1. Since 2020 - Member of the Portuguese Association of Political Economy (EcPol); 2. Since 2020 - Subscribing member and founder of the Thematic Section of Political Economy of the Territory of the Portuguese Association of Political Economy (EcPol); 3. Since 2020 - Ambassador of the Global Compact Network Portugal (UN GCNP), the Portuguese Network of the United Nations Global Compact (UN GLOBAL COMPACT), Alliance for Sustainable Development Goals Portugal; 4. Since 2019 - Expert from the European Commission, Joint Research Center, Seville, for the Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialization (RIS3); 5. Since 2019 - Director of the Master in Public Policies and Projects at the University of Évora, Portugal; 6. Since 2019 - Associate Researcher at the Center for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-IUL) at ISCTE-IUL; 7. Since 2019 - Together with Rui Leão Martinho and Nuno Crespo. Organization and Coordination of the Scientific Conference Cycle The Public Policies under Debate, a joint organization of the Portuguese Order of Economists and the Public Policy Monitoring Unit (UMPP) of the University of Évora (UÉ), Portugal; 8. Since 2018 - Scientific coordinatioon and organization of the UMPP initiative Public Policy Memory, UÉ, UMPP; 9. Since 2018 - Coordinator of UMPP Memory of Public Policies, an initiative of UMPP, UÉ; 10. Since 2017 - Coordination of the Scientific Commissions and Organizer of the Conference Cycle on Public Policies 2030 at UMPP, UÉ; 11. Since 2017 - Scientific coordination and organization of the UMPP Biennial of Public Policies initiative, UMPP, UÉ; 12. Since 2017 - Scientific coordination and organization of the UMPP Forum of Public Policy Professionals, UMPP, UÉ; 13. Since 2017 - Integrated researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center for Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA.UÉvora); 14. Since 2016 - Scientific coordination and organization of the UMPP Young Researchers Award in Public Policy. Award created within the scope of UMPP, UÉ; 15. Since 2016 - Elected Member of the Representative Assembly of the Portuguese Order of Economists; 16. Since 2015 - Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Public Policy Portuguese Journal (PPPJ) edited by the University of Évora (UÉ), Public Policy Monitoring Unit (UMPP); 17. Since 2015 - Coordination of the Scientific and Organizing Commissions of the UMPP Biennial Meeting of the UMPP Master and Doctoral Consortium for Research on Public Policy at UMPP, UÉ; 18. Since 2015 - Scientific coordination, promotion and organization of the UMPP Volunteer Scholarship for Initiation to Research in Public Policies at UMPP, UÉ; 19. Since 2015 - Coordination and promotion of the UMPP Initiative To Look at Public Policy, UMPP, UÉ; 20. Since 2015 - Representative of the University of Évora in the Monitoring Committee of the Regional Operational Program of Alentejo - ALENTEJO 2020; 21. Since 2014 - Director and Editor-in-Chief of the periodical scientific publication UMPP Estudos, edited by UÉ, UMPP. 22. Since 2014 - Director and Editor-in-Chief of the periodical scientific publication UMPP Policy Papers, edited by UÉ, UMPP; 23. Since 2014 - Director and Editor-in-Chief of the periodical scientific publication Boletim de Conjuntura da Região Alentejo, edited by UÉ, UMPP; 24. Since 2014 - Director and Editor-in-Chief of the periodical scientific publication UMPP Policy Briefs, edited by UÉ, UMPP; 25. Since 2014 - Coordinator of the Portuguese Public Policy Research Network, created within the scope of UMPP, UÉ; 26. Since 2014 - Coordinator of UMPP – Public Policy Monitoring Unit at the University of Évora; 27. Since 2002 - Member of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI); 28. Since 1999 - Effective Member of the Portuguese Order of Economists; 29. Since 1998 - Member of the Portuguese Association for Regional Development (APDR).