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Sandra Fernandes is a professor and researcher at the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal), holding a PhD in Political Science with specialization in International Relations from Sciences Po Paris. Her research interests include the external action of the European Union and its relations with Russia, the post-Soviet space, geopolitics, multilateralism, foreign policy analysis and international security. Her contributions to the field have received recognition, including the Jacques Delors Prize in 2005, the election to the governing bodies of the Portuguese Association of Political Science (APCP), the nomination to represent the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES) for higher education in the armed forces, and invitations to a wide range of universities, namely in Belgium, Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Türkiye, and Russia. She has taught and sought to inspire many generations of students, fostering their involvement in issues with an impact on Portuguese and other societies and countries' policies. Her activity extends beyond academia, as evidenced by her collaborations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal and of several other countries, with the Ministry of National Defense and invitations to exercise functions as a dialogue facilitator. Sandra Fernandes is regularly interviewed by national and foreign media where she shares her expert opinion on international politics. Her expert knowledge is available in more than 100 publications in different outlets, such as scientific journals, books and working papers. Media appearances and opinion articles are further outreach of her expertise to a wider audience. Sandra Fernandes serves also as a peer reviewer for indexed scientific journals, including the Journal of Contemporary European Studies and International Studies Quarterly.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sandra Dias Fernandes

Citation names

  • Fernandes, Sandra

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5715-1DE8-3151
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3994-6915
Google Scholar ID
3cvJllYAAAAJ&hl
Scopus Author Id
55030443200

Addresses

  • Universidade do Minho - Escola de Economia e Gestão, 4710-057, Gualtar, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Political Sciences - Political Science

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
French (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
German Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Italian Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/08/28 - 2022/06/22
Concluded
 Political Science (Título de Agregado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Approved
2005 - 2010
Concluded
 Political Science (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in International Relations
Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, France
"Multilateralism and EU-Russia relations: The praxis of a competitive cooperation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with the highest distinctions
2005
Concluded
 European Studies (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"A Segurança europeia para além do 'duplo' alargamento e a institucionalização das relações entre a União Europeia e a Rússia" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1999
Concluded
 International Relations, branch of Cultural and Political Relations (Bachelor)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019 - 2019 Visiting Researcher (Research) Lobachevsky University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Lobachevsky University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
2018 - 2018 Visiting Researcher (Research) Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Russia
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Russia
2017 - 2017 Visiting Researcher (Research) Tartu University, Estonia
Tartu University, Estonia
2016 - 2016 Visiting Researcher (Research) University of Lapland, Finland
University of Lapland, Finland
2015 - 2015 Visiting Researcher (Research) Jagiellonian University, Poland
Jagiellonian University, Poland
2007 - 2009 Visiting Researcher (Research) Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Belgium
Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Belgium
2007 - 2007 Visiting Researcher (Research) Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Russia
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Russia
2003 - 2003 Visiting Researcher (Research) Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, United States
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, United States
2003 - 2003 Visiting Researcher (Research) Center for West European Studies, United States
Center for West European Studies, United States

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Escola de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique Departamento de Direito, Portugal
Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique Departamento de Direito, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2005 - 2010 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Escola de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Izmir University of Economics , Turkey
Izmir University of Economics , Turkey
2007 - 2007 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
2001/09/20 - 2005 Lecturer (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Escola de Economia e Gestão, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024 - Current Co-editor of Perspectivas - Journal of Political Science Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Ciência Política, Portugal
2023/10 - Current Director of the Research Centre in Political Science (CICP) Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Ciência Política, Portugal
2023 - Current Representative of the Minister of Technology, Culture and Higher Education at the General Council of Instituto Universitário Militar Instituto Universitário Militar, Portugal
2023 - Current Associate editor of Frontiers in Political Science Frontiers, Switzerland
2023 - Current Editor of the Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD) Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD), CSS/ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2023 - Current Associate Editor of Frontiers in Human Dynamics Frontiers, Switzerland
2021 - Current Elected Member of the Scientific Council Universidade do Minho Escola de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
2017 - Current Coordinator of the Diplomatic Career Entry Course Universidade do Minho Escola de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
2015 - Current Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of "Perspectivas - Journal of Political Science" Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Ciência Política, Portugal
2015 - Current Integrated member Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Ciência Política, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Co-editor of Relações Internacionais (R:I) Relações Internacionais (R:I), Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Guest Editor of the SAGE Open SAGE Open, United States
2017 - 2020 Adjunct Director of the Research Centre in Political Science (CICP) Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Ciência Política, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Co-editor of Relações Internacionais (R:I) Relações Internacionais (R:I), Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Co-editor of the Journal of Contemporary European Studies Journal of Contemporary European Studies, United Kingdom
2017 - 2018 Co-editor of Perspectivas - Journal of Political Science Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Ciência Política, Portugal
2012 - 2016 Director of the BA in International Relations Universidade do Minho Escola de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Member of the selection panel for the external recruitment process for the diplomatic career, appointed by the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Portugal
2001 - 2014 Integrated Member Núcleo de Investigação em Ciência Política e Relações Internacionais - Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Collaborator at the Embassy of Portugal in Moscow, in the context of the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Portugal
Portuguese Embassy in Moscow, Russia
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Fernandes, Sandra; Crespo, Nuno; Gaspar, Carlos; Cardoso Reis, Bruno. Da Pandemia à Guerra: Impacto das Alterações Geopolíticas na Economia Portuguesa. Conselho Económico e Social & Caleidoscópio. 2023.
