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Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
First name(s) / Surname(s)
Samuel de Paiva Pires
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E-mail
Website
[email protected]
www.samueldepaivapires.com and www.estadosentido.blogs.sapo.pt
Nationality
Portuguese
Date of birth
11.12.1986
Gender
Male
Work experience
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Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer
Type of business or sector
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Occupation or position held
Since March 2013
Office manager
Management of projects, events, databases and general administrative assistance.
Nigeria Portugal Friendship & Business Association (www.nigeriaportugal.org)
Non-Governmental Organization
June 2009 – September 2012
Administrative assistant
Main activities and responsibilities
Responsible for project management, database management, online platforms management, managing
e-mails and calls, personal assistance and administrative support in the National Coordination of the EcoSchools, Young Reporters for the Environment and EcoXXI projects.
Leading efforts in the organization of Eco-Schools Awards and Seminars and Young Reporters for the
Environment Seminars, especially in charge of fundraising, programming the content and inviting
speakers, as well as logistics such as transports, accommodation and communications.
Name and address of employer
Associação Bandeira Azul da Europa/FEE Portugal (Blue Flag of Europe Association – www.abae.pt)
Type of business or sector
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Non-Governmental Organization
Since June 2010
Researcher
Member of the Politics and Government research group.
Centre for Administration and Public Policies (http://capp.iscsp.ulisboa.pt) of the School of Social and
Political Sciences of the University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas
(www.iscsp.ulisboa.pt) da Universidade de Lisboa (www.ulisboa.pt)
University
August – December 2007
Trainee
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Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer
Type of business or sector
Dates
Occupation or position held
Responsible for assisting the Press Counsellor and the Deputy Head of Mission especially in what
concerned the European Union’s Portuguese Presidency activities, such as taking notes on meetings,
drafting telegrams and also writing Brazilian press summarized reports for diplomat’s information.
Portuguese Embassy in Brasília (Brazil)
Public/ diplomatic sector
September 2004 – October 2005
Administrative assistant
Main activities and responsibilities
Responsible for project management, database management, online platforms management, managing
e-mails and calls, personal assistance and administrative support in the National Coordination of the EcoSchools, Young Reporters for the Environment and EcoXXI projects.
Leading efforts in the organization of Eco-Schools Awards and Seminars and Young Reporters for the
Environment Seminars, especially in charge of fundraising, programming the content and inviting
speakers, as well as logistics such as transports, accommodation and communications.
Webmaster of the Blue Flag of Europe Association Internet site (www.abae.pt).
Name and address of employer
Associação Bandeira Azul da Europa/FEE Portugal (Blue Flag of Europe Association – www.abae.pt)
Type of business or sector
Non-Governmental Organization
Education and training
Dates
Title of qualification awarded
Principal subjects/occupational skills
covered
Since October 2013
PhD in Political Science
Political Theory, International Political Economy, Geopolitics, Governance and Decision-making,
Institutions and Political Processes
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
School of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior de Ciências
Sociais e Políticas (www.iscsp.ulisboa.pt) da Universidade de Lisboa (www.ulisboa.pt)
Level in national or international
classification
Curricular part completed with 18 out of 20. Thesis to be concluded in 2016.
Dates
Title of qualification awarded
Principal subjects/occupational skills
covered
September 26 – November 10 2012
PhD in Politics
Political Theory
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Durham University, United Kingdom
Level in national or international
classification
Incomplete
Dates
Title of qualification awarded
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providing education and training
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covered
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providing education and training
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April 16 2012 – May 4 2012
Participant in the International Visitor Leadership Program on “Environmental Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation”
United States Department of State – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
October 2009 – July 2011
M.A. in Political Science - concentration in Political Theory
Social and Political Sciences Studies, covering disciplines such as Theory and Practice of Democracy,
Political Philosophy, Political Parties and Representation.
