Curriculum Vitae
Ana Balão
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Ana Balão
Citation names
- Balão, Ana
- Balão, Ana Maria
- Balão, Ana Marques
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- DA1B-202A-F55F
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-3744-3764
Email addresses
- ana.balao@ipportalegre.pt (Professional)
- ana.balao@hotmail.com (Personal)
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences - Sociology
- Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| English | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) |
| French | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2024/01/24 - 2024/01/24
Concluded
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Chat GPT para Professores (Outros)
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
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2024/01/24 - 2024/01/24
Concluded
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Inteligência Artificial e ChatGPT: riscos e oportunidades na sua aplicação ao meio académico (Outros)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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2023/11/02 - 2023/11/02
Concluded
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Between Dots and Lines: Coaching in Successful Tutoring (Outros)
Major in Education
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
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2023/11
Concluded
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Pedagogical training course for teachers Teaching in English in Higher Education adopting a CLIL approach; Polytechnic Institute
of Portalegre (Outros)
Major in Education
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
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2023/07/10 - 2023/07/13
Concluded
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EON-XR Educator Course (Outros)
Major in Education
EON Reality, United States
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2023/03/22
Concluded
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Tourism (Diploma de especialização)
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais, Portugal
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Approved |
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2020
Concluded
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Sociologia (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
"Relações de cooperação entre Municípios do Alto Alentejo: diagnóstico prospetivo, cenários e possíveis estratégias de ação" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2012
Concluded
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Political Science, Citizenship, and Governance (Mestrado)
Major in Political Science
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
"Intermunicipal Cooperation in Norte Alentejano" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2000
Concluded
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Sociology (Licenciatura)
Major in Sociology
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2023/03/20 - 2024/01/29 | Researcher (Research) | Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Valoriza Centro de Investigação para a Valorização de Recursos Endógenos, Portugal |
| Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2023/09/15 - Current | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
| Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências Sociais, Portugal | ||
| 2023/09/01 - Current | Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) | Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal |
| Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais, Portugal | ||
| 2022/09/12 - 2023/08/31 | Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) | Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais, Portugal |
| Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais, Portugal | ||
| 2021/11/16 - 2022/07/31 | Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) | Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais, Portugal |
| Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais, Portugal |
Other Careers
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2022/01/03 - 2023/08/31 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Município de Avis, Portugal |
| Município de Avis, Portugal | ||
| 2006/06 - 2007/03 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Município de Avis, Portugal |
| Município de Avis, Portugal | ||
| 2002 - 2005 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Município de Monforte, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2008/11/26 - 2021/12/31 | Head of municipal division | Município de Avis, Portugal |
| Município de Avis, Portugal | ||
| 2007/03 - 2008/11/25 | Municipal division coordinator | Município de Avis, Portugal |
| Município de Avis, Portugal | ||
| 2006/01 - 2006/06 | Municipal division coordinator | Município de Monforte, Portugal |
| Município de Monforte, Portugal |
Projects
Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2023/03/24 - 2023/07/31 | Construction of the IP Beja Action Plan as part of the Skills 4 Post Covid project
PASkills 4 Pós Covid
Principal investigator
Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
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| 2020/07/15 - 2022/06/15 | Definition and Operationalization of a Methodological Framework for the Collection and Analysis of Statistical Data - Network
of Historic Villages of Portugal
DOQRMADE_AHP
Researcher
Aldeias Históricas de Portugal - Associação de Desenvolvimento Turístico, Portugal
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| 2022/01 - 2022/06 | Off The Grid Moments and experience tourism
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Supervisor
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Concluded
