Ana Cristina Santos
Biography
With a background in Sociology and a PhD in Gender Studies (University of Leeds, UK), Ana Cristina Santos is Principal Researcher at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra (CES-UC). At CES-UC she is Director of the PhD Programme Human Rights in Contemporary Societies and Chair of the Democracy, Justice and Human Rights Thematic Line. She published extensively and coordinated a number of research projects on LGBTQI+, gender, dissident embodiment, intimate citizenship and human rights, including a European Research Council Grant Award (2014-2019). She is currently leading two new research projects: Colourful Childhoods, funded by the European Commission (ref. n. 101049251, CERV-2021-DAPHNE), and REMEMBER, funded by FCT and focusing on experiences of LGBTQ+ older adults (ref. n. PTDC/SOC-ASO/4911/2021). After acting as Vice-chair of the European Sociological Association Sexuality RN(2012-2016), Vice-President of CES Scientific Board (2013-2016) and President of CES Ethics Committee (2017-2020), in 2021 she was elected for the Executive Committee of the European Sociological Association. Significant publications include Social Movements and Sexual Citizenship in Southern Europe (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) and Sexualities Research: Critical Interjections, Diverse Methodologies, and Practical Applications (Routledge, 2017, with A. King and I. Crowhurst). Her most recent books are The SAGE Handbook of Global Sexualities (2020) and The Tenacity of the Couple Norm (UCL, Open Access, 2020).
ORCID
Projetos
Colourful Childhoods
Empowering LGBTIQ children in vulnerable contexts to combat gender-based violence across Europe
TRACE
Tracing Queer Citizenship over Time: Ageing, ageism and age-related LGBTI+ politics in Europe
LGBTIplus-inequalities
LGBTI+ Social and Economical (in)equalities
FRANET
Data collection and research services on fundamental rights issues
REMEMBER
Recording Experiences of LGBTQ Elders in Post-Dictatorship Portugal (1974-2020)
Latest Publications
Article in Scientific journal
Santos, Ana Cristina (2023), "Queering Close Relationships in Contemporary Estonia", lambda nordica, 28, 1, 130-132
Article in Scientific journal
Santos, Ana Cristina (2023), "Ageing with a twist: Intimacy and care amongst LGB older adults in Portugal", Portuguese Journal of Social Science, 20, 3, 171-184
Read moreBook
Langarita, Jose Antonio; Santos, Ana Cristina; Montenegro, Marisela; Urek, Mojca (orgs.) (2023), Child-Friendly Perspectives on Gender and Sexual Diversity Beyond Adultcentrism. Routledge