Professional Associations
Association Period
SASE - Scoiety for the Advancement of Socioeconomics Since 2024
ECOLISE - European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability Since 2023
International Communal Studies Association Since 2022
EMES International Research Network Since 2019
SEADS - Space Ecologies Art and Design Since 2019
Academia Cidadã Since 2012
New Orleans Solidarity Economy Working Group 2011 - 2013
Associação International de Sociologia (RC47) Since 2011
International Sociological Association – Research Committee on Social Classes and Social Movements (RC47) Since 2011
Network Institute for Global Democratization Since 2009
Organization/Coordination of Events
Type of Organization/Coordination Event Type Event Title Organizer Period
Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL Conference 4th International Conference - Social Solidarity Economy and the Commons CEI-ISCTE 2024
Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL Conference 3rd International Conference Social Solidarity Economy & The Commons CEI-ISCTE 2023
Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL Conference Transnational Networks for Regenerative Development As EU-Level Policy Actors SASE 2022
Coordination of non-scientific event Debate Session As Above, So Below SEADS 2021
Member of non-scientific event's organizing committee Art Exhibition/Installation #BiomoddBRG13 SEADS - Space Ecologies Art and Design 2021
Coordination of non-scientific event Debate Session How to build common ground? The role of knowledge commons RECOMS Project 2021
Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) outside of ISCTE-IUL Conference From “Alternative Spaces” to Counterpower – Promoting post capitalist livelihoods through prefigurative politics ISA - International Sociological Association 2021
Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL Seminar or Seminar Cycle Webinar Series - Social and Solidarity Economy & Commons CEI-IUL; Ce3c-FCUL, UFAL, ECOLISE 2020 - 2021
Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL Conference International Conference "Social Solidarity Economy & The Commons"l CEI-IUL; Ce3c-FCUL, UFAL, 2019
Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL Conference International Conference "Social Solidarity Economy & The Commons" CEI-IUL; Ce3c-FCUL, UFAL, 2018
Awards
Award Description Year
Prémio Científico ICTE-IUL 2018
Prémio Científico ISCTE-IUL 2017
Diffusion Activities
Activity Type Event Title Activity Description Year
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event The Revolution of 25th of April 1974 and the Symbolism of the Red Carnation Part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution at Tamera Ecovillage 2024
Member of organizing committee of knowledge diffusion event Re-imagining Education Conference Conferência on colaborative join-ventures between academia and acitivists 2024
Coordination of knowledge diffusion event the local-translocal and the state of the art/praxis of (im)possible futures of regenerative Iberian networks and also (inter)national relations and latent socio-cultural aspects Meeting of the Iberian "Community of Practice" of GEN-Europe 2024
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Eastern European Social and Solidarity Economy Forum Keynote address: Acknowledging the unspoken: Culture, Politics and Intergenerational Legacies in Solidarity Economy 2024
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event GEN Gathering Climate and Gender Just Alternatives to Intersecting Crises: Advocating for Gender Equality in Ecovillages 2024
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Policy and Research: Driving Green Change Our final webinar will explore the role of policy and research in driving transformative learning and sustainable change. Expert speakers from the green movement and adult education organisations will discuss how policy and research initiatives can support and amplify the impact of transformative learning practices. 2024
Coordination of knowledge diffusion event REGEN4ALL 4th Colloquium: Ecovillages and the Commons In this colloquium session, we will be joined by scholarly experts and community members to discuss questions such as: - What is the modern commons movement and how is it pertinent to ecovillages and intentional communities? What commons have been developed within ecovillages? - What are the insights regarding ownership? Individualism and collectivism? - What are the challenges in co-creating alternative models to mainstream? What solutions have been found to pave the way? 2023
Coordination of knowledge diffusion event ReGEN4ALL 1st Colloquium: Ecovillages & Refugees The ReGEN4All project works to make the knowledge gained within and through ecovillages more accessible both for research and policy decisions on sustainable lifestyles and living environments. In this first colloquium, Rosemary Morrow (Permaculture for Refugees - P4R), Iryna Kazakova (Green Road project - GEN Ukraine), and Camilla Nielson-Englyst (Hallingelille Ecovillage - Danish Ecovillage Network) discuss the topic of Ecovillages and Refugees, sharing their work and life experience. 2023
