Amélia Polónia#
| Membership Number: | 4018 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2015 |
| Main Country of Residence: | PORTUGAL |
| Homepage(s): | https://up-pt.academia.edu/AméliaPolónia |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2020 Full professor, Faculty of Arts, University of Porto, Portugal
- 2009 Associate Professor with habilitación, Faculty of Arts, University of Porto, Portugal
- 2006 Associate Professor with tenure, Faculty of Arts, University of Porto, Portugal
- 2000 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts, University of Porto, Portugal
- 1985 Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, University of Porto, Portugal
Fields of Scholarship
- Colonial studies 1500-1800
- Cross-cultural studies
- Entrepreneurial Economics
- Portuguese Overseas Expansion
- Environmental History in the First Global Age, 1400-1800
- Maritime Studies
- Women Studies
- Self-organised networks
- Slave Trade
Honours and Awards
- 2020 Honoris Causa Doctorate from the Université de Bretagne Sud in Vannes, France
- Since 2015 Panel member of the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education, Portugal
- Since 2015 External member of the Scientific Board of the "Groupement d'Interêt Scientifique en Histoire Maritime et Sciences de la Mer" (CNRS, France)
- 2013 - 2018 Advisory board member, ERC Starting Grant Fighting Monopolies, Defying Empires 1500-1750: a Comparative Overview of Free Agents and Informal Empires in Western Europe and the Ottoman Empire, coord. Cátia Antunes
- Since 2012 Scientific coordinator of the research network "The Gouvernance of Atlantic Seaports, 14th- 20th centuries", including researchers from Europe, Africa and latin America (http://www.uned.es/gobernanza-puertos-atlanticos/indexEn.html)
- Since 2012 Member of the Portuguese Academy of History
- Since 2009 Member of the Portuguese Naval Academy (Academia da Marinha)
- Since 2008 Vice-President of the IMEHA (International Maritime Economic History Association)
