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Ana Luísa Santos de Almeida Silva. Academic and development practitioner, specializing in innovation and civil society networks, with almost 15 years of experience in the field of international development cooperation, civil society, and innovation. Visiting Assistant Professor at ISEG - Lisbon University and ISCTE, University Institute of Lisbon. Assistant Professor at Forward College - Lisbon Campus. I have a background in Political Science and International Relations (2007), with an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science (2009) and a PhD in Development Studies (2023) from ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management (Universidade de Lisboa), with a dissertation entitled "Weathering the storm? Non-governmental organisations, innovation, and change in international development cooperation". Between 2009 and 2015 I worked as an NGO Project Manager and Country Representative for British NGO Transaid (specialising in transport and development issues) in Nigeria, Madagascar and Mozambique, implementing innovative solutions to improve transport systems for healthcare access in remote areas. During this period, I developed solid professional experience across the project cycle in development cooperation, from proposal design and project planning to implementation and monitoring and evaluation. I am a committed team player, who puts good communication and collaboration as the centre of project and team management. As an academic researcher, I have strong qualitative research, critical thinking, and analytical skills, and I believe in the power of action-based research. I am the co-founder of a research-to-action initiative called Oficina Global (Global Workshop), which supports civil society organisations with evidence-based decision making.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Luísa Santos de Almeida Silva

Citation names

  • Silva, Ana Luísa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
421B-E1F8-7921
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8844-0403

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Italian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Proficiency (C2) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
Madagascar Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/09 - 2023/12
Concluded
 Estudos de Desenvolvimento (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
"Weathering the storm? Non-governmental organisations, innovation, and change in international development cooperation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovada com Distinção e Louvor
2009/11
Concluded
 MSc in Development Studies (Master)
London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
"Decision-making in Aid Dependent Countries: the implications of ownership and new aid partnerships in Tete province, Mozambique" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Merit
2007
Concluded
 Licenciatura (1º Ciclo) em Ciência Política e Relações Internacionais (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2004
Concluded
 Ensino Secundário, Curso Geral do 4º Agrupamento (Ensino secundário)
Escola Secundária Anselmo de Andrade, Portugal
 19
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/07 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Forward College, Portugal
Forward College, Portugal
2022/09 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
2022/09 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Escola de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/04/15 - 2018/08/31 Project Team Lead Consultant (International Development Sector) Transaid, United Kingdom
2018/03/15 - 2018/08/31 Project Manager (Innovation Sector) Greentech Challenge, Portugal
2017/04/15 - 2017/08/31 Site Manager (Tourism Sector) Atlantis Global (Tourism Sector), Portugal
2015/06/01 - 2017/01/15 Lodge Manager (Tourism sector) Masoala Forest Lodge, Madagascar
2010/04/15 - 2015/05/31 NGO Project Manager for Nigeria, Madagascar and Mozambique (International Development Sector) Transaid, United Kingdom
2009/04/15 - 2010/04/15 NGO Project and Marketing Assistant (International Development Sector) Transaid, United Kingdom
2007/08 - 2009/08 Project Assistant (International Development Sector) Associação de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos (ADDHU), Portugal
2007/09/01 - 2007/11/30 Intern (Public Administration Sector) Gabinete de Documentacao e Direito Comparado, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/09 - 2023/12/07 PhD Research Project: Innovation in international development cooperation, from discourse to practice: how do development actors see and manage innovation?
5001801784
2020.07297.BD
2020.07297.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
 Universidade de Lisboa