    Editor
  2. Fernandes, Sandra; Luís Eduardo Marquês Saraiva. Após as Novas Guerras: Repensar a Violência em Relações Internacionais. Coleção ARES & Instituto Universitário Militar. 2020.
    Editor
  3. Fernandes, Sandra; Simão, Licínia. O Multilateralismo: Conceitos e Práticas no Século XXI. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. 2019.
    Editor
  4. Fernandes, Sandra. Multilateralism and EU-Russian Relations: The Praxis of a Competitive Relation.. ANRT. 2012.
  5. Fernandes, Sandra. Europa (In)Segura: União Europeia, Rússia, Aliança Atlântica: A Institucionalização de Uma Relação Estratégica. Princípia. 2006.
Book chapter
  1. Fernandes, Sandra; Ferreira, David Silva. "(Un)Practicing peace through Geopolitics". In Integrated Science to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, edited by Beatriz Casais, 269-286. Springer Nature, 2025.
  2. Fernandes, Sandra; De Jesus, Letícia. "A Rússia no Médio Oriente e Norte de África (MENA): “Grande Estratégia” ou oportunismo?". In Segurança em África e Desafios ao Sistema Internacional, edited by Garrido, Rui. Instituto da Defesa Nacional, 2025.
    In press
  3. Fernandes, Sandra. "The agency of “smallness”: Portugal in the European Union foreign policy". In Handbook on EU external action and policies, edited by Laure Delcour. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.
    Accepted
  4. Fernandes, Sandra; Ferreira, David Silva. "Securitization theory: Deepening its explanatory scope". In The Palgrave Handbook on the Contemporary International Security: Complexities, Geographies, Governance and International Law, edited by Francisco José Leandro; Duarte, Paulo Afonso Brardo; Laura Cristina Ferreira-Pereira; Tomé, Luis; Li, Yichao. Palgrave Macmillan, 2025.
    In press
  5. Fernandes, Sandra. "As relações entre a União Europeia e a Rússia: da cooperação competitiva à confrontação". In Política, Direito e Sociedade: Estudos em homenagem ao Professor Silvério da Rocha-Cunha, edited by Evanthia Balla; Irene Viparelli; Paulo Vitorino Fontes; Rafael Franco Vasques, 483-498. Edições Húmus, 2025.
  6. Camisão, Isabel; Fernandes, Sandra. "Portugal in the European Union". In Portugal in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Nuno Monteiro; Patrícia Silva; Pedro Magalhães. Routledge, 2024.
  7. Fernandes, Sandra. "A União Europeia na arquitetura de segurança europeia pós-2022". In A NATO e as relações transatlânticas: de Madrid a Vilnius, edited by Ana Isabel Xavier; José de Matos Correira, 265-278. Comissão Portuguesa do Atlântico and Universidade Lusíada, 2024.
  8. Fernandes, Sandra. "A União Europeia na arquitetura de segurança europeia pós-2022". In A NATO e as relações transatlânticas: de Madrid a Vilnius, edited by Ana Isabel Xavier; José de Matos Correia. Comissão Portuguesa do Atlântico e Universidade Lusíada, 2023.
  9. Delcour, Laure; Fernandes, Sandra. ""Estonisation" and its limits: Threat perceptions and integration in the EU and NATO". In Small States and Security in Europe, edited by Weiss, Tomas. Routledge, 2022.