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| 2020/01/31 - 2022/02/28 | Strategic Tourism Development Plan for the Municipality of Vila de Rei 2030 - PEDT 2030
2019PEDT -Vila Rei
Researcher
Município de Vila de Rei, Portugal
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2023/11/23 | The virtual visit in Portuguese museums, | International Tourism Congress 2023
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
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| 2023/10/20 | Professions of the future: contribution to reflection and debate on the concept, explanatory factors, rationale, requirements and additional questions to be explored further | 2nd Foresight Meeting Thinking the Future, Preparing for Change: Foresight, Public Policies and global and sectoral challenges
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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| 2023/10/20 | Foresight applied in an academic context to study the future(s) of ageing | 2nd Foresight Meeting Thinking the Future, Preparing for Change: Foresight, Public Policies and global and sectoral challenges
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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| 2023/10/20 | Scenario-based planning: Reflections on public policies and global and sectoral challenges | 2nd Foresight Meeting Thinking the Future, Preparing for Change: Foresight, Public Policies e desafios globais e setoriais
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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| 2023/10/19 | Sustainability in a peripheral territory located in Alto Alentejo (Portugal): concepts, methodologies and practices | V INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (SD´2023): Borderlands, Sustainable Development Goals, and Demography
Dynamics in Peripheral Territories
University of Extremadura, Campus de Badajoz (Badajoz, Spain) (Badajoz, Spain)
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| 2023/09/26 | Perceptions of (in)security and quality of Democracy: what do the global indices say? | XV Congresso Luso-Afro-Brasileiro de Ciências Sociais (CONLAB) e o IV Congresso AILPcsh (CONAILPcsh)
(Praia)
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| 2023/09/21 | Sustainability in low-density territories. The ongoing experience of an academic-community partnership in the Alentejo municipality of Avis, Portugal | Territories, communities and sustainability: views from Southern Europe - ESA RN27
Lusófona University – Education Institute, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2023/04/06 | Expressions of Radicalization in the Public Sphere: Analysis of Far-Right Narratives in Portugal | XII Portuguese Congress of Sociology
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2022/11/24 | Tourism in low-density areas: residents' perceptions of the Aldeias Históricas de Portugal tourist destination | EIPEC22 - Encontro Internacional de Património, Educação e Cultura
Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco (Portugal)
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| 2022/09/19 | Participatory methodologies and network dynamics | 2nd Meeting of the Portuguese Nautical Stations Network
Fórum Oceano (Portugal)
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| 2022/07/08 | Public policies, nautical tourism and sustainable development in low-density territories: intervention strategies in four nautical stations in inland Portugal | I Jornadas Doctorales Doctorado interuniversitario en Turismo
Universidad de Málaga (Spain)
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| 2022/05/11 | The role of public policies in the affirmation of sustainable tourist destinations: an analysis of the destination Historic Villages of Portugal | ICoWEFS 2022 - International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre (Portugal)
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| 2022/04/08 | Affirmation of new relational models in the construction of tourist offer networks. The case of the Avis Nautical Station | I Conference on the Sociology of Tourism
Universidade do Algarve (Portugal)
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| 2021/11/25 | Territorial development and public policies: contributions from strategic foresight based on a case study | Conference Planning in the context of rapid change: data and decision-making
Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal)
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| 2021/07/09 | The Use of Prospective Methods in Tourism (Portugal and Spain): A Systematic Review | I International Congress on Methodology (Qualis2021)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
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| 2021/05/14 | Water as a catalyst for (tourist) development in rural areas: the case of the Avis Nautical Station | Conference Water as a catalyst for (tourist) development in rural areas
Course Committee of the 2nd Cycle of Studies in Tourism, Department of Sociology, University of Évora (Portugal)
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| 2021/04/12 | Cooperative Relations between Municipalities in Alto Alentejo: Construction Process | ”, Sessão Seminarial – UC Seminário Avançado em Sociologia II do Curso de Doutoramento Interuniversitário OpenSOC
Universidade de Évora (Portugal)
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| 2021/03/30 | The (re)construction of identities in a low-density territory: a theoretical-methodological approach | XI Portuguese Congress of Sociology
Iscte & ICS ULisboa (Portugal)
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| 2021/03/25 | Contributions of foresight methodologies to stakeholder action and change in territories | Cycle of Foresight Seminars
University of Évora Department of Sociology (Portugal)
