Military History
Coordinator: Augusto Salgado
The Military History Research Group aims to explore the complexities of war, its theory and practice across a wide range of topics, from Antiquity to the Contemporary World, focusing on the relationships between technological advances, social changes, philosophical debates, and economic pressures, and how these factors have changed the phenomenon of war and have been shaped by it.
The activities of this RG will be structured around four main strands of analysis:
- Armed conflict and territorial expansion (coexistence, synergy, social consequences);
- Theory and practice of war;
- Military technology and technical innovation (weaponry, fortification, logistics);
- Cultural dynamics and effects of war.
The activities of the RG aim to promote a reassessment of historiography in a broad chronological spectrum in the fields of terrestrial and maritime military history and archaeology. Being the only Portuguese university RG specifically dedicated to military history, it organises international congresses in this field. It has increased the impact of its work in society through the transfer of knowledge and the support of several initiatives, such as the seminars/workshops “Winter Campaigns”, “War in the Feminine”, and “Scars of War”.
Research projects
- HISTARC – História e Arqueologia do Conflito (1914-1945)
Research networks
- AIHM – Associação Ibérica de História Militar
- ISMS - International Society of Military Sciences [em processo de submissão]
- Rede Luso-Afro-Brasileira de História Militar [em constituição]
Researchers
Researchers
BORGES, João Vieira
FERREIRA, Eduardo
LOPES, Carlos Alves
MARTINS, Miguel Pack
RODRIGUES, Vítor
SALDANHA, Nuno
SALGADO, Augusto
VARANDAS, José
VENTURA, António
VENTURA, Margarida Garcez
Research Assistants
ARAÚJO, Inês Meira
COSTA, António Martins
FERREIRA, Nuno Simão
MACHADO, Mariana
MARTINS, Norberto
PARRA, Ricardo
SANTOS, Marco
SANTOS, Paulo
VICENTE, Paulo David
Affiliated Researchers
DANTAS, Daniela
FEIO, Gonçalo Couceiro
HENRIQUES, António Castro
MARTINS, Daniela
MONTEIRO, João Gouveia
PORTELA, Margarida
SILVA, Fernando David e
VAZ, Francisco Piedade