    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003082453
  10. Fernandes, Sandra; Cruz, Marco. "O panorama securitário europeu em face da Guerra da Ucrânia: virada de 180 graus e perspectivas". In Linha Vermelha. A Guerra da Ucrânia e as Relações Internacionais no século XXI, 206-325. Editora Unicamp, 2022.
  11. Fernandes, Sandra. "Intra-European Union Dynamics: The Interplay of Divergences and Convergences". In The Routledge Handbook of EU-Russia Relations: Structures, Actors, Issues, 37-47. Routledge, 2021.
  12. Fernandes, Sandra; Vera Grantseva (Ageeva). "New Russian Geopolitics: Reviving Past Perceptions and Ambitions". In Geopolitics in the Twenty-First Century: Territories, Identities, and Foreign Policies, 31-56. Nova Publishers, 2021.
  13. Fernandes, Sandra. "Os três vetores da Política Externa Portuguesa". In Português: Manual de tradução. Linguagem dos meios de comunicação social. Níveis B2-C1 [Own translation], edited by E. Astákhova G. Petrova; M. Khvan, 224-226. MGIMO, 2021.
  14. Fernandes, Sandra. "Rússia: Estratégia de Segurança Nacional". In Documentos Estratégicos de Segurança e Defesa, 119-128. Instituto de Defesa Nacional, 2021.
  15. Fernandes, Sandra; Vera Grantseva (Ageeva). "Facing China in Eurasia: The Russian perspective". In The Belt and Road Initiative, edited by Leandro, Francisco José B. S.; Duarte, Paulo Afonso Brardo, 523-540. 2020.
  16. Fernandes, Sandra; Saraiva, Luis Eduardo. "O que são as "novas guerras": debates sobre a mudança de paradigma". In Após as Novas Guerras: Repensar a Violência em Relações Internacionais, edited by Luís Eduardo Marquês Saraiva; Fernandes, Sandra, 9-26. Coleção ARES & Instituto Universitário Militar, 2020.
  17. Fernandes, Sandra; Saraiva, Luis Eduardo. "Introdução". In Após as Novas Guerras: Repensar a Violência em Relações Internacionais, edited by Luís Eduardo Marquês Saraiva; Fernandes, Sandra, 1-8. Coleção ARES & Instituto Universitário Militar, 2020.
  18. Fernandes, Sandra; Saraiva, Luis Eduardo. "Conclusão". In Após as Novas Guerras: Repensar a Violência em Relações Internacionais, edited by Luís Eduardo Marquês Saraiva; Fernandes, Sandra, 185-190. Coleção ARES & Instituto Universitário Militar, 2020.
  19. Fernandes, Sandra; Viegas, Airilia. "O contributo do Canadá numa ordem liberal em turbulência: a "segurança humana" e os refugiados.". In Estudos em Homenagem ao Prof. Doutor Wladimir Brito, edited by Joaquim Freitas da Rocha; Maria da Assunção do Vale Pereira; Mário Ferreira Monte, 1461-1479. Almedina, 2020.
  20. Fernandes, Sandra; Simão, Licínia. "Os conceitos e a evolução do multilateralismo: o nexo reflexão-ação". In O Multilateralismo: Conceitos e Práticas no Século XXI, edited by Fernandes, Sandra; Licínia Simão, 17-42. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2019.
  21. Fernandes, Sandra; Simão, Licínia. "As relações União Europeia-Rússia: uma prática de multilateralismo multinível". In O Mulitlateralismo: Conceitos e Práticas no Século XXI, edited by Fernandes, Sandra; Licínia Simão, 117-140. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2019.
  22. Fernandes, Sandra; Simão, Licínia. "As novas promessas do multilateralismo". In O Multilateralismo: Conceitos e Práticas no Século XXI, edited by Fernandes, Sandra; Licínia Simão, 239-245. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2019.
  23. Fernandes, Sandra. "A União Europeia Face à Rússia: Mais União Sem Finalidade?". In O Estado da União Europeia: Diagnóstico e Prospetiva, edited by Isabel Camisão; Ana Paula Brandão, 105-124. Editora Petrony, 2019.