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| 2019/10/30 | The application of participatory methodologies for local development: the case of the Avis Nautical Station tourism network | II CICS.NOVA Colloquium Populations, Inequalities and Public Action
Universidade dos Açores (Portugal)
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| 2018/06/15 | Europe's influence on cooperation between municipalities | 2nd Meeting of the UMPP Master and Doctoral Consortium for Research on Public Policy
Universidade de Évora (Portugal)
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| 2018/06/02 | Dynamics of relations between the municipalities of Alto Alentejo | 1st International Congress of Social Networks
Universidade de Évora (Portugal)
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| 2016/09/24 | Inter-municipal cooperation for development: diagnosis and governance challenges | International Congress on Social Intervention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship and social innovation practices:
perspectives and strategies
Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal)
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| 2016/07/07 | Inter-municipal cooperation in Alto Alentejo: the "reality built" by cooperation protocols | IX Congress of Sociology
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
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| 2016/07/06 | The limits of foresight and the potential of "future studies" in sociology | IX Congress of Sociology
Universidade do Algarve (Portugal)
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| 2016/06/24 | Inter-municipal cooperation in Alto Alentejo (Portugal): the experience of the last two decades | 1st Meeting of the UMPP Master and Doctoral Consortium for Research on Public Policy
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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| 2015/09/11 | Cooperation between municipalities: a research proposal using prospective methods | 1st Foresight Meeting Thinking the Future, Preparing for Change
Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Évora, Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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| 2012/09 | Intermunicipal Cooperation in Northern Alentejo | II International Summer Conference of the School of Social Sciences, University of Évora - Cooperation, Territory and Network
of Actors: Perspectives on the Future
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2022/12 - Current | 2nd Foresight Meeting Thinking the Future, Preparing for Change¿: Foresight, Public Policies and global and sectoral challenges,
organized by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Social Sciences of the University of Évora - CICS.NOVA.UÉvora, Department of
Sociology of the University of Évora (2023/06/27 - 2023/10/20)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
| 2023/12/04 - 2023/12/04 | Open Class The Social Educator's Intervention in the Risk of Violence against Institutionalised Elderly People (2023/12/04 - 2023/12/04)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais, Portugal |
| 2023/11/10 - 2023/11/10 | Open Class Social Network Analysis: possible approaches using NodeXL (2023/11/10 - 2023/11/10)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Évora Departamento de Sociologia, Portugal |
| 2021/11 - 2022/01/13 | Open Class - Migrants Turning Difficulties into Potential. UC Vulnerable Populations, Degree in Social Work; Polytechnic Institute
of Portalegre (2022/01/13 - 2022/01/13)
Other (Co-organisor)
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Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais, Portugal |
| 2021/12 - 2022/01 | Open Class - From theory to the field Intervening beyond traditional and formal social protection. UC Social Work, Inequalities
and Social Exclusion, Degree in Social Work; Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (2022/01/13 - 2022/01/13)
Other (Other)
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Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais, Portugal |
| 2018/01 - 2018/06 | 2nd International Congress of Social Networks| CIReS (2018/06/07 - 2018/06/08)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
| 2017/01 - 2017/06 | 1st International Congress of Social Networks (2017/06/01 - 2017/06/02)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
| 2016/01 - 2016/10 | 1st Foresight Meeting: Thinking about the Future, Preparing for Change (2015/09/11 - 2015/09/11)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
| 2016/01 - 2016/04 | II Meeting of CICS.NOVA.UEvora Researchers (2016/04/02 - 2016/04/03)
Meeting
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Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2022/03/24 - Current | Cooperation Relations among Municipalities in Alto Alentejo: Prospective Diagnosis, Scenarios, and Possible Action Strategies | Escola Animar - Associativismo e Cooperação
Animar – Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Local , Portugal
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| 2022/03/03 - Current | How do you study something that doesn't exist? The French School's methods and tools for building the future(s)
Seminar
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Ciclo de Seminários de Prospetiva
Universidade de Évora Departamento de Sociologia, Portugal
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| 2023/03/27 - 2023/03/27 | The process of building an investigation into cooperation relations between municipalities | Sessão Seminarial UC Seminário Avançado em Sociologia III do Curso de Doutoramento Interuniversitário OpenSOC ¿ Doutoramento
em Sociologia: Conhecimento para Sociedades Abertas e Inclusivas
