Luis started following the work of Stephen Wertheim, Columbia University, History.
Luis started following the work of Matthew Edney, University of Southern Maine, Geography-Anthropology.
Luis started following the work of Mattia Toaldo, British School at Rome, Humanities.
Department Member, International Relations
School of Economics
Thesis Title: Georeferencing the Carter Administration’s Foreign Policy: The Role of Geographic Mental Maps in Foreign Policy Change
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José Manuel Pureza
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About
Luis da Vinha was born in the USA in 1974. He has a B.A. (Licenciatura) and a M.A. Degree in Geography [Spatial Planning and Development] from the School of Humanities of the University of Coimbra. His master’s thesis analyses the spatial impact of the Portuguese defense industry innovation process.
Luis is currently a Doctoral Candidate in International Relations at the School of Economics of the University of Coimbra, where he presently acts as a teaching assistant for the Course of Foreign Policies of the Great Powers. Luis is also a guest researcher at the Núcleo de Investigação em Geografia e Planeamento of the University of Minho.
His main research interests are: geographic mental maps; cognitive approaches to foreign policy decision-making; foreign policy analysis; US foreign policy; state-building/nation-building.
As of November 2011, Luis is the Head of Geographic Information Bureau of the City of Coimbra. He is also working on the implementation of the European Project CIVITAS MODERN in the city of Coimbra, namely acting as the Local Dissemination Manager.
Contact Information
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