Nordregio is an international research institute established by the Nordic Council of Ministers

Senior Research Fellow

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

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