Coordination of knowledge diffusion event REGEN4ALL 3rd Colloqium: Ecovillages & Climate Action The ReGEN4ALL Colloquium Series continues to investigate the main topic “Ecovillages in Times of Crises’ exploring their learnings, challenges, and possible contributions. The third Colloquium focuses on Ecovillages & Climate Action. We are honoured to have as guest speakers experienced community members: Albert Bates (the Farm) and Christoph Strünke (Sieben Linden) and an academic researcher, Chelsea Schelly ( Professor of Sociology at Michigan Technological University). 2023
Coordination of knowledge diffusion event Capitalism and Class in Contemporary Social Movements Panel at the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology 2023
Coordination of knowledge diffusion event REGEN4ALL 2nd colloquium: Ecovillages in time of crisis: Covid-19 The ReGEN4ALL Colloquium Series continues to investigate the main topic “Ecovillages in Times of Crises’ exploring their learnings, challenges, and possible contributions. The second Colloquium focuses on Covid-19. In this event, Macaco Tamerice (Damanhur), Lucilla Borio (Torri Superiore) and Beatriz Arruda (CASA Brasil research coordinator) discuss the challenges faced by ecovillages during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the solutions that emerged in this time of crisis. 2023
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event SEADS/RITCS Winter School 2022: Climate Change and the new Space Race As Above, So Below: Analogue space missions, ecovillages and community art projects as intentional communities and experiential laboratories 2022
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Ecovillage Economics: Abundance in Community We invite you to dive into the cutting-edge field of sustainable community-centred economics. Day 1 deepens the solidarity economy of living communities by identifying current practices and cocreatively finding new solutions in facilitated design studios! Day 2 discovers community-based businesses, cottage industries and social enterprises to make communities thrive, taking the form of design studios, project presentations, talks and a regenerative business sprint. Join us if you are interested 2021
Member of organizing committee of knowledge diffusion event #BiomoddBRG13 'Biomodd' is a contraction of biology and modding. Modding is the computer equivalent of taking cars to pieces and then putting them back together again, but in a different way and/or for a different purpose. During Biomodd the members of the collective and members of the local community create together an interactive work of art from the remnants of old technological devices (so-called e-waste). They do this without a preconceived plan but on the basis of an evolving collaborative vision. They 2021
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event The Commons and Economic and Social Rights II. Objectives  Promote a dialogue between those working on the commons and on human rights;  Explore the relationship between the commons and human rights, in particular how human rights can support the commons;  Explore avenues to reconceptualise the public delivery of social rights;  Promote the results of the dialogue on the commons and human rights to a broader audience, in particular among States and the human rights community; and  Contribute to the development of an alternative mode 2021
Coordination of knowledge diffusion event "As Above/So Below": Building community among humans and with the elements Panel debate on intentional community-building and management of natural and human-made common-pool resources among current and former participants in community-led initiatives for sustainability transition (ecovillages/transition towns), community-developed art installations and analog space missions/outer life support research for space. A range of analogue missions has been designed and used to explore and evaluate different aspects of future space mission e.g. HI-SEADS, MELiSSA, BioSphere 2 2021
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Unleashing the Potential of Commoning in a Post-Covid Politics This will be a participatory and creative open space for addressing the vexing challenges of commoning and conventional politics. So we will all share responsibility, in real time, for re-imagining politics and policy from a commoning perspective. We will all need to decide what directions we may wish to take in the discussions and afterwards. 2021
Coordination of knowledge diffusion event The Regenerative Role of Local Communities in the Promotion of a Sustainable Future 2020
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Solidarity Economy in Brazil: How could they link activists Online seminar organised by the Asian Committee of the World Social Forum of Transformative Economies 2020
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Covid 19 - Moving Towards a Commons Future Third in a series exploring the opportunities of promoting and creating systemic alternatives, this dialogue explores the responses emerging the Commons Movement, particularly in Europe. How can it provide us the pathways to move towards direct democracy, social equity and ecological resilience? 2020