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Silva, Ana Luísa. "NGOs and Innovation". In A Research Agenda for Civil Society, Elgar Research Agendas, 127-142. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.
    Published
Book review
  1. Silva, Ana Luísa. "O Tempo da Revolta". Review of O Tempo da Revolta (2021):
    Published
  2. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Give a Man a Fish – Reflections on the New Politics of Distribution". Review of Give a Man a Fish – Reflections on the New Politics of Distribution (2020):
    Published
  3. Silva, Ana Luísa. "The innovation blind spot: why we back the wrong ideas – and what to do about it". Review of The innovation blind spot: why we back the wrong ideas – and what to do about it 2, (2018): 147-147. https://www.mundocritico.org/.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Silva, Ana Luísa; Perego, Paolo; Biassoni, Federica; Mashingo, Peter; Randrianarisoa, Jesse. "Students in Tanzania andMadagascar: poor road safety education and lack of gaze exploration at road crossing". Paper presented in 3rd IRF Africa Regional Congress & Exhibition, Accra, 2023.
  2. Silva, Ana Luísa; Perego, Paolo; Francois, Brambati; Randrianarisoa, Jesse; Siebert, Felix W.. "A naturalistic observation studyof motorcycle helmet use ratesin Antananarivo, Madagascar". Paper presented in 3rd IRF Africa Regional Congress & Exhibition, Accra, 2023.
  3. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Innovation in international development cooperation: perspectives from organized civil society". Paper presented in VI Congreso Internacional de Estudios del Desarrollo (REEDES), Barcelona, 2022.
  4. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Non-Governmental Organisations and Innovation for Development: following the trends or a path towards greater global justice? A survey proposal". Paper presented in XI Congresso Português de Sociologia – Identidades ao rubro: diferenças, pertenças e populismos num mundo efervescente, 2021.
  5. Perego, Paolo; Biassoni, Federica; Silva, Ana Luísa; Clark, Sam; Randrianarisoa, Jesse. "8A.007 Evaluating the impact of a road safety education project in Madagascar schools". Paper presented in Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase 2021, 2021.
    Published • 10.1136/injuryprev-2021-safety.189
  6. Silva, Ana Luísa; Randrianarisoa, Jesse; Ralinamy, Holy; Rasamison, Nathalie; Starkey, Paul. "COVID-19 impacts on the peri-urban mobility of women and vulnerable households in Madagascar". Paper presented in Joint Workshop of WCTR SIG F1 & AUM, Technical University of Munich, 2021.
  7. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Covid-19 challenges and responses: experiences of national NGO platforms". Paper presented in Development Studies Association Conference 2021 – Unsettling Development. University of East Anglia – Virtual, 2021.
  8. Silva, Ana Luísa; Randrianarisoa, Jesse; Ralinamy, Holy; Rasamison, Nathalie; Starkey, Paul. "COVID-19 impacts on the peri-urban mobility of women and vulnerable households in Madagascar". Paper presented in Women in Transportation Conference, Flone Initiative (Kenya), 2020.
  9. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Innovation in development cooperation: current narrative, conceptual definitions and implications for inclusive sustainable development". 2019.
    https://doi.org/10.22582/dsa2019prg
  10. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Innovation in development cooperation: current narrative, conceptual definitions and implications for inclusive sustainable development’". Paper presented in Development Studies Association Conference 2019 – Opening up development. Open University, Milton Keynes, 2019.
  11. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Innovation in International Development - Towards a working definition". Paper presented in II Colóquio de Jovens Investigadores em Relações Internacionais e Estudos Políticos (II CJIRIEP), Porto, 2019.
  12. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Transport Management for Public Health". Paper presented in World Bank Sub Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP), Kampala, 2010.
Conference paper
  1. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Non-Governmental Organisations and Innovation for Development: following the trends or a path towards greater global justice?". Paper presented in 17th Development Dialogue, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), 2021.
  2. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Innovation in development cooperation: current narrative, conceptual definitions and implications for inclusive sustainable development". Paper presented in Doctoral Workshop 2019 – PhD in Development Studies, ISEG – ULisboa, Lisbon, 2019.
  3. Silva, Ana Luísa; Clark, Sam; Visser, Caroline. "Capturing and disseminating rural transport knowledge from senior experts". Paper presented in South African Road Federation Regional Conference for Africa 2018, Durban, 2018.
  4. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Approaches To Address Delays Related To Transport Challenges - Emergency Transport System Examples from Northern Nigeria and Zambia". Paper presented in 13TH World Congress on Public Health, Addis Ababa, 2012.
  5. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Maternal Health and Transport – Implementing an Emergency Transport Scheme in Northern Nigeria". Paper presented in 1st Africa Community Access Programme (AFCAP) Practitioners Conference, Addis Ababa, 2010.
Conference poster
  1. Silva, Ana Luísa; Perego, Paolo; Randrianarisoa, Jesse; Rajaonarintsoa, Ny Ando; Siebert, Felix W.. "A naturalistic observation study of road users and motorcycle helmet use rates in Antananarivo, Madagascar". Paper presented in Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals (CARSP)/La Prévention Routière Internationale (PRI) 2021 Joint Virtual Conference, 2021.