School of Social and Political Sciences of the Technical University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior de
Ciências Sociais e Políticas (www.iscsp.utl.pt) da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (www.utl.pt)
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Level in national or international
classification
Dates
Title of qualification awarded
Principal subjects/occupational skills
covered
17 out of 20
September 2005 – September 2009
B.A. in International Relations - concentration in Society and Economy of Latin America
Social and Political Sciences studies, specifically for the International Relations degree, approaching
areas such as Languages (English, German); Political Science; International Relations Theory;
Philosophy; Law; History; Economics; Geography; Geopolitics; Diplomacy; Foreign Policy
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
School of Social and Political Sciences of the Technical University of Lisbon (Instituto Superior de
Ciências Sociais e Políticas (www.iscsp.utl.pt) da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (www.utl.pt)
Level in national or international
classification
16 out of 20
Dates
Title of qualification awarded
Principal subjects/occupational skills
covered
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
August – December 2007
Santander Totta Lusophone Interchange Student
Social and Political Sciences studies, specifically for the International Relations degree, approaching
areas such as Political Science; International Relations Theory; Philosophy; Law; History; Economics;
Geography; Geopolitics; Diplomacy; Foreign Policy.
University of Brasília (http://www.unb.br/)
Level in national or international
classification
Scholarships, awards and
honors
Conference presentations
(titles translated to English)
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2012 – Appointed Honorary Citizen of the City of Pensacola.
2012 – Invited by the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon and nominated by the U.S. Department of State to
participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program.
2011 – 1st prize in the Technical University of Lisbon Best Students Award.
2009 – Technical University of Lisbon Merit Scholarship Award.
2007 – Santander Totta Scholarship for 1 semester at the University of Brasília (Brazil) (www.unb.br).
2013 (May 15): “The relations between Portugal and the USA”, conference given to the 3rd year of the
B.A. in International Relations, subject of Portuguese Foreign Policy, by invitation of Professor Raquel
Patrício, School of Social and Political Sciences – Technical University of Lisbon.
2012 (December 17): “The role of tradition in face of modern rational and post-modern relativism”,
conference given to the 1st year of the M.A. in International Relations, subject of Contemporary Political
Problems, by invitation of Professor Nuno Canas Mendes, School of Social and Political Sciences –
Technical University of Lisbon.
2012 (November 29): "Democracy, Political Regime and Citizenship in Portugal in the 21st century”,
conference promoted by Causa Real, School-Museum João de Deus.
2012 (July 22): “Insight to Portuguese culture and Portugal’s role in developing the transatlantic link”, 17th
Portuguese Atlantic Youth Seminar, Sintra Air Base 1.
2012 (June 23): “A picture of political centrism in Portugal: possible comparative bridges”, in co-autorship
with Bruno Bernardes, Portugal In the Last Two Centuries - International Graduate Conference on
Portuguese Modern and Contemporary History, ISCTE-Lisbon University Institute.
2012 (March 3): “On the Concept of Liberty in F. A. Hayek”, VI Congress of the Portuguese Association of
Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences – Technical University of Lisbon.
2012 (March 2): “Ministry of Finance – the organizational reform from a politological perspective”, in coauthorship with Silvia Vermelho, VI Congress of the Portuguese Association of Political Science, School
of Social and Political Sciences – Technical University of Lisbon.
2012 (14 February): “On the Concept of Liberty in F. A. Hayek”, 1.st Workshop: Research in Social
Sciences at ISCSP, School of Social and Political Sciences – Technical University of Lisbon.
2011 (November 26): “Liberalism: between conservatism and socialism” – 1st Conference on Classical
Liberalism promoted by Causa Liberal, Coimbra.
2011 (May 27): “The promotion of democracy in North Africa by the EU” – Dinner “Europe at table”, by
invitation of the Youth European Parliament Portuguese Association.
2011 (May 3): “Democray and Human Rights” – Conference of the Human Rights Student’s Group,
School of Social and Political Sciences – Technical University of Lisbon.
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Conference presentations
(cont.)
2011 (January 20-21) “Public Images of Parties and Support for Political Systems in Old and New
Democracies”, Distrust and Democracy - 43rd Annual Conference of the Finnish Political Science
Association, University of Jyväskylä.
