Marta Nunes da Costa is currently a Researcher at Centro de Estudos Humanísticos, Universidade do Minho.

Ph.D. in Political Science by the New School for Social Research, with a Dissertation entitled Redefining Individuality - Reflections on Kant, Adorno and Foucault, she has a strong philosophical background, earning a M.A. in Philosophy (also at the New School) and completing her undergraduate studies in Philosophy at Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa. 

Currently Marta Nunes da Costa develops a research project entitled Redefining Democracy for the XXI Century, financed by FCT, of which this website is a reflection. 

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Marta Nunes da Costa é investigadora no Centro de Estudos Humanísticos, Universidade do Minho. É doutorada em Ciências Políticas pela New School for Social Research (2005) com uma tese entitulada Redefining Individuality - Reflections on Kant, Adorno and Foucault , tendo um background essencialmente filosófico, quer com a licenciatura que completou na Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa, quer com o Mestrado em Filosofia, também este realizado na New School for Social Research.

Actualmente desenvolve um projecto de investigação, na área de teoria e filosofia política, entitulado Redefining Democracy for the XXI Century, financiado pela FCT, do qual este website é o reflexo. 

Curriculum Vitae

2006/9 – Post-Doctoral Research in Philosophy/Political Science, associated with the New School for Social Research (NY) and Universidade de Lisboa.

January 2006 –Ph.D. in Political Science by the New School for Social Research, New York. Dissertation entitled Redefining Individuality.  Members of the Committee: David Plotke (Chair), Agnes Heller, James Miller and Jay Bernstein.

December 2001 - M.A. in Philosophy by the New School for Social Research, New York, with maximum classification (A). Thesis entitled Moral Autonomy and Political Freedom in Kant. Members of the Committee: Agnes Heller and Richard Bernstein.

1995-1999 - Degree in Philosophy, by the Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras, with magna cum laude.

COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION

2007 - M.A. Degree in Music Therapy by Instituto de Estudos Superiores Psicológicos (ISEP), Spain, with maximum classification (A).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2009 - Researcher in Political Theory/ Political Philosophy at Cehum, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.

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2002 -2002 – Research Assistant of Professor Aristide Zolberg, focusing on questions on immigration, refugees and transnationalism.

2000- 2001 - Internship at Mission of Portugal, United Nations, working on the third Committee Human Rights

2011 - 2013 - Responsible for Project entitled Redefining Democracy for the XXI Century, at Universidade do Minho, Portugal. Financed by Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia, Ministério da Ciência, Portugal

2006/9 – Post-Doctoral Fellowship granted by Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia, Ministério da Ciência, Portugal.

2007 - Researcher in Project led by GISED Foundation on questions of European Citizenship and Euro-Mediterranean Policies.

2000 – 2005 – Doctoral Fellowship, granted by Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia, Ministério da Ciência, Portugal.