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Este projeto surgiu da necessidade de efetuar uma reflexão sobre a investigação em Medicina Geral e Familiar (MGF) em Portugal, dado que as carreiras académica e clínica seguem, geralmente, sentidos distintos, o que pode contribuir para o empobrecimento da investigação. De modo a aprimorar a investigação em MGF em Portugal é essencial distinguir quais os fatores que poderão contribuir para um maior sucesso, nas quais se possa investir e intervir. Com este estudo pretende-se descrever os percursos dos investigadores em MGF em Portugal e identificar quais os fatores que os investigadores desta especialidade consideram contribuir para sucesso em investigação em Medicina Geral e Familiar para que estas ideias possam ser aplicadas e servir de base para novos investimentos nesta área.   Investigadores Responsáveis: Margarida Gil Conde (USF Vasco da Gama) Paulo Nicola (Unidade de Epidemiologia, IMPSP, FMUL)   Equipa: Alejandra Ortiz e Vera Rodrigues (CIES-IUL), Ana Rente (UCSP Olivais), Raquel Carmona Ramos (USF Vasco da Gama)  

The labor force in agriculture is declining across Europe. This trend translates into an ageing problem in the sector. Nevertheless, food goods demand is increasing across the globe. European broadband policies such as the Common Agriculture Policy have prevented a rejuvenation of the sector by imposing implicit restrictions to the involvement in the sector of youths who do not have a family background in agriculture. Among them are youths aged between 15 and 34 years old who are excluded from education, employment or training (NEET). The latest figures show that NEETs proportion is higher in rural regions compared to urban and suburban areas across the European Union. These figures may point out to a win-win opportunity. Not only rural NEETs may find a solution to unemployment in agriculture, they might also help to solve  the sector’s job shortage problem. NEETs representations regarding agricultural activities and how their perspectives may facilitate or prevent their involvement in the sector is warranted. Rather surprisingly, this line of inquiry remains unanswered in the literature. It also remains unclear how much do these impressions shift, after a short-term training experience and how this can inform professionals and organizations to improve training practices. The general aim of this study was to explore low-qualified, rural NEETs representations about agriculture. The specific aims: (a) to understand how these youths representations are facilitators/barriers to the involvement in the agriculture sector; and (b) to offer guidelines on how training packages can lead to positive representations about agriculture among rural NEETs and, thus, promote their involvement in the area. 

The main challenge of this Cost Action is to create a transnational network that gathers European researchers carrying studies on Middle-Class Mass Housing (MCMH) built in Europe since the 1950s. This network will allow the development new scientific approaches by discussing, testing and assessing case studies and their different methodologies and perspectives. MCMH has been generally underestimated in urban and architectural studies and there is still a lack of comparative analysis and global perspectives. The number of transnational publications and scientific meetings has also been scarce. By crossing different approaches focus on Architecture, Urbanism, Planning, Public Policies, History, Sociology new concepts and methodologies will arise. Therefore, the Action aims to produce a wider understanding of MCMH sprawl, deepening on-going researches and focusing on the existing case studies. The current methodologies, surveys, catalogue and contextualization allow an initial mapping of relevant case studies, their diverse degrees of resilience and how they have been adapted to current (urban and social) conditions. It is intended to develop the knowledge of the interaction between spatial forms, behaviours and satisfaction and to combine methodologies of architectural and social analyses. The Action will be developed by three Working Groups, coordinated by a Core Group: Documenting the MCMH; Development of a specific set of (new) concepts for MCMH analyses; Leverage contemporary architecture interventions and Public Policies. In the Action will be involved researchers related to Mass Housing, MCMH Architecture and Urbanism, Planning and Public Policies, Sociological studies, Architecture History and Modern Heritage.