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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| 2023/03/03 - 2023/03/03 | Round table on Foresight and Public Policies, Cycle of Seminars on Foresight 2023, 2nd Cycle of Studies in Sociology
Round table
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Cycle of Studies in Sociology
Universidade de Évora Departamento de Sociologia, Portugal
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| 2022/05/25 - 2022/05/25 | Moderation of the Social Service Conference: Scientific Evidence at the III Social Service Conference Innovation and Active
Ageing: Ageing in Place Ageing at Home and in the Community
Conference
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III Jornadas de Serviço Social – Inovação e Envelhecimento ativo: Ageing in Place – Envelhecer em Casa e na Comunidade
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais, Portugal
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| 2022/03/28 - 2022/03/28 | Cooperative Relations between Municipalities in Alto Alentejo: The Process of Building an Investigation
Seminar
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Seminar Session UC Advanced Seminar in Sociology II of the OpenSOC Interuniversity Doctoral Course
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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| 2021/11/25 - 2021/11/25 | Moderation of Parallel Session I as part of the Conference of the Scientific Research Project Urban Transformation Factors
(DRIVIT-UP) in conjunction with the 1st Conference on Data Science for Social Sciences and the 6th Conference on Regional
and Urban Planning.
Conference
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Conferência do Projeto de Investigação Científica Fatores de Transformação Urbana (DRIVIT-UP) em conjunto com I Conferência
sobre Ciência de Dados para Ciências Sociais e VI Conferência de Planeamento Regional e Urbano
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ciências Sociais Políticas e do Território, Portugal
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| 2018/06/07 - 2018/06/07 | Moderation of the thematic session LOCAL/MUNICIPAL SOCIAL NETWORKS at the 2nd International Congress on Social Networks, University
of Évora
Congress
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2nd International Congress on Social Networks
Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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| 2016/06/28 - 2016/06/28 | Intermunicipal cooperation in Alto Alentejo: an ongoing investigation
Seminar
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Seminar on Intermunicipal Cooperation in the Alentejo: diagnosis, challenges and possibilities for action
Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Alentejo, Portugal
Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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| 2024/02/01 | Evaluation of the Integrated Participation and Development Programme for Bela Vista and the Surrounding Area. The Our Neighbourhood
Our City Programme
(Thesis) Arguer
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Liliana Raquel Fernandes Correia (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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| 2023/11/24 | Analysing the Coherence of Public Policies: a case study in a Municipality in Central Alentejo
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Beatriz Palma Borrões (Master)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências Sociais, Portugal
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Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023/10/20 - Current | FuturLab do Alentejo - Laboratory for Future Studies
FuturLab's mission is to promote sustainable development and innovation in the Alentejo region through prospective planning
studies, the application and transfer of knowledge and research results carried out by CICS.NOVA.UÉvora researchers. Supporting
public institutions, private companies and third sector organisations to improve their efficiency, competitiveness, proactivity,
sustainability and innovation.
Member
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Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
| 2022/09 - Current | Alentejo Sustainable Tourism Observatory - member of the team from the Portalegre Polytechnic Institute. ASTO's main objective
is to create and develop a shared system of knowledge applied to NUT II Alentejo (Alentejo and Ribatejo) on sustainable tourism.
The aim is for ASTRO to contribute to the development of tourism in the territory
Member
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Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal |
| 2022/12 - 2023 | Member of the Scientific Committee 2nd Foresight Meeting Thinking the Future, Preparing for Change: Foresight, Public Policies
and global and sectoral challenges
Member
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Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Évora, Portugal |
| 2022/08 - 2022/11 | Member of the Scientific Committee IV International Network Science Symposium (2022)
Member
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Centro Lusíada de Investigação em Serviço Social e Intervenção Social da Universidade Lusíada , Portugal |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
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| 2023/10/03 - Current | Mentoring Programme | 13 students |
Scientific expedition
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/01/19 - Current | Sub-coordinator Higher Professional Technical Course in Social and Community Intervention | Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais, Portugal |
Distinctions
Other distinction
| 2022 | Link me UP 100 ideas regional competition
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
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