PATRÍCIA CALCA
Address: Flat 4, Alexander House,
Tiller Road, London, E14 8PT, UK
E-mail: [email protected]
Mobile Phone: (+44) 7519523578
Homepage: www.patriciacalca.com
CURRENT
POSITION
Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Kaiserslautern.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal. Title: Government’s Decision:
A Theoretical and Empirical Study on Legislative Initiative as Strategic Behaviour
Master of Arts, Political Science, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2007.
Advanced Program in Security and Defense, Lisbon Catholic University, Lisbon, Portugal,
2004.
University Degree (Licenciatura, 4 years), Political Science,Technical University of Lisbon,
Lisbon, Portugal, 2001.
EXPERIENCE
03.2013 - 01.2015, research associate and teaching assistant, Mannheim University:
Domestic and International Determinants of Foreign Policy, Seminar (Fall Term), 20142015;
Methods of Comparative Government: Analysing Electoral Systems, Seminar (Fall Term),
2014-2015;
Crafting Research in International Relations, Methodology Seminar (Spring Term), 2014;
World Politics: Actors, Processes and Theories, Seminar (Fall Term), 2013-2014;
Strategic Interactions in International Affairs: Classical and Contemporary Approaches,
Advanced Seminar (Spring Term), 2013].
10.2009 - 09.2013, instructor, UAb, Social Sciences and Management Department, Lisbon,
Portugal (E-learning):
International Politics, (Fall Term), 2009-2010; 2010-2011; 2011-2012; 2012-2013;
Political Systems, (Spring Term), 2010-2011; 2011-2012; 2012-2013;
Political Theory, (Spring Term), 2010-2011; 2011-2012; 2012-2013.
10.2008 - 04.2009, research assistant, project: "Corruption in Portugal - A Sociological
Study", (coordination Prof. Dr. Luís de Sousa and Helena Fazenda), Centre of Research
and Studies Sociology (CIES-ISCTE), and Central Department of Penal Action an Investigation (DCIAP), Lisbon, Portugal.
06.2008 - 09.2008, research assistant, project: "Nutrition, Dietetic and Alimentation: A
Professional Field Under Construction" (coordination Prof. Dr. Luísa Veloso) CIESISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal.
02.2008 - 05.2008, research assistant, project: "Seclusion and Inclusion in the European
Polity: Institutional Change and Democratic Practices" (SIEPOL) [General coordination
Prof. Dr. Adriene Héritier and Prof. Dr. Peter Mair, EUI, Florence], CIES-ISCTE,
Lisbon, Portugal.
PUBLICATIONS
Edited Volumes
Belim, Célia and Calca, Patrícia (eds.) (2013) Image of U.S. Presidential Administrations: The Cases of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Lexington Books (Rowman &
Littlefield Publishing Group), Maryland. (English)
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Books
Calca, Patrícia (2012) Kosovo: A Game Without End - A Political Study On The Fourth
Balkan Conflict, Fonte da Palavra, Lisbon. (Portuguese)
Peer-Reviewed
Articles
Stockemer, Daniel and Calca, Patrícia (2014) "Presidentialism and Voter Turnout in
Legislative Elections", Parliamentary Affairs, 67 (3): 561-583. (English)
Stockemer, Daniel and Calca, Patrícia (2013) "Corruption and Turnout in Portugal:
A Municipal Level Study", Crime, Law and Social Change, December, 60 (5): 535-548.
(English)
Calca, Patrícia and Ruel, Teresa (2013) "Atypical Constructions of Democracy: Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Africa and the Balkans", Nação e Defesa, n.o 135, September/October. (Portuguese)
Calca, Patrícia (2012) "The Elite Seen From Within - An Analysis of Milovan Djilas’
The New Class", População e Sociedade, n.o 20, Population, Economy and Society Studies’ Centre (CEPESE) Oporto, 185-201. (Portuguese)
Calca, Patrícia (2008) "Kosovo: A Game Without End", Revista de Ciências Sociais e
Políticas, 2, Spring 2008, ISCSP - UTL, Lisbon, 53-85. (English)
Book Chapters
Calca, Patrícia and Köhler, Sebastian (2014) "Is this a path or a shortcut? Unemployment and turnout in the Portuguese European Parliament elections (1987-2014)", In
Rollo, Maria Fernanda, Brandão de Brito, José Maria and Cunha, Alice (eds.) As eleições
para o Parlamento Europeu em Portugal, Almedina: Coimbra, pp.47-67 (Portuguese).
