortium for Political Research, United Kingdom
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| 2023/07/03 - 2023/07/03 | The Strategic Importance of Somalia
Other
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Speed Talk
Clube de Lisboa, Portugal
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| 2021/12/17 - 2022/12/31 | Latest developments and implications of peace and conflict in Africa through the Global Peace Index 2022; Global Security:
Opportunities and Challenges for Africa; Terrorism in Cabo Delgado. Consequences for security in Mozambique and beyond -
Africa Sessions (online)
Seminar
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Global Strategic Platform, United States
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| 2022 - 2022 | Online rountable on implications of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine for the African continent
Round table
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The Conflict between Russia and Ukraine: Threats and Opportunities for Africa
Instituto Superior Politécnico Sol Nascente, Angola
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Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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| 2025/12/15 | Understanding the use of Private Military and Security Companies in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
(Thesis) Arguer
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Victoria Cedermark (Master)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
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Consulting
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2013 - 2025 | Selected assignments: Internal review of European Union (EU)’s role in peace mediation; evaluations of EU’s cooperation with Nigeria and Somalia; final evaluation of the European Resources for Mediation Support facility; evaluation of P/CVE programmes; evaluation of CBSD initiative under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP); evaluation of IcSP-funded stabilisation projects in CAR; mid-term review of the IcSP; final evaluation of EU's Instrument for Stability Crisis Preparedness component. | European Commission, Belgium |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
| Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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| 2026/05/06 | Interview for press article on the events in Mali in April 2026. | Expresso |
| 2026/03/23 | Interview for article on the role of the European Union in peace and security in the African context. | Expresso |
| 2025/11/22 | European Union (EU)-Africa relations in preparation for the EU-African Union Summit | Lusa Notícias |
| 2025/08/15 | Interview for article on impact of the 'Fall of Kabul' (2021) on the Sahel and the crisis of liberal interventionism | Expresso |
| 2025/07 | Interview for article about the expansion of JNIM in the Sahel and West Africa | Expresso |
| 2023/08/04 | Interview for article about the 2023 military coup in Niger | Expresso |
| 2022/05/25 | Commentary for article 'European Union did not cause a fundamental transformation in the Sahel' | Lusa.pt |
Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
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| 2026/05/12 - 2026/05/12 | Ciclo de Debates - África e os Desafios Globais (RDP África / Clube de Lisboa) | Inequalities and Power |
| 2025/11/06 - 2025/11/06 | Mapa Mundo | Security in West Africa (Mali, Nigeria) |
| 2025/03 - 2025/03 | Causa e Efeito | Terrorism in Africa |
| 2024/12 - 2024/12 | Mapa Mundo | Africa in 2024 |
| 2024/06 - 2024/06 | Causa e Efeito | Visit of the Russian Foreign Minister to Africa and South Korea-Africa Summit |
| 2024/04 - 2024/04 | Academycamente | State and Security in Africa |
| 2023/08/14 - 2023/08/14 | Podcast 'O Mundo a seus pés' | The coup d'état in Niger |
| 2023/06/23 - 2023/06/23 | Causa e Efeito | Constitutional Referendum in Mali |
| 2022/10/28 - 2022/10/28 | Causa e Efeito | Peace and Security in Africa |
| 2022/08/19 - 2022/08/19 | Causa e Efeito | The impact of the crisis in Mali on the Sahel region |
Other jury / evaluation
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2026/07/09 - Current | PhD project examiner - Samuel Griffith, “French Military Interventions in Mali and the Reshaping of Insecurity (2013-2023)" | Instituto para o Desenvolvimento da Gestão Empresarial do ISCTE, Portugal |
Distinctions
Other distinction
| 2019 | Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal
European External Action Service, Belgium
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