The Center

Welcome to CIDEHUS!

Established in 1994, the Interdisciplinary Center for History, Cultures and Societies (CIDEHUS) is a research unit in the History and Social Sciences fields.
Favoring a comparative approach, crossed paths, and interdisciplinary applied knowledge, the Center’s program focuses on a very current problem, with strong roots in the past: diversity and long-term changes in the South. The latter is defined in a relational and polysemic way. It covers not only Portugal as a political unit of the Iberian Peninsula, but also the Mediterranean and areas of the southern hemisphere historically associated with Portugal.
CIDEHUS is headquartered at the University of Évora (UÉ) and currently includes a unit at the Autonomous University of Lisbon (UAL).

Funded by FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology), CIDEHUS obtained a “Excellent” rating in the last evaluation (2023-2024).

Vision

To be a center of excellence for the South that innovates and promotes social integration, working with knowledge of the past and an interdisciplinary approach. Able to work both nationally and internationally, always with high ethical standards.

Mission

To support and develop the entire ecosystem involved in interdisciplinary research on diversity and change in the South.

Objectives

To develop research projects and, at the same time, promote international cooperation, guarantee quality in advanced training, and ensure the transfer of results in the most open and collaborative way.