  24. Fernandes, Sandra; Isabel Estrada Carvalhais. "Resisting Euroscepticism and Anti-Refugee Populism in Europe: The Portuguese Case". In A European Crisis - Perspectives on Refugees, Solidarity, and Europe, edited by Timofey Agarin; Neneva Nancheva, 51-74. Ibidem Verlag, 2018.
  25. Fernandes, Sandra; Dário Correia. "(Re)bordering between the EU and Russia: threat perceptions, stigmatisation and the Baltic States". In Fronteiras Contemporâneas Comparadas: Desemvolvimento, Segurança e Cidadania, edited by Danyelle Jacon Ayres; Daniel Chaves; Maria Raquel Freire, 53-85. Editora da Universidade Federal do Amapá, 2018.
  26. Fernandes, Sandra; Soraya Sidani. "Déviance et contestation de l'ordre international: Le cas de la Russie". In Un monde fragmenté: autour de la sociologie des Relations Internationales de Bertrand Badie, edited by Delphine Allès; Romain Malejacq; Stéphane Paquin, 139-158. CNRS Editions, 2018.
  27. Fernandes, Sandra. "The European Union and Russia during the Two Waves of Enlargement: New Political and Implementation Rationales on Old Issues". In Reviewing European Union Accession, edited by Hashimoto, Tom; Rhimes, Michael. Brill, 2017.
    10.1163/9789004352070_017
  28. Valente, Isabel Maria Freitas; Freire, Maria Raquel ; Fernandes, Sandra. "Policentrismo num mundo pós-hegemónico e o futuro da União Europeia: Portugal num mundo de Incertezas". In Tendências globais 2030. Futuros de Portugal, 91-105. Porto, Portugal: Fundação Serralves, 2017.
  29. Fernandes, Sandra. "Relações UE-Rússia". In Enciclopédia da União Europeia, edited by Ana Paula Brandão; Francisco Pereira Coutinho; Isabel Camisão; Joana Covelo de Abreu, 398-401. Editora Petrony, 2017.
  30. Fernandes, Sandra; Jorge Tavares. "A cultura negocial russa e chinesa em perspetiva comparada". In Negociação Internacional. Estratégia e Táticas, edited by Isabel Camisão; Sandrina Antunes; Sérgio Ribeiro, 143-166. Sílabas & Desafios, 2017.
  31. Fernandes, Sandra. "European security architecture: Fading or adapting?". In Power, Politics and Confrontation in Eurasia, edited by Kanet, Roger; Sussex, Matthew, 89-107. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  32. Fernandes, Sandra. "EU-Russia Relations and Norm Diffusion: The Role of Non-state Actors". In Security in Shared Neighbourhoods - Foreign Policy of Russia, Turkey, and the EU, edited by Rémi Piet; Licínia Simão, 75-94. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
    10.1057/9781137499103_5
  33. Fernandes, Sandra; Isabel Estrada Carvalhais. "Waiting for Better in the Adversity". In The European Union in the Fog: Building Bridges between National Perspectives on the European Union, 177-184. IFRI, 2016.
  34. Fernandes, Sandra; Isabel Estrada Carvalhais. "Portugal: A Weak Case for Euroscepticism". In Euroscepticism in Small EU Member States, edited by Karlis Bukovskis, 47-60. Latvian Institute of International Affairs, 2016.
  35. Fernandes, Sandra. "Rússia". In BRICS e a Nova Ordem Internacional, edited by Jorge Tavares da Silva, 117-170. Caleidoscópio e Mare Liberum, 2015.
  36. Fernandes, Sandra. "Rússia e União Europeia: dois gigantes e um continente". In Novas Dinâmicas da Política Externa Russa: Desafios no Espaço Euro-atlântico, edited by Maria Raquel Freire; Patrícia Daehnhardt, 199-222. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2014.
    10.14195/978-989-26-0712-2_7
  37. Fernandes, Sandra. "Putin's foreign policy towards europe: Evolving trends of an (un)avoidable relationship". In Shifting Priorities in Russia's Foreign and Security Policy, edited by Rémi Piet; Roger E. Kanet, 13-34. Ashgate, 2014.
  38. Fernandes, Sandra. "Putin’s Foreign Policy towards Europe: Evolving Trends of an (Un)Avoidable Relationship". In Shifting Priorities in Russia's Foreign and Security Policy, edited by Kanet, Roger; Piet, Rémi, 13-34. Ashgate, 2014.
