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Sociologist, PhD in Social Sciences, specialising in Development Sociology. He is an associate professor at the University of the Azores and a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Social Sciences (CICS.Nova.UAçores and CICS.UAc). His research focuses on the themes of poverty, the RSI and child poverty, among others. He is director of the Master's degree in Social Policies and Regional Dynamics and co-coordinator of the Poverty, Social Exclusion and Social Policies section of the Portuguese Sociological Association. He works with the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) and was a co-author of the Regional Strategy to Combat Poverty in the Azores. He is a member of the region's Economic and Social Council.

Last updated: April 2021

He has a PhD in Economics from Birkbeck, University of London and a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Coimbra. He is the author or coordinator of eight books on the Portuguese economy and has published articles in international scientific journals. He has worked as a consultant for public and private organisations, including the European Commission, the Portuguese Government, Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Court of Auditors, the Portuguese Business Confederation (CIP), the Portuguese Insurance Association and the Porto Commercial Association. He is a member of the panel of commentators on RTP3's 360º programme and works regularly with the media.

Last updated: April 2024

She has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Vigo (2016) and a Master's degree in Social Policies and Socio-Community Intervention from the University of A Coruña (2018). She has worked as a research assistant in the department of Analysis and Intervention
Department of Psychoeducational Analysis and Intervention at the University of Vigo and at the Spanish Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), through the JAE-Intro programme. She is currently a research assistant at ISCTE-IUL, as part of the CLAVE project – The social development of human values in childhood and adolescence, funded by FCT. Her main research interests include the impact of social policies on the living conditions of vulnerable populations, social welfare, the philosophy of the common good and the epistemology of social work. More recently, she has become interested in the study of children and their values and attitudes towards social diversity and social justice. She is currently Professor of Social Work at the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Vigo.

He was born in Barcelona in 1981. He has a Master’s degree in Statistics from the University of Barcelona and a Bachelor’s degree in Market Research and Techniques from the Open University of Catalonia. He is part of the PRM Market Intelligence team that produced the study "Young People in Portugal Today".

Last updated: November 2023

She holds a PhD in Geography and Spatial Planning and she is a principal investigator at the Centre for Geographical Studies and a professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning at the University of Lisbon. Her interests focus on sustainable urban development, regional, urban and local planning, urban geography and the evaluation of public policies. She has taught Public Policy Assessment Methodologies and Spatial Planning on undergraduate and Master’s degree courses.

Last updated: November 2023

Geographer, Full Professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning and researcher at the University of Lisbon Centre of Geographical Studies (IGOT).
Studies (IGOT). Areas of interest: demography, economics, ageing and migration.

He is a full professor, emeritus, at Nova University Lisbon. He was a member of the Portuguese parliament, Minister of Education in the 15th Constitutional Government (2002-2004) and President of the National Council of Education (2013-2017).
He has a PhD in Sociology from Nova University Lisbon, a postgraduate degree in Economic History and a Bachelor's degree in Economics.
He received the Gulbenkian Science Award 1987 (Social and Human Sciences) for his work «The Formation of the National Economic Area. Portugal 1810-1913» and the Literary Grémio Award 2017 for the publication of his work «Fontismo. Liberalism in an Illiberal Society» (LeYa). He recently published «Essays on the Day After» (Almedina).
He was decorated by the Presidency of the Republic with the Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry and the Grand Cross of the Order of Public Instruction.

Last updated: April 2024

She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Minho and a Master’s degree in Social Psychology from the University of Coimbra. She is a researcher at the Centre for Social Research and Intervention (CIS, ISCTE-IUL) and the Centre for Research in Economic and Organisational Sociology (SOCIUS/CSG – ISEG) at the University of Lisbon.
She is a member of the INHERIT team, a European project that aims to contribute to academic and social reflection on ageing, social inequalities and health, stimulating policies, practices and innovations that promote change in these areas.
In her PhD project, she focused on the health and well-being of the ageing population in Portugal and Europe. As a guest researcher, she worked with the Centre of Welfare Studies in Slovenia, the European Data Laboratory for Comparative Social Research and the Munich Centre for the Economics of Ageing, both in Germany. She was also involved in the European Education Policies project, focusing on the process of lifelong learning and developed by the Education and Development Research Unit at Nova University Lisbon. She also works with the Inequalities Observatory.

Assistant professor (since 2016) and coordinator of Constitutional Law at the Porto Catholic University of Lisbon School of Law. She is also the executive coordinator of the Master’s degree courses in Law (2022), scientific coordinator of the Master’s degree courses in Constitutionalism, Democracy and Human Rights and co-coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Degree in Human Rights.
She is a member of the Coordination Council of the «Academic Network on The European Social Charter and Social Rights» and co-editor of the series «Constitutionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean» (Hart Publishing).
She is a member of the International Society of Public Law and the International Association of Electoral Law. Her most recent publications are: «Regulating Parties by Constitutional Rules in Liberal Democracies» (with Nuno Garoupa), in the German Law Journal, vol. 24 (9) 2023; «Academic Freedom as a Defensive Right» (with M. Stachowiak-Kudla, S. Westa & I. Bartha), Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, vol. 15, 2023; «The Presentist Portuguese Constitution, in The Architecture of Constitutional Amendments: History, Law, Politics», Hart Publishing, 2023; «Portugal: A European Union-friendly jurisdiction (with Marta Vicente), EU Law and National Constitutions: The Constitutional Dynamics of Multi-Level Governance», Routledge, 2024. And also «The end of the deception? Counteracting algorithmic discrimination in the digital age», in The Oxford Handbook on Digital Constitutionalism, Oxford University Press, 2024, in press.

Last updated: April 2024

PhD in Anthropology from ICS-UL. Lecturer in the Anthropology department at ISCTE-IUL. Her most recent works include «Mulheres Condenadas. Histórias de Dentro da Prisão» (Tinta-da-China), «Peripheral Vision: Politics, Technology and Surveillance» (Berghahn), «Vigilância e Poder» (Mundos Sociais) and «A Sociedade Vigilante: Ensaios sobre Identificação, Vigilância e Privacidade» (Imprensa de Ciências Sociais).

Last updated: January 2020