  2. Silva, Ana Luísa; Mohamed, Anita. "Innovations to Improve Maternal Health in Remote Areas of Madagascar". Paper presented in Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 - Improving Quality of Care, Arusha, Tanzania, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Felix Siebert; Francois Brambati; Jessé Randrianarisoa; Paolo Perego; Ana Luisa Silva. "Gender disparities in observed motorcycle helmet use in Madagascar: female motorcyclists behave safer but have lower overall protection". Injury Prevention (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-044995.
    10.1136/ip-2023-044995
  2. Silva, Ana Luísa. "Innovation perspectives in international development cooperation: the case of organised civil society". Cambio. Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali 12 23 (2022): 179-197.
    Published
  3. Biassoni, F.; Silva, A.L.; Ciceri, M.R.; Perego, P.. "Visual exploration and hazard search strategies in a simulated road crossing task among primary and secondary school students in Tanzania". Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 74 (2020): 471-483. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2020.09.007.
    Published • 10.1016/j.trf.2020.09.007
  4. Ana Luísa Silva. "Innovation in development cooperation: emerging trajectories and implications for inclusive sustainable development in the 21st century". Innovation and Development (2020): 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/2157930X.2020.1807100.
    10.1080/2157930X.2020.1807100
  5. Silva, Ana Luísa. "A81 Emergency Transport experiences from Sub-Saharan Africa: public involvement in transport innovations to improve access to healthcare". Journal of Transport & Health (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2015.04.569.
    10.1016/j.jth.2015.04.569
Magazine article
  1. Silva, Ana Luísa; Bernardo, Luís. "Pensar, fazer e aprender melhor: promover a inovação inclusiva para o desenvolvimento sustentável", Revista da Plataforma Portuguesa das ONGD, 2019, https://issuu.com/plataformaongd/docs/xix_revista_da_plataforma.
Report
  1. Silva, Ana Luísa; Vieira de Assis, Renata. 2022. Inovação e Mudança nas ONGD Portuguesas.
  2. Silva, Ana Luísa; Starkey, Paul; Ralimamy, Holy; Randrianarisoa, Jesse. 2021. COVID-19 impacts on the peri-urban mobility of women and vulnerable households in Madagascar.
  3. Silva, Ana Luísa; Luís Pais Bernardo; Vieira de Assis, Renata; Mah, Luís. 2021. A Cáritas Portuguesa e a Resposta à Covid-19.
  4. Silva, Ana Luísa; Luís Pais Bernardo; Mah, Luís. 2021. The Future of International Development Cooperation – Fragmentation, Adaptation and Innovation in a Changing World.
  5. Silva, Ana Luísa; Perego, Paolo; Siebert, Felix W.; Randrianarisoa, Jesse; Rajaonarintsoa, Ny Ando. 2020. Road safety in Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar: a naturalistic observation study of road users and motorcycle helmet use rates.
  6. Silva, Ana Luísa. 2019. Evaluation of a road safety education intervention (ALFA Project) by assessing road crossing behaviour in students. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339016578_Evaluation_of_a_road_safety_education_intervention_ALFA_Project_by_assessing_road_crossing_behaviour_in_students.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.34403.50728
  7. Silva, Ana Luísa; O’Connor, Edward. 2015. Estudo de Diagnóstico das Práticas de Gestão de Transportes do Serviço Nacional de Saúde de Moçambique.
  8. Silva, Ana Luísa; Mohamed, Anita. 2012. Etude des Besoins en Transport et Logistique – Rapport Préliminaire.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Weathering the storm? Non-governmental organisations, innovation, and change in international development cooperation". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2023.
Working paper
  1. Silva, Ana Luísa; Biekart, Kees; Mah, Luís. 2022. "Navigating Change in international development using innovation: the case of national NGO platforms in Brazil and the Netherlands".
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07/06 Reflexões sobre cidadania universitária Educação, Transformação Social e Cidadania Global: debates, caminhos e sentidos do político
Sinergias ED (Porto, Portugal)
2019/02/22 Innovation in International Development - Towards a working definition II Colóquio de Jovens Investigadores em Relações Internacionais e Estudos Políticos (II CJIRIEP)
Faculdade de Letras, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2018/10/09 Capturing and disseminating rural transport knowledge from senior experts SARF 2018 - South African Road Federation, Regional Conference for Africa
South African Road Federation (Durban, South Africa)
2013/01/17 Innovations to Improve Maternal Health in Remote Areas of Madagascar Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 - Improving Quality of Care
Maternal Health Task Force (Arusha, Tanzania)
2012/04/25 Approaches To Address Delays Related To Transport Challenges - Emergency Transport System Examples from Northern Nigeria and Zambia 13TH World Congress on Public Health
Ethiopian Public Health Association (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
2010/11/25 Maternal Health and Transport - Implementing an Emergency Transport Scheme in Northern Nigeria 1st Africa Community Access Programme (AFCAP) Practitioners Conference
Africa Community Access Programme (AFCAP) (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
2010/10/18 Transport Management for Public Health World Bank Sub Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program Conference
SSATP (World Bank) (Kampala, Uganda)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/09 - Current Social Activism and Global Change (Ativismo Social e Mudança Global) O objetivo da unidade curricular é dar aos estudantes um melhor conhecimento, compreensão e pensamento crítico sobre o papel atual da sociedade civil e como a diversidade dos seus atores atuam no sentido de alcançar uma mudança global. Desenvolvimento e Cooperação Internacional (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2008 Abbey / Grupo Santander Scholarship
Abbey Grupo Santander, United Kingdom

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom