Research Themes
Sustainable Development
Digital Governance
Geopolitical cooperation
Policy Diffusion
Innovation Ecosystems
About
Iscte Euro-Asian Studies (IEAS) is a Strategic Group within Iscte’s Associate Laboratory, SocioDigitalLab, dedicated to analysing the political, economic and societal dynamics connecting Europe and Asia in the context of global governance, socioeconomic change and digital transformation.
The aim of IEAS is to promote and consolidate Asian Studies within Iscte, engage academic communities in Europe and Asia in a fruitful dialogue, strengthen scientific collaboration between Iscte and its Asian partners, and foster the dissemination of knowledge on Euro-Asian issues, thereby contributing to better-informed policies.
The Group also supports joint research proposals, mobility schemes and collaborative knowledge production aligned with SocioDigitalLab’s internationalisation strategy.
Publications
Beck, Fanni & Gaspar, Sofia (2024), In pursuit of a ‘good enough life’: Chinese ‘educational exiles’ in Lisbon and Budapest, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 50 (16), 4070-4088. (First published online 15/08/2023)
Beck, Fanni, Nyíri, Pál & Gaspar, Sofia (2024). Childhood, Migration, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Middle-Class East Asia, Global Networks, 24: e12511.
Borges, D. & Costa, C. M. (2025). Malaysian Chinese and their influence on China-Malaysia relations: A contemporary perspective. Frontiers in Political Science. 7
Cojocaru, Olga & Gaspar, Sofia (2026), "Geoarbitrage at the meso level: How intermediaries shape Chinese migration to Portugal", International Migration, 64:e70143.
Cojocaru, Olga, Gaspar, Sofia & Wang, Xuheng (2025), ““Just look at those shabby trains in Lisbon”: post-arrival disappointment amongst Chinese migrants in Portugal”, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 51(15), 3772-3788
Costa, C. M. & Pestana, O. (2020). From Lisbon to Macau: The conquest of the air as seen by the Portuguese press in a comparative approach. Portuguese Journal of Social Science. 19 (1), 83-96
Costa, C. M. & Yichao, L. (2022). International and Domestic Discourses of China’s Special Economic Zones: An Instrument for New Projects. In Figueiredo, P.G., Leandro, F.J., Li, Y. (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Special Economic Zones as Regional Development Enablers. (pp. 39-57).: IGI Global.
Costa, C. M. & Yichao, L. (2023). China and European Union Countries: Do Chinese partnerships boost cooperation results?. Janus.net. 14 (1), 10-43
Costa, C. M. (2020). A Chinese mission for Macau: to build bridges between China and the Portuguese Speaking Countries. In Gaspar, Sofia, Rodrigues, Irene (Ed.), The Presence of China and the Chinese Diaspora in Portugal and Portuguese-Speaking Territories. (pp. 109-124): Brill
Costa, C. M. (2020). China after the pandemics: How to survive international scepticism and domestic distrust?. In Gian Luca Gardini (Ed.), The world before and after Covid-19: Intellectual reflections on politics, diplomacy and international relations. (pp. 84-87). Stockholm: European Institute of International Studies Press.
Costa, C. M. (2020). The Imaginary of China: Sameness and otherness from the perspective of Macau. In Chih-yu Shih, Prapin Manomaivibool Mariko Tanigaki, Swaran Singh (Ed.), Colonial legacies and contemporary studies of China and Chineseness: Unlearning binaries, strategizing self. (pp. 257-283).: World Scientific.
Costa, C. M. (2020). The words of the Belt & Road Initiative: a Chinese discourse for the world?. In Leandro, Francisco B. S. José, Duarte, Paulo Afonso B. (Ed.), The Belt and Road Initiative: An Old Archetype of a New Development Model. (pp. 23-44).: Palgrave Macmillan.
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