UrbanFrictions project explores the theme of algorithmic frictions experienced by users of digital platforms, through the case of workers and consumers of delivery platforms in Lisbon Metropolitan Area (LMA). On-demand delivery platforms are clearly spreading and directly interfere in urban space and in the subjects’ possibilities of action, emerging as central mediators of consumption and work. It is crucial to explore the algorithmic frictions experienced by their users. There is a gap in the literature on how subjects' socio-spatial practices and relationships are mediated by the platforms, as well as how this experience emerges in asymmetrical power relations, with various frictional dimensions.

The Amendoeiras neighbourhood in Lisbon, also known as Chelas Zone I, was subject to extensive squatting in the wake of the 1974 revolution, whose occupants completed its construction. This territory thus provides a unique lens to analyse personal and collective agency and citizen participation in the revolution context, including the specific role played by women. Understanding the economic, political and social dynamics of these 50 years of life in democracy from the perspective of homes and their squatters is doubly significant: i) as a target of collective action that illustrates the spirit of the revolution, homes are a privileged material, historical and symbolic archive to analyse the socioeconomic changes that took place in society; ii) as elements of connection to the neighbourhood and the urban territory, homes are also key elements to frame the political, societal, generational and gender participation of individuals.

The project of Evaluation and Monitoring of the implementation of the JAM! (Jovens + Artes = Mudança!) it is an evaluation and monitoring process that takes place in two areas Parallel. On the one hand, the project and its various activities are monitored activities, seeking to give feedback on its operation, in real time, so that it can be considered and some of the recommendations therefrom can be incorporated, in the various phases of the project, throughout the its execution.

UrbanoScenes sets out to explore, through a post-colonial epistemological lens, the construction, reproduction and contestation of imaginaries of urbanisation—focusing on Portugal, Angola and their transnational relations. It does so by focusing on how the society/nature dichotomy—and its derivatives, eg colony/metropolis, urban/rural, human/technology, modern/pre-modern, development/underdevelopment, North/South—informs dominant imaginaries and (re)produce socio-spatial relations of power. The working hypothesis being that the forms of (structural, cultural, state) violence/injustice that are inherent to global urbanisation are legitimised, reproduced and justified by the normative framing provided by such imaginaries, UrbanoScenes investigates alternative imaginaries co-existing with dominant ones. It does so from genealogical, comparative and future-oriented perspectives, building at the intersection of three fields of research so far largely disconnected from each other: - critiques of the ever-increasing influence of urban imaginaries (eg green, healthy, smart, creative, safe) in urban policy/discourse; - debates in post-colonial and critical urban studies on the global nature of the process of urbanisation; - world-ecology critiques of the persistence of the society/nature dichotomy in discourses around the Anthropocene. UrbanoScenes has three general goals: i) theoretical, to (re-)theorise urbanisation by unpacking the socio-political centrality played by imaginaries of urbanisation through a postcolonial perspective; ii) normative, to offer future-oriented insights to rethink urbanisation paradigms in the Anthropocene; and iii) policy-relevant, to produce knowledge useful to reframe urban policy. These goals are pursued through three specific objectives: a) to set out a genealogy of post-colonial imaginaries of urbanisation, as they are evident in urban theory, policy, fiction and architecture, with a multi-scalar focus, from global ideas to local actualisat...

Assessment of the implementation of the “STRATEGIC PLAN FOR CINEMA AND INDEPENDENT AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION 2014-2018”; and updated diagnosis of the Portuguese cinema and audiovisual sector, based on consultation with the respective agents and dialogue with the sector, which may be useful for the ICA to use within the scope of the 2021-2025 strategic plan.