2010 (December 3) - “The Political Thought of Friedrich A. Hayek”, conference given to the 2nd year of the
B.A. in Political Science, subject of Political Theory, by invitation of Professor José Adelino Maltez, School
of Social and Political Sciences – Technical University of Lisbon.
2010 (July 28) - “International Security and the Challenges ahead for NATO”, 15th Portuguese Atlantic
Youth Seminar, Sintra Air Base 1.
2010 (May 25) - “The accession of Portugal to the European Communities”, conference given to the 3rd
year of the B.A. in International Relations, subject of Portuguese Foreign Policy, by invitation of Professor
Raquel Patrício, School of Social and Political Sciences – Technical University of Lisbon.
2010 (May 18) - “Perceptions and Misperceptions of Portuguese Youngsters on NATO”,Advanced
Research Workshop – “Perceptions of NATO: a balance 60 years after”, ISCTE.
2010 (March 4) - “The place of Brazil in Portuguese Foreign Policy”, 5th Congress of the Portuguese
Association of Political Science, Aveiro University.
2009 (November 9) - “Life and work of Friedrich A. Hayek”, conference given to the 2nd year of the B.A. in
Political Science, subject of Political Theory, by invitation of Professor José Adelino Maltez, School of
Social and Political Sciences – Technical University of Lisbon.
2009 (August 2) - “Outcome of Strasbourg/Kehl Summit”, 14th Portuguese Atlantic Youth Seminar, Alfeite
Naval Academy.
Publications and scientific
works (titles translated to
English)
“The theory of decision in Machiavelli”, submitted for publication.
“The contribution of the separation between civil society and the state for the crisis of the sovereign state”,
to be submitted for publication.
“The euro crisis and the trilemma of the future of the European Union”, submitted for publication.
“Nigeria in the Shatterbelt of Sub-Saharan Africa: a geopolitical and geostrategic analysis”, accepted for
publication in 2014.
"Perceptions and Misperceptions of Portuguese Youngsters on NATO" in Luís Nuno Rodrigues and
Volodymyr Dubovyk (eds.), Perceptions of NATO and the New Strategic Concept, Amsterdam, IOS
Press, 2011.
M.A. Dissertation – “On the Concept of Liberty in F. A. Hayek: A contribution for the study of classical
liberalism in Portugal", 81 pp. Lisboa, ISCSP-UTL, 2011. Available at the Technical University of Lisbon
Repository in http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/3536.
"F. A. Hayek’s methodological individualism”, 12 pp.. Lisboa, ISCSP-UTL, 2011.
"Between the two main currents of the Theory and Practice of Democracy: liberty and democracy in the
anglo-saxon and french perspectives”, 31 pp.. Lisboa, ISCSP-UTL, 2010.
"On the relation between political and economical freedom: individual liberty, private property and market
economy ", 18 pp.. Lisboa, ISCSP-UTL, 2010.
"Notes on the concepts of nation, nationalism and state", 9 pp.. Lisboa, ISCSP-UTL, 2010.
"Political Representation and Parliamentarian Recruitment: A theoretical approach to political recruitment
of parliamentarian elites in representative democracy ", 16 pp.. Lisboa, ISCSP-UTL, 2010.
B.A. Thesis – "The place of Brazil in Portuguese Foreign Policy reflections on Portuguese Foreign Policy
and the portuguese-brazilian relations in the 21st century", 105 pp.. Lisboa, ISCSP-UTL, 2009.
“The recognition of the first Portuguese Republic by England”, 67 pp.. Lisboa, ISCSP-UTL, 2009.
Personal skills
Mother tongue(s)
Portuguese
Other language(s)
English, German, French, Spanish
Self-assessment
Understanding
Listening
European level (*)
Reading
Speaking
Spoken interaction
Writing
Spoken production
English
C2 Proficient User C2 Proficient User C2 Proficient User C2 Proficient User C2 Proficient User
German
A2
A2
Basic User
A2
Basic User
A2
Basic User
French
Spanish
B2 Independent User B2 Independent User A2
Basic User
A2
Basic User
A2
Basic User
B2 Independent User B2 Independent User A2
Basic User
Basic User
A2
Basic User
B2 Independent User C1 Proficient User
(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
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Social skills and competences
Organisational skills and
competences
Computer skills and competences
Ease of communication and socialization with individuals from diversified cultural backgrounds
and countries; stress-resistance and ability to easily adapt to extra-routinely circumstances and
new professional, academic or cultural contexts.
