Ph.D. and Master in African Studies, double undergraduate degrees in Public Administration and Foreign Languages. Integrated Researcher at CEI-Iscte. Joint Collaborating Researcher at IO-ISCSP-ULisboa and CAPP-ISCSP-ULisboa. Combined interest in Political Science, Social Anthropology, Translation and Interpretation. Work exploring the ability of interdisciplinary research in African Studies to tackle complex challenges facing the Global South today – globalization and changing international environment, demographic and societal issues, urban-rural links – so as to achieve equitable and sustainable futures for all. Publications and latest projects addressing local development, regional relations, comparative politics, and contemporary island research. My name is Kaian Lam. For more information, please contact me: Ka_Ian_Lam@iscte-iul.pt