Project partners are gathered in Southern Coalition, an initiative targeting at strengthening the arts and culture in Southern European countries, especially focusing on participatory approaches and capacity-building. It gathers 14 organizations from 10 countries: all to some extent identifying with a loosely defined ‘Southern Europe’, all committed to foster local community engagement in the arts and all devoted to overcoming the obstacles in their specific contexts by increasing mutual cooperation. It is mainly a cultural concept instead of a geographical one, where “South” is broadly understood. It refers particularly to those affected by the political and economic crisis, interested in collaborative strategies based on a set of common values and needs that derive specifically from working in the peripheries. Although in different ways, all the countries involved in the project share common challenges: • unstable cultural policy contexts; • vulnerable ecosystems, in which arts organizations cope with less funding, face bureaucratic obstacles and are generally severely under-resourced for the work they carry out; • widespread need for professional training in the sector and capacity-building schemes that enhance the sustainability of the sector; • a lack of knowledge of audiences needs results in low audience numbers; • shrinking of funds for artistic production, replaced by instrumental funding for social programs: • a sense of being ‘peripheral’, with distinct implications in different cases: because the country is a small economy, because of their geo-political situation or because they work in rural areas or in territories marked by strong inequalities. Southern Coalition has identified 3 main areas of action to be tackled in the project Stronger Peripheries: collaborative strategies, capacity-building and cultural policies. Its priorities are supporting training, audience development, and inclusive cultural policies in the periphery.

Procur.arte is the coordinating entity of PARALLEL - European Photo Based Platform, a European project supported by the Creative Europe programme, which gathers cultural agents interested in promoting tutorials and cultural crossings, with the aim of creating a new standard in contemporary photography. DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte (ISCTE) is responsible for a follow-up study on the implementation of each cycle of the PARALLEL - European Photo Based Platform, based on a continuous annual monitoring of its activities. Monitoring PARALLELL I refers to the monitoring of the 2nd annual cycle of implementation of PARALLEL.

It is a network project based on an international partnership of some 20 organisations from 11 different countries. Its main purpose is to carry out artistic interventions in public spaces through contemporary photography. The Project encourages artists to create new interpretations of the urban terrain, having the concept of flâneur as a starting point and considering the physical context of the city as a social kaleidoscope in constant evolution. Besides the art projects and interventions in the public space, Flâneur is comprised of several other dimensions brought to light in workshops, masterclasses, artistic residences, creative camps and conferences – initiatives intended to foster a critical analysis of contemporary photography and contribute to a discussion about the public space as a social territory. During its two year span, Flâneur will be represented in the 13 partner cities. The artwork is created by photographers invited to pursue artistic residences in each city, as well as local photographers, thus mixing outside and inside point of views, and it’s further complemented by the artwork produced in ateliers open to local residents. The work created in all these cities is presented in photo exhibitions in public spaces, bringing to the squares, parks and streets pieces of artwork, which would normally be enclosed in museums and galleries. It’s, at the same time, a process of deconstruction and democratisation of art enjoyment, sharing it with a heterogeneous audience. The exhibition display, based on modular backlit structures, allows for a specific design in each of the different spaces. The display itself becomes a replication of the city, open and accessible 24 hours a day. Flâneur generates a transversal overview of the different social dynamics which are the fabric of the urban territories. The peculiarity of this particular “portrait” is the fact that it’s produced by a broad and diverse group of creators, who, with a common theme, take a fresh lo...

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The main objective of this project is to assess the potential of these peri-urban areas to meet future challenges for sustainable development in a changing world. It aims to look in-depth into the peri-urban areas of the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon (AML), its environmental, social, economic and institutional characteristics using a prospective approach.Methodology: In order to achieve this goal this project aims at: (1) identifying typologies of peri-urban areas based on its ecological, social, economic and institutional characteristics for the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon; (2) creating visions for peri-urban areas according to their typology by developing scenarios for case studies based on: (a) understanding structural and functional dynamics of each typology, taking into account: ecosystems services provided by each typology, identifying vulnerabilities; economic activities, their innovative potential, and evolving demand patterns; perceived quality of life of resident population and their expectation toward future developments; governance models and spatial planning systems at local scale, assessing its potential for change; and (b) expert and stakeholder participation, identifying the specific challenges that need to be faced by each peri-urban typology, namely in terms of the formulation of sustainability quality objectives; (3) bridging scientific and practice by communicating knowledge acquired in research and into useful and relevant information for planners and decisionmakers, developing strategic planning guidelines and governances models with stakeholders, and envisaging orientations to deal with the challenges faced by peri-urban areas.