Jonas Van Vossole
Rua da Calçada, n° 21, 3360-184 Penacova
Tel: +351 91 2903782 - jonasvanvossole@ces.uc.pt
Education:
PhD,
Democracy in the XXI Century / Political Science, (240 ECTS)
-Project: “The influence of crisis on democratic legitimacy: Divergent narratives about
democracy in the Portuguese social conflict”
(Prof. Dr. José Manuel Pureza / Prof Dr. Carl Devos)
Centro de Estudos Sociais, Coimbra University
(Planned to be a joint-PhD in Political Science with UGent)
Post-Gr, Advanced studies in Democracy of the XXI century,(60 ECTS), (Excellent)
(Dr. José Castro Caldas)
University of Coimbra, 2012
M.Sc., Complementary Economics, (60 ECTS), (Cum Laude)
(Prof. Dr. Koen Schoors)
UGent, 2011
M.Sc., International Politics, (60 ECTS), Minor Global Governance
(Magna Cum Laude) (Prof. Dr. Dries Lesage)
UGent, 2010
B.Sc., Political Sciences (180 ECTS), (Cum Laude) (Prof. Dr. Dries Lesage)
UGent, 2009
ASO, Bisschoppelijk College Veurne, 2005 Sience-Maths A
Other:
Zotero Bibliographical Software. CES-Coimbra, 2011
XII Course in Contemporary History: The second great depression. IHC-Lisboa, 2013
Presentations at conferences:
2012-02-27 Ciclo de Debates: Democracia e austeridade: Portugal em debate
A visao dos media sobre a crise, CES-Lisboa, Lisboa
2012-03-31 Graduate student Conference, Pittsburgh University, US - Crisis, Cooperation, and Change
in the European Union. – Paper presentation: “Framing PIGS”
2012-04-28 Encontro International, Universidade Nova de Lisboa – As Politicas Sociais: Debate e
Perspectivas. - Paper presentation: “Framing PIGS”
2013-06-22 International conference, CEHUM, University of Minho Braga, Portugal RHETORIC,
BETWEEN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF POLITICS, paper presentation: “The democratic discourse
of austerity” (accepted)
2013-06-25 Council for European studies conference, Amsterdam - Dividing united Europe.
Stereotypes, prejudices and the European (economic) crisis – paper presentation: “Framing PIGS,
Racism and neo-colonialism in the context of the Euro-crisis” (paper accepted, but declined
attendance due to high travel costs)
2013-07-26 ESA General Conference 2013, Turin, PhD-Workshop-presentation– Project presentation:
“Divergent narratives about democracy in the Portuguese Social Conflict” – (selected with ESA travel
grant)
2013-09-07 ECPR General Conference 2013, Bordeaux - paper presentation: “Framing PIGS, Racism
and neo-colonialism in the context of the Euro-crisis” (accepted)
2013-10-24 II Congresso Internacional Karl Marx, FCSH-UNL, Lisboa: paper presentations: “The
legitimacy crisis of Global Climate Governance Combining a Marxist and Polanyian Perspective” AND
“Divergent narratives on democracy in the Portuguese social conflict - A dialect materialist approach”
2013-12-06 IV International Colloquium of PhD students of CES: Coimbra C: Dialoguing with the
Times and Places (s) World (s), CES, UC, Coimbra, paper presentation: “Divergent narratives on
democracy in the Portuguese social conflict - A dialect materialist approach”
2013-12-19 Faculty Research Day, FPSW, Gent, poster presentation: “Divergent narratives on
democracy in the Portuguese social conflict - A dialect materialist approach”
2014-04-16 VIIIº Congresso Português de Sociologia: 40 anos de democracia(s): progressos,
contradições e prospetivas, Universidade de Évora, paper presentation: “Divergent narratives on
democracy in the Portuguese social conflict - A dialect materialist approach”
2014-05-10 Conference “40 years after the Portuguese transition to democracy”, ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon,
paper presentation: “Divergent narratives on democracy in the Portuguese social conflict - A dialect
materialist approach”
Papers:
Van Vossole, Jonas (2013), "A crise de legitimidade da governança climática global. Combinação de
uma perspetiva marxista e polanyiana", Revista Critica das Ciencias Sociais, 100, 153-176.
Discussant at scientific events:
2013-11-14 Workshop: Transnational public participation and social movement activism. Ambiguities
of global spread, professionalization and standardization. CESNOVA/CIES, Lisbon
2013-11-27 DAAD-Seminar Lisbon-Leipzig: Causes and consequences of the Euro crisis. Political,
social and urban aspects, FCSH, Lisbon
2013-02-21 Workshop “Protestos e Movimentos Sociais Contemporâneos em Portugal” CIES-IUL,
Lisbon
Social and Youth Movements:
-Youth movements: Flemish Scouting, 2000-2005
-Social Fora: World Social Forum, Portuguese Sociaal Forum
-NGO’s: Oxfam Solidariteit en Oxfam Wereldwinkels, Daminiaan-actie
-Indignado/occupy beweging: Occupy-Gent and Assembleia Popular de Coimbra
-Trade-Unions: ABVV-Jongeren
Languages:
Fluent in Dutch, English, Portuguese and French
Basic knowledge of Spanish and German
ICT-Skills:
Office
Zotero Bibliographic software
SPSS – Basic knowledge
Java – Basic knowledge
Academic References:
Immediately available: Dr. Giovanni Allegretti, Prof. Matias Thaler, Prof. Jan Orbie, Prof. Rik
Coolsaet, Prof. Dries Lesage, Prof. Hendrik Vos, Prof. Koen Schoors
Other: Prof. Boaventura Sousa Santos, Prof. Jose Manuel Pureza, Prof. Raul Garcia Barrios, Prof.
Carl Devos, Dr. Jose Castro Caldas