    10.4324/9781315608983
  39. Fernandes, Sandra. "The European Union institutional balance: Assessment of its impact on the relationship with Russia". In European Union Neighbourhood: Challenges and Opportunities, edited by Teresa Cierco, 143-171. Routledge, 2013.
  40. "A Política Externa da Nova Rússia: entre Velhos Dilemas e Novas Asserções. In Pedro A. Oliveira (ed.). O Fim da URSS, a Nova Rússia e a Crise das Esquerdas. Lisboa: Edições Colibri, 125-141.". 2013.
  41. "The European Union and the Medvedev proposal: a breakthrough or an empty shell? In Russia and European Security, edited by Roger E. Kanet and Maria Raquel Freire. Dordrecht: Republic of Letters Publishing, 261-285.". 2012.
  42. Fernandes, Sandra. "The Russian Factor in the EU's Ambitions towards the East". In Competing for Influence: The EU and Russia in Post-Soviet Eurasia, edited by Roger E. Kanet; Maria Raquel Freire, 79-103. Dordrecht: Republic of Letters Publishing., 2012.
  43. Fernandes, Sandra; Simão, Licínia. "Competing for Eurasia: Russian and European Union perspectives". In Russia in Eurasia: External Players and Regional Dynamics, edited by Roger E. Kanet; Maria Raquel Freire, 103-125. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
  44. "Redefining the European Security Architecture: Where do the European Union and Russia stand? In Unión Europea y Rusia. Competencia o Cooperación?, eds. José Maria Beneyto e Charles Powell, 131-158. Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva.". 2009.
  45. Fernandes, Sandra. "EU Policies towards Russia, 1999-2007: Realpolitik Intended". In Who is a Normative Foreign Policy Actor?, edited by Tocci, Nathalie; Darbouche, Hakim; Emerson, Michael; Fernandes, Sandra; Hanau-Santini, Ruth; Noutcheva, Gergana; Portela, Clara. Centre for European Policy Studies, 2008.
Dictionary entry
  1. Fernandes, Sandra. "INTERPOL". In Portugal Multilateral. Almedina, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Eslami, Mohammad; Fernandes, Sandra. "A bibliometric analysis of the research on ‘Depleted Uranium Munitions’: from health and environment to international security". Frontiers in Political Science 7 (2025):
  2. Fernandes, Sandra; Weiss, Tomáš. "Foreign policy specialisation in EU small States: Conceptualising and analysing an underexplored practice". Journal of International Relations and Development (2025):
  3. Fernandes, S.; DE MATOS, M.G.. "The crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh: A complex geopolitical game,A CRISE NO NAGORNO-KARABAKH: UM JOGO GEOPOLÍTICO COMPLEXO". Janus.net 15 2 (2024): 281-294. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85212513496&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.26619/1647-7251.15.2.12
  4. Resende, M.M.; Rocha, B.; Fernandes, S.. "The logic of distinction: nationalism and status seeking in Germany". Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional 67 1 (2024): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85206940313&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1590/0034-7329202400113
  5. Fernandes, Sandra; Ferreira, David Silva. "Decoding Portugal’s role in nuclear multilateralism". The Academic (2024): https://theacademic.com/portugals-role-in-nuclear-multilateralism/.
  6. Sandra Fernandes; David Silva Ferreira. "Portugal in the nuclear realm: a case of broad multilateralization". International Politics (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41311-023-00535-8.
    10.1057/s41311-023-00535-8
  7. Tomáš Weiss; Sandra Fernandes; Miroslava Pisklová. "Institutional Inertia and Change: Explaining the Czech and Portuguese Engagement in European Defence Market Integration". JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13533.
    10.1111/jcms.13533
  8. Fernandes, Sandra; Vera Grantseva (Ageeva). "O esfriamento da amizade entre a Ásia Central e a Rússia após a guerra na Ucrânia". Relações Internacionais 77 (2023): 63-71.
  9. Fernandes, Sandra. "Nota Introdutória. A guerra da Rússia na Ucrânia: o primeiro balanço". Relações Internacionais 77 (2023): 5-10.
  10. Fernandes, Sandra; Duarte, Paulo Afonso Brardo. "The Arctic as the new frontier of (in)security: assessing Sino-Russian revisionism". Security Forum (2023):
  11. Fernandes, Sandra; Viana, Paulo. Corresponding author: Viana, Paulo. "Kaliningrad and the Lithuanian geopolitical code". Sovremennaja Evropa (2022): http://www.sov-europe.ru/2022-1/kaliningrad-and-the-lithuanian-geopolitical-code.html.