Calca, Patrícia (2014) "Legislative Behavior in Portugal - How the European Union is Influencing this Path?" In Cunha, Alice, Santos, Aurora Almada e Santos, Yvette (coord.),
Portugal and the International Organizations: Behavior, Messages and impacts, Observatório Político [Coleção de Estudos Políticos]. ISBN 978-989-99168-0-7. (Portuguese)
Calca, Patrícia (2013) ”To Believe and not to Believe: The Religion as a Social and
Cleavage Institution”, In Serrano, Maria Manuel (ed.) A Picture of the Social Institutions
in Contemporary Society, Évora University, Évora. (Portuguese)
Belim, Célia and Calca, Patrícia (2013) "Conclusion", In Belim, Célia and Calca, Patrícia (eds.) Image of U.S. Presidential Administrations: The Cases of George W. Bush and
Barack Obama, Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group), Maryland.
(English)
Calca, Patrícia and Köhler, Sebastian (2013) "Presidential Speech-Making and Leadership Images in Times of Crisis: Bush vs. Obama", In Belim, Célia and Calca, Patrícia
(eds.) Image of U.S. Presidential Administrations: The Cases of George W. Bush and
Barack Obama, Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group), Maryland.
(English)
Calca, Patrícia and Belim, Célia (2013) "Introduction", In Belim, Célia and Calca, Patrícia (eds.) Image of U.S. Presidential Administrations: The Cases of George W. Bush
and Barack Obama, Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group), Maryland. (English)
Calca, Patrícia and Ruel, Teresa (2012) "Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal: Quality of
Democracy and Stability Policies", In Reys, M. and Ramirez, K. (eds.) Management and
Public Policies, Mexicalli/Universidad Autónoma de Baja Califórnia, Mexico. (Spanish)
Cunha, Alice and Calca, Patrícia (2011) "The Portuguese Voters and European Elections - A Political-Sociological Appraisal", In Papanikos, Gregory T. (ed.) Essays on
Social Themes, ATINER, Athens. (English)
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Book Reviews
Calca, Patrícia (2013) "Kevin Theakston and Jouke de Vries (ed.) (2012) Former Leaders in Modern Democracies. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. 264 pp.", West European
Politics Vol. 36 (4) 889-890. (English)
Calca, Patrícia (2013) "Michael Laver and Ernest Sergenti (2012) Party Competition:
An Agent-Based Model. Woodstock: Princeton University Press. 278 pp.", Political Studies Review, Vol. 11 (2) 276-277. (English)
Calca, Patrícia (2008) "Cunha, Alice Monteiro Pita Brito da (2007) Discovering Europe.
Portuguese European Communities Adhesion, IDI/MNE, Lisbon", In Economia e Sociologia, 85, Évora, 232-233. (Portuguese)
Calca, Patrícia (2008) "Matos, José Nuno de (2007) Union Action and Representation,
Autonomia 27, Azeitão", In Economia e Sociologia, 85, Évora, 234-235. (Portuguese)
Calca, Patrícia (2007) "Kadera, Kelly M. (2004) The Power-Conflict Story. A Dynamic Model of Interstate Rivalry, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor-Michigan",
In Economia e Sociologia, 83, Évora, 277-278. (Portuguese)
VISITING
SCHOLAR
05.2015, Mannheim University, Political Science Department, Germany.
03.2012 - 04.2012, Mannheim University, Political Science Department, Germany.
11.2011, Barcelona University (Spanish Comparative Agendas Project), Barcelona, Spain.
09.2010 - 12.2010, DP-NYU, New York, U.S.
03.2010 - 04.2010, Mannheim University, Political Science Department, Germany.
2015 Reunion Grant MaRA Visit, University of Mannheim.
ADVANCED
FELLOWSHIPS,
2015 Joint Sessions Graduates Grant Funding, ECPR Workshop, Warsaw.
GRANTS AND
2013 Grant from the Betiko Foundation, ECPR General Conference, Bordeaux.
AWARDS
2013 Citizen Merit Award from the Civil Parish of Alvito, Portugal.
2013 German Academic Exchange Office PhD Completion Grants for international PhDStudents (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst DAAD - Förderprogramm: STIBETDoktoranden).
2013 Gulbenkian Fellowships for Ph.D. Students of Comparative Politics and Political Science (ICS-UL).
2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013 Doctoral Degree Grant from the FCT, Portugal.
2008 CEPESE fellowship to ECPR - Ljubljana Summer School, Portugal.
2009 CAPP fellowship to ECPR Potsdam General Conference.
2009 EITM Summer Fellowship, University of Mannheim, Germany.
2010, 2011, 2012 ICS-UTL traveling fellowships, Portugal.
SOFTWARE
SKILLS
fuzzyset / Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA); LATEX; Macromedia (Dreamweaver);
Phython (basic); R; STATA; Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
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