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The International Congress of Political Science and International Relations at University Fernando Pessoa is held annually. 

Each congress is alternatively dedicated to “Political Science” or “International Relations”. 

In this 3rd Edition of 2025, which is dedicated to “Political Science”, the Congress will focus on “The fight against corruption as a protection of human dignity”.

Scientific Areas: The subject under discussion covers all areas of knowledge, however, it is dedicated, par excellence, to the areas of:

1.    Political Science

2.    International Relations

3.    Economic Diplomacy

4.    Political Economy 

5.    Public Policies

6.    Law – Portuguese, European and International

7.    Economy - Portuguese, European and International

8.    Business sciences

The 3rd Edition of 2025, dedicated to “Political Science”, the Congress will focus on “The fight against corruption as a protection of democracy and human dignity” arising from the current national and international context of combating this scourge that undermines all the structures of society, whether we look at it nationally or in an international environment

It should be noted that the Presidency of the Council of Ministers recognized in the preamble to Decree-Law no. 109-E/2021, of December 9, which created the “National Anti-Corruption Mechanism (MENAC)”, that the phenomenon of corruption offends the essence of democracy and its fundamental principles, namely those of equality, transparency, free competition, impartiality, legality, integrity and the fair redistribution of wealth, that is, among other realities, it declares that this phenomenon violates human rights.

The 2023 edition of the Corruption Perception Index, published annually by Transparency International, reveals that the fight against corruption in Portugal continues to make no progress and that there are shortcomings in terms of integrity in politics. In the Corruption Perceptions Index 2023, Portugal scored 61 points, ranking 34th out of 180 countries, a perception that is motivating a broad and wide-ranging discussion on this issue.