This program examines various legal, politics, and moral issues at the national and international levels. The goal is to identify the ideological and political motivations underlying global and regional regimes and Human Rights organizations. Also, it analyses how nations and political parties adapt the doctrines of Human Rights to their own interests. The program highlights some key aspects for developing methods that ensure the practical application of Human Rights principles internationally.

PhD in Human Rights, Global Politics and Sustainability: Legal and Philosophical Perspectives Embark on a groundbreaking interdisciplinary journey at the Ph.D. program in Human Rights, Global Politics, and Sustainability: Legal and Philosophical Perspectives.

This programme examines several national and international legal, political and moral issues. A research thesis should aim at identifying the ideological and political motivations behind global and regional regimes and human rights organizations.

The PhD in Political Theory, International Relations and Human Rights, created in partnership by the Universities of Évora and the Azores, is distinguished by the centrality it gives to questions of citizenship and human rights, contextualized in the international system, driven by heterogeneous trends and forces that are sometimes contradictory. With the support of a faculty with high scientific and disciplinary competence and anchored in the solid research experience inserted in Research Centers of Excellence, this doctorate aims to develop a deep theoretical knowledge, which in a versatile and transdisciplinary way, boosts the development of critical analyzes , which represent an innovative and consistent contribution to research at national and international level.

The PhD in Human Kinetics is designed to train progressive thinkers, leaders and experts who have advanced understanding and skills to innovate and expand knowledge in the field of Human Kinetics to benefit society. Students will have the opportunity to pursue independent research in the broad fields of Occupational Health, Safety and Wellness or Multi-Cultural Physical Activity and Sport.

Specialize in several areas of study, including cognition and communication, Franco-Ontarian and Francophone studies, interpretation, values and ethics, regional and cultural studies, and gender relations and sexuality studies.