Lista de Projetos

Immigrant associations are assuming important roles in the integration process of the groups they represent. During the last years these roles have been mostly studied from the perspective of the institutional system of the host society. However, it has been less studied the role these associations play in relation to the political cultures of the immigrants themselves. In my PhD thesis both topics were analyzed observing the case of Latin American immigrants associations in Seville. The objective is now to observe the immigrant associational landscape of three groups in Lisbon –Brazilians, Cape Verdeans and Angolans- and to make a comparative analysis with the case of other three groups in Seville –Ecuadorians, Bolivians and Peruvians-. This project will be developed within the CIES-ISCTE and is expected to be carried out for three years.  

This project addresses questions on the complexity of new governance arrangements in healthcare. Building on existing studies, this broader discussion is drawn from Portugal by taking advantage of the context resulting from the 2011 bailout. The mandatory conditions accorded not only challenge the scientific debate on governance, but also provide one of the best environments in Europe to assess the range and limits for state-based forms of regulation over self-regulated spheres, as the medical profession and the profit-making sector. Another key-element is the in-depth insight into the defining principle of the profit-making sector, state and medical profession interests. Basically, how can we define the narrative that stands for professionalism, capitalism and state-oriented policies and how do they relate to each other? The analysis departs from the drug sector, the most expensive for public investment and the one that places in a closest position healthcare access, medical decision and for-profit interests.  

The Enraiz'art project aimed the creation of "roots" with the territory, with the culture of the community from the discovery of its history, of knowledge, of their rural material and immaterial heritage, with particular attention to the area of agriculture. It assumed that each subject/student learning through the characteristics of their community and their own personal traits, content and learning objectives. To achieve the aim, both of the partners studied the current situation of the historical heritage and entrepreneurship education of each region and try to identify innovative methods.