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Filipe Teles he/him

Universidade de Aveiro

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About

President of the European Urban Research Association - 2021/2025 (EURA) Member of the Steering Committee of the Local Government and Politics Standing Group (European Consortium for Political Research) Coordinator of the Local Governance and Politics Section of the Portuguese Political Science Association (APCP). Series Co-editor: “Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance” Board of the Research Committee on Comparative Studies on Local Government and Politics (RC05) of the International Political Science Association Filipe Teles is a political scientist in the Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, where he teaches courses in the fields of Public Policy and Political Science. Presently, he is acting as Prorector for Regional Development and Urban Policies. He holds a PhD in Political Science and is a member of the Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy (GOVCOPP), where he has developed research work on governance and local government, territorial reform, political leadership and innovation. Filipe Teles participates in several national and international projects and is the author and co-author of several books and articles in international journals of reference. He has worked in and acoss different sectors. As an expert/consultant he has worked with the European Economic and Social Committee (EU Belgium), the Council of Europe (Strastbourg, France), the Joint Research Centre (European Commission), the European Environmental Agency (Copenhagen, Denmark), the European Securities and Markets Authority (Paris, France), among others. Collaborated with the Swedish Cooperation as a Consultant on Intermunicipal Cooperation in Colombia (2018-2020), and, currently, with the GFF-World Bank as an International Consultant on Integrated Governance (Kenya, Ethiopia and Malawi). In the context of his teaching and research activities he has lectured in several universities and countries: University of Warsaw (Poland), CEU Budapest (Hungary), University of Potsdam (Germany), ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Universidad Nacional de San Martin - Buenos Aires (Argentina), Bogota (Colombia), UNTL - Dili (East Timor), Institute of Advanced Studies - Koszeg (Hungary), Sofia (Bulgaria), University College Cork (Ireland), Estonia, among others.

Research Interests

Comparative Politics, Local Government, Political Leadership, Regionalism

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