    10.31857/S0201708322010065
  12. Fernandes, Sandra; Cruz, Marco. "The security dilemma in Russia's new national security strategy: between militarism and being a geographical pivot". JANUS NET e-journal of International Relation 13 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.13.1.1.
    10.26619/1647-7251.13.1.1
  13. Fernandes, Sandra. "Intra-European Union dynamics The interplay of divergences and convergences". Routledge Handbook of Eu-russia Relations (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/55590518/.
  14. Fernandes, Sandra; Marco Cruz. "A Rússia na conflitualidade internacional: uma matriz geográfica". Nação e Defesa 161 (2022): 93-114.
  15. Fernandes, Sandra. "O impacto da guerra na Ucrânia na geopolítica europeia e global". IDN E-Briefing Papers (2022): 3-6.
  16. Duarte, Paulo Afonso Brardo; Fernandes, Sandra. "A nova geopolítica do Ártico: o fator chinês". Argos-Revista do Museu Marítimo de Ílhavo 10 (2022): 66-72.
  17. Fernandes, Sandra. "O impacto da guerra na Ucrânia nas relações UE-Rússia". Anuário Janus 2022 (2022): 14-15.
  18. Fernandes, Sandra. "Portugal na Europa e no mundo: a força do multilateralismo". Anuário Janus 2022 (2022): 146-147.
  19. Fernandes, Sandra. "Making the Europeans visible again: on the Ukrainian-Russian crisis". UNION EU Law Journal (2022):
  20. Fernandes, Sandra; Luís Filipe Lobo-Fernandes. "Uma forte presença no mundo: A Diplomacia Portuguesa e a Rússia". Negócios Estrangeiros 21 (2021): 1-15.
  21. Fernandes, Sandra. "The Portuguese Presidency of the European Union 4.0.". European Institute of Romania 109 (2021): 4-5.
  22. Fernandes, Sandra; Makarychev, Andrey. "Studying European margins in the illiberal turn: a spacio-normative approach". Journal of Contemporary European Studies (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2019.1643705.
    10.1080/14782804.2019.1643705
  23. Fernandes, Sandra; Makarychev, Andrey. "Estonia and Portugal in Europe: escaping peripherality, capitalizing on marginality". Journal of Contemporary European Studies (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2019.1635438.
    10.1080/14782804.2019.1635438
  24. Fernandes, Sandra; Meyer Resende, Madalena. "Trinta anos do fim do comunismo: o regresso dos nacionalismos na Europa Central e Oriental". Relações Internacionais 62 (2019): 5-8.
  25. Sandra Fernandes; Daniel Correia. "(Re)securitisation in Europe: the Baltic States and Russia". Debater a Europa 18 (2018): 103-129. https://doi.org/10.14195%2F1647-6336_18_7.
    10.14195/1647-6336_18_7
  26. Fernandes, Sandra. "Security Union and the digital sphere: unpacking securitization processes". UNIO - EU Law Journal 4 5 (2018): 42-47.
  27. Fernandes, Sandra. "A (re)securitização da Europa após a Crimeia: consequências para a ação externa da União Europeia". Revista De Análise e Estudos Internacionais 35 (2017): 131-138.
  28. Delcour, Laure; Fernandes, Sandra. "Visa liberalization processes in the EU's Eastern neighbourhood: understanding policy outcomes". Cambridge Review of International Affairs 29 4 (2016): 1259-1278. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84999779348&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/09557571.2016.1233936
  29. Fernandes, Sandra. "The 2007 Portuguese presidency of the European Union and Russia". Debater a Europa 15 (2016): 149-169.
  30. Valente, Isabel Maria Freitas; FREIRE, Maria Raquel; Fernandes, Sandra. "Polycentrism in a post-hegemonic world and the future of the European Union". Revista Debater a Europa Sup. nr 15 (2016): 59-70. http://impactum-journals.uc.pt/index.php/debatereuropa/article/view/3946.
    Published • 10.14195/1647-6336_15-1_5
  31. Fernandes, Sandra. "Trilhos da Política Externa Russa. Focos de Tensão na Vizinhança Próxima: O caso da Ucrânia.". ZOOM (2014):
  32. Fernandes, Sandra. "A (dis)função do termo “crise” no caso ucraniano". Boletim Cidadania e Defesa 51 (2014): 32-33.
  33. Fernandes, Sandra. "Russia and Transforming Security Relations in Europe: A Mix of Strategic and Normative Rationales". e-cadernos CES 19 (2013): https://doi.org/10.4000%2Feces.1568.
