Ana de Jesus

Ana is no longer employed by Nordregio, for contact or further information, please contact nordregio@nordregio.org

Social scientist with a multidisciplinary background working in the intersection of global studies and economics, with a particular focus on innovation, circular economy and sustainability.

Academic qualifications

• PhD in Global Studies, NOVA University, Lisbon – Portugal (2018).  
• MsC in Economy and International Integration, ISCTE – IUL. INDEG Business School, Lisbon – Portugal (2012)

Previous positions

• Associated Consultant in Technopolis Group, Stockholm (Sweden).
• Researcher at the Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Modelling (CCIAM) research group. F Ciências – University of Lisbon – Portugal. https://ce3c.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/member/anadejesus 
• Research Collaborator in the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research (CENSE). NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon – Portugal https://www.cense.fct.unl.pt/people/ana-de-jesus 
• PhD candidate at Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research (CENSE). NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon – Portugal

Languages

• Portuguese
• English
• French

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Publications

De Jesus, A.; Lammi, M.; Domenech, T.; Vanhuyse, F.; Mendonça, S. (2021) Eco-Innovation Diversity in a Circular Economy: Towards Circular Innovation Studies. Sustainability, 13, 10974. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910974

De Jesus, A.; Iannuzzi, G.; Cosme, I.; Dias, L.; Tourais, P.; Clemente, P. (2021) “Sustentabilidade do sistema terrestre – Nota introdutória” [Sustainability of the terrestrial system – Introductory note], in Vera Martins (Org.) A Globalização em Questão – Direitos Humanos, História dos Impérios, Democracia e Segurança, Sustentabilidade da Terra [Globalization in question – Human Rights, History of Empires, Democracy and Security, Earth Sustainability]. Almedina. ISBN: 9789724092973 

De Jesus, A. e Mendonça, S. (2020) “As implicações económicas da Conferência de Paris: Oportunidades para os sectores produtivos” [The economic implications of the Paris Conference: Opportunities for the productive sectors] in José Silva (Eds.) COP 21 Desafios para Portugal depois da conferência de Paris [COP 21 Challenges for Portugal after the Paris conference]. Editora da Universidade de Lisboa. (https://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/publications/as-implicacoes-economicas-da-conferencia-de–parisoportunidades-para-os-sectores-produtivos/33974). [book chapter]

De Jesus, A.; Santos, Rui Ferreira dos; Antunes, Paula; Mendonça, S. (2019) “Eco-innovation pathways to a circular economy: Envisioning priorities through a Delphi approach” in Journal of Cleaner Production, 228, pp. 1494-1513. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652619311199?via%3Dihub

De Jesus, A. e Mendonça, S. (2019), Measuring Pro-Circular Technological Innovation: Can Patents be “Recycled” as an Indicator of Transformational Techno-Economic Change Towards a Circular Economy? Science Policy Research Unit: University of Sussex – SPRU Working Paper Series (SWPS), SWPS TID1816 [Working Paper]

De Jesus, A. e Mendonça, S. (2018) “Lost in transition? Drivers and barriers in the eco-innovation road to the Circular Economy” in “Ecological Economics” 145 pp. 75-89. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800916316597

De Jesus, A.; Santos, Rui Ferreira dos; Antunes, Paula; Mendonça, S. (2018) “Eco-Innovation in the transition to a circular economy: An analytical literature review” in Journal of Cleaner Production, 172, pp. 2999-3018. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652617327853

De Jesus, A. e Oliveira e Silva, B. (2017) “Ambiente, “economia verde” e Direitos Humanos. Uma visão integrada.” [Environment, Green Economy, and Human Rights. An integrated view] in Análise Social, 223, lii (2.o), pp. 306-327. Available at: http://analisesocial.ics.ul.pt/documentos/AS_223_art03.pdf

De Jesus, A.; Santos, Rui Ferreira dos; Antunes, Paula (2016), Economia Circular – um quadro estratégico, regenerativo e mobilizador [Circular Economy – a strategic, regenerative and engaging framework]. Revista Indústria e Ambiente, nº98, pp.10-12. Available at: http://www.industriaeambiente.pt/noticias/revista-n98-maio-junho-2016/

De Jesus, A. e Oliveira e Silva, B. (2015) “Ambiente e saúde global” [Environment and global health] in Fórum Sociológico, Número 26, pp. 65-72. Available at: http://journals.openedition.org/sociologico/1216