Coordination of knowledge diffusion event World Social Forum of Transformative Economies - Online Forum Online edition of the World Social Forum of Transformative Economies 2020
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Privilege, inequality & social justice in the ecovillage movement Online seminar organised by RISE Umbuntu Network, NextGEN - Youth Ecovillage Network e United Religions Initiative 2020
Member of organizing committee of knowledge diffusion event ECOLISE General Assembly Yearly assembly of the ECOLISE network, which took place via Zoom this year, 2020
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event The Movement for Self-governing Cities Seminar on New Municipalism and the "Rebel Cities" movement 2020
Member of organizing committee of knowledge diffusion event ECOLISE - European Parliament Breakfast Meeting Over 40 people from ECOLISE member organisations and partners marked the European Day of Sustainable Communities at a breakfast meeting in the European Parliament hosted by MEP Seán Kelly. 2019
Member of organizing committee of knowledge diffusion event World Social Forum of Transformative Economies - First International Meeting Preparatory meeting for the Forum, which will take place in Barcelona in June 2020 2019
Member of organizing committee of knowledge diffusion event UrbanA - Arena Rotterdam European Forum of city-makers – including policy-makers, activists, entrepreneurs, intellectuals, citizens and other engaged individuals – on the design of sustainable and just urban and peri-urban environments. 2019
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Encontro Ciência Mercados de Economia Solidária e "Trabalho de Bordas" na Promoção de Circuitos Económicos Locais 2019
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event GROW Observatory Policy Workshop This event brings together policy makers, scientists, thought leaders, civil society stakeholders and growers working in the areas of soil/land conservation, agricultural policy, environmental management, citizen science and Earth Observation, addressing concrete policy and governance challenges. 2019
Member of organizing committee of knowledge diffusion event ECOLISE General Assembly Yearly General Assembly of the European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability 2019
Member of organizing committee of knowledge diffusion event UrbanA - Side Arena Lisbon Forum of Lisbon-based city-makers – including policy-makers, activists, entrepreneurs, intellectuals, citizens and other engaged individuals – on the design of sustainable and just urban and peri-urban environments. 2019
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Sustainable Communities Programme Think-tank on community-led transitions for sustainability at the regional level. 2019
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event PORTAL 2019 Annual meeting of the Portuguese Association of Postgraduates in Germany 2019
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Dialogue on Europe Dialogue with civil society actors from civil society, with the support of the German Foreign Office, on migration, populism, social cohesion and sustainable growth. 2018
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Encontro Ciência Promovendo a 'economia circular' e o “crescimento qualitativo”: Perspetivas de articulação entre 2018
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Dialogue on Europe Dialogue with civil society actors from civil society, with the support of the German Foreign Office, on migration, populism, social cohesion and sustainable growth. 2017
Products
Product Type Product Title Detailed Description Year
Art Installation/Exhibition/Performance A Heeding Tapestry How would you explain the concept of ancestry to an artificially created life form? 2023
Digital Materials or Audiovisual Resources E-Community Research Platform An open, peer-to-peer platform to serve researchers, practitioners, and adult educators from ecovillages and academia as well as policy makers on all levels in order to make the knowledge gained within and through ecovillages more accessible both for research and policy decisions on sustainable lifestyles and living environments. 2023
Digital Materials or Audiovisual Resources E-Community Library E-community, under the initiative Regen4All, diligently curates an extensive database in the style of a comprehensive library, focusing on Ecovillages and all related subjects. This repository is readily available to the general public, offering free access for consultation and is open to contributions from all quarters. The objective of this initiative is to illuminate and facilitate access to the existing wealth of knowledge concerning Ecovillages and the extensive research conducted in this domain. This, in turn, fosters a collaborative environment for generating and disseminating materials and insights relating to Ecovillages. It endeavors to establish inclusive alternatives founded on principles of communal sharing, mutual cooperation, and solidarity. To do so, we use the open source Software Zotero as a way to curate and organize this material. Find the links to explore, contribute, and understand better. 2023