    10.4000/eces.1568
  34. Fernandes, Sandra. "Ukraine: Finding a Balance between the EU and Russia". e-International Relations (2013):
  35. Fernandes, Sandra. "A projeção global da União Europeia e a parceria estratégica com Moscovo". ZOOM (2013):
  36. Fernandes, Sandra. "The Idea of European Security: The Renewed Russian Dilemma". e-International Relations (2012):
  37. Fernandes, Sandra. "When Empire Meets Nationalism: Power Politics in the US and Russia.". Europe-Asia Studies (2011):
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2011.592286
  38. Fernandes, Sandra. "European security through eu-russian relations: Towards a new multilateral order?". Journal of Contemporary European Research 7 2 (2011): 195-215. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899009228&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  39. Fernandes, Sandra. "A Cimeira da NATO e a questão Russa". ZOOM (2011):
  40. Fernandes, Sandra. "Os limites da Hegemonia na ordem global". Relações Internacionais 28 (2010): 199-203.
  41. Fernandes, Sandra. "NATO e Rússia: novos lances estratégicos". Relações Internacionais 27 (2010): 45-53.
  42. Fernandes, Sandra. "O regresso da Rússia". ZOOM 18 (2010): 41-46.
  43. Fernandes, Sandra. "ESDP and Russia: a decade of unfulfilled promise". Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development (2009):
    https://doi.org/10.1108/S1572-8323(2009)000012A018
  44. Fernandes, Sandra. "Decifrar a potência russa". Relações Internacionais 21 (2009): 79-85.
  45. Fernandes, Sandra; Makarychev, Andrey. "Security in Europe After August 2008: the EU, Russia and Their 'Common' Neighbourhood". Georgian Institute for Russian Studies (2009):
  46. Fernandes, Sandra. "A Rússia e o ‘Ocidente’ após o verão de 2008: balanço de uma viragem". Revista Autor (2009):
  47. Fernandes, Sandra. "The European Union and Russia: A Mature but Difficult Relationship". ZOOM 17 (2009): 63-72.
  48. Fernandes, Sandra. "Debate: uma nova Guerra Fria? No rescaldo da crise russo-georgiana: à procura de um modelo de 'cooperação selectiva'". Relações Internacionais 20 (2008): 58-61.
  49. Fernandes, Sandra. "Russia in Europe: The Challenge of Political Convergence". European Current Law (2008): 11-16.
  50. Fernandes, Sandra; Saraiva, Luis Eduardo. "ESDP in Strategic Neighbourhoods: Promises of Stability through International Military Cooperation". Journal Online Defesa e Relações Internacionais (2008):
  51. Fernandes, Sandra. "Encruzilhada estratégica Bruxelas-Moscovo". Revista Autor (2008):
  52. Fernandes, Sandra. "Novas perspectivas a Leste: as ambições de Bruxelas". Boletim Cidadania e Defesa 31 (2008): 16-18.
  53. Fernandes, Sandra. "A Rússia de Putin no horizonte de 2008". Boletim Cidadania e Defesa 25 (2007): 18-22.
  54. Fernandes, Sandra. "A (I) Maturidade da Relações entre a União Europeia e a Rússia: The (I) Maturity of the Relationship between the European Union and Russia". Perspectivas - Journal of Political Science 2 (2006): 89-103.
  55. Fernandes, Sandra. "(Des)afinações na valsa russo-europeia". Boletim Cidadania e Defesa 22 (2006): 10-13.
Journal issue
  1. Fernandes, Sandra. "A guerra da Rússia na Ucrânia: o primeiro balanço". Relações Internacionais 77 (2023): https://ipri.unl.pt/images/publicacoes/revista_ri/pdf/ri77/RI_77_NET-5-9.pdf.
  2. Meyer Resende, Madalena; Fernandes, Sandra. "Trinta Anos do Fim do Comunismo: O Regresso dos Nacionalismos". Relações Internacionais 62 (2019): http://www.ipri.pt/index.php/pt/publicacoes/revista-r-i/arquivo-de-revista-r-i/3021-relacoes-internacionais-62.