Leadership and initiative capabilities;
Logistics and work organization and systematization competences;
Competences in organizing events such as seminars, conferences and meetings.
Advanced Proficiency in IT, especially operative systems, MS Office, web design, social media and
communication.
Professional Associations and
Memberships Political Observatory (http://www.observatoriopolitico.pt/)
Since July 2014: Associate member.
Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA) (http://www.atlantic-youth.org/)
May 2011 - November 2011 –President (Elected in the 15th General Assembly – Brussels)
November 2009 – May 2011 Executive Vice-President (Elected in the 14th General Assembly – Kiev)
November 2008 – October 2009 – Vice-President of Communications and Programming (Elected in the
13th General Assembly – Berlin).
Portuguese Atlantic Youth Association (PAYA) (www.cpatl.org)
August 2008 – August 2011 – President; September 2006 to August 2008 - Vice-President.
2012 – Organization of the XVII PAYA Seminar.
2011 – Organization and Delegate to the 16th YATA General Assembly in Tirana.
2011 – Organization of the XVI PAYA Seminar.
2011 – Organization and Delegate to the 15th YATA General Assembly in Brussels.
2010 – Organization of the Young Atlanticist Summit in parallel with NATO Lisbon Summit.
2010 – Organization of the XV PAYA Seminar.
2010 – Organization of SIMOTAN V (Crisis Management Simulation of the North Atlantic Council).
2009 – Participant at the “New Challenges, Better Capabilities”, Accompanying Conference of the NATO
Defence Ministers, Bratislava.
2008 – Delegate to the 14th YATA General Assembly in Kiev.
2009 – Organization of the XIV PAYA Seminar.
2009 – Organization of SIMOTAN IV.
2009 – Participant at the Young Atlanticist Summit in parallel with NATO Strasbourg/Kehl Summit.
2008 – Delegate to the 13th YATA General Assembly in Berlin.
2008 – Organization of the XIII PAYA Seminar.
2008 – Organization of SIMOTAN III.
2007 – Organization of the XII PAYA Seminar.
2007 – Organization of SIMOTAN II .
2006 – Organization of conferences with the Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General and SACEUR
of NATO.
2006 – Organization of the NATO-Ukraine High Level Consultations in Penha Longa (Sintra - Portugal).
2006 – Participation in the Danish Atlantic Youth Seminar in Aalborg (Denmark).
2006 – Organization of the XI PAYA Seminar.
2006 – Organization of SIMOTAN.
Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA) (http://www.atlantic-youth.org/)
May 2011 - November 2011 – President – Elected at the 15th General Assembly in Brussels.
October 2009 – May 2011 – Executive Vice-President – Elected at the14th General Assembly in Kiev.
November 2008 – October 2009 - Vice-President for Communications and Programming – Elected at the
13th General Assembly in Berlin.
School of Social and Political Sciences (www.iscsp.utl.pt)
School Council
2008/09 – Elected member in representation of the students.
Statutory Assembly
2008/09 – Elected member in representation of the students.
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Professional Associations and
Memberships (cont.) Representatives Assembly
2007 – Member of the Statutory Revision Committee.
2007/2009 – Elected member in representation of the students.
Students’ Union
2006/07 – Member of the Board responsible for IT.
International Relations Students’ Union
2008/09 – Substitute member of the General Assembly Chair, cooperating mainly with articles for Pacta
Sunt Servanda (Journal of the IR Students’ Union) and being responsible for the blog (http://neriiscsp.blogspot.com/).
2007/08 – Substitute member of the Board, cooperating mainly with articles for Pacta Sunt Servanda
(Journal of the IR Students’ Union) and being responsible for the blog (http://neri-iscsp.blogspot.com/)
2006/07 – Member of the board responsible for IT.
Observatory – Universitary Centre of International Political Thought
2006/07 – President.
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