  3. Fernandes, Sandra; Makarychev, Andrey. "Rethinking periphery in Europe: redistributing the cards". Journal of Contemporary European Studies 27 4 (2019):
    Coeditor
Manual
  1. Fernandes, Sandra; Saraiva, Luis Eduardo. Após as Novas Guerras: Repensar a Violência em Relações Internacionais. Coleção ARES & Instituto Universitário Militar. 2020.
Report
  1. Fernandes, Sandra; Crespo, Nuno; Cardoso Reis, Bruno; Gaspar, Carlos. 2023. "Estudo sobre o impacto na economia portuguesa das alterações geopolíticas em curso", Conselho Económico e Social.
    Editor
Working paper
  1. Fernandes, Sandra; Cruz, Marco. 2022. "A ambição marítima e a projeção de poder da Rússia: o peso da dimensão continental, Ascensão de Potências Marítimas. IUM Atualidade, 37, Volume I - Uma análise estratégica à Índia, China e Rússia, 21-28". https://www.ium.pt/s/wp-content/uploads/CIDIUM/IESM-IUM%20Atualidade/IUM%20Atualidade%20N.%C2%BA37%20Ascens%C3%A2o%20de%20Pot%C3%AAncias%20Mar%C3%ADtimas.%20Volume%201%20Uma%20an%C3%A1lise%20estrat%C3%A9gica%20%C3%A0%20India,%20China%20e%20R%C3%BAssia.pdf.
  2. Fernandes, Sandra; Carvalhais, Isabel Estrada. 2016. "Waiting for Better in the Adversity, Building Bridges Paper Series, 1, March, 1-7". https://www.ifri.org/en/publications/publications-ifri/portugal-waiting-better-adversity.
  3. Fernandes, Sandra. 2015. "The European Union: A Past, A Present... What Future? IPRIS Viewpoints, 173". https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1648920/173-ipris-viewpoints-the-european-union/.
  4. Fernandes, Sandra. 2014. "How Powerful are the BRICS? Lessons from the Fortaleza Summit, IPRIS Viewpoints, 164". https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1696297/164/2427946/.
  5. Fernandes, Sandra. 2014. "Beyond Ukraine: How to Handle Russia Right? IPRIS Viewpoints, 152". https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1648909/152-ipris-viewpoints-beyond-ukraine/.
  6. Fernandes, Sandra. 2014. "Ukraine: a New Geopolitical Europe With Less European Union? IPRIS Viewpoints, 141". https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1696280/141-ipris-viewpoints-ukraine/2427928/.
  7. Fernandes, Sandra. 2013. "Georgia and the European Security Conundrum, IPRIS Viewpoints, 128". https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1648897/128/.
  8. Fernandes, Sandra; Freitas, João Gil. 2012. "Portugal Through the EMU Crisis: Setting a Good Example for Germany. In Germany as viewed by Other EU Member States. Eds. A. Möller and R. Parkes. EPIN Paper 33 (June): 20-24.". https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2091023.
  9. Fernandes, Sandra. 2009. "Time to Reassess the European Security Architecture? The NATO-EU-Russia Security triangle. EPIN Working Document nº 22 (March).". http://aei.pitt.edu/10744/.
  10. Fernandes, Sandra. 2008. "EU Policies towards Russia, 1999-2007: Realpolitik Intended, in Tocci, Nathalie, et. al. “The European Union as a Normative Foreign Policy Actor”, CEPS Working Document (nº 281/January).". http://aei.pitt.edu/7582/1/Wd281.pdf.
Activities

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current Council for European Studies (CES)
2021 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política (APCP) Treasurer
2012 - Current International Political Studies Association (IPSA)
2009 - Current International Studies Association (ISA)
2001 - 2015 Research Unit in Political Science and International Relations (NICPRI) Founding member
2005 - 2010 Centre de Recherches Internationales (Ceri) Researcher

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Peer for the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by completing THE's Global Academic Reputation Survey Times Higher Education, United Kingdom
2022 - Current Consultant for the national TV broadcaster "RTP" Rádio e Televisão de Portugal SA, Portugal
2022 - 2029 Consultant for the 14th Annual Report on the state of the Media, Cision
2023 - 2023 Coordinator of the report “Estudo sobre o impacto na economia portuguesa das alterações geopolíticas em curso” for Conselho Económico e Social (CES) Conselho Económico e Social, Portugal