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Ester Coelho de Oliveira holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Master's in Political Economy, where her research focused on the challenges faced by informal caregivers in Portugal, titled "Informal Caregivers: Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel? An Analysis of the Informal Caregiver Statute". This work was awarded the Silva Leal Prize 2024. Ester is currently pursuing a PhD in Public Policy at Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, with a research grant from FCT (2025.02321.BD).
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ester Coelho de Oliveira

Citation names

  • Oliveira, Ester

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
AB16-D8FB-C6EC
ORCID iD
0009-0001-5569-6071

Email addresses

  • Ester_Oliveira@iscte-iul.pt (Professional)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2) Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2024 - 2027
Ongoing
 Políticas Públicas (Doutoramento)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/09 - 2023/06
Concluded
 Economia Política (Mestrado integrado)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
"Informal Caregivers: Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? An analysis of the Informal Caregiver Statute" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2018/09 - 2021/06
Concluded
 Ciência Política (Licenciatura)
Major in Políticas Públicas
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
 16
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021 - 2022 Estágio Extracurricular Associação Girassol Solidário, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/06 Membro, Projeto de Mentoria HeforShe, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Estágio Extracurricular Câmara Municipal do Porto Santo, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Oliveira, Ester; Branco, Rui; Suleman, Fátima. "Running fast, just to stay in the same place? Social movements, political parties and the politics of the Portuguese Informal Caregiver Statute (2015-2019)". Social Policy and Society (2025): 1-16.
    Open access • Published • 10.1017/S1474746425100882
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Informal caregivers: Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? An analysis of the Informal Caregiver Statute". Master, ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, 2023. https://repositorio.iscte-iul.pt/handle/10071/30438.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/11/07 New Institutionalisms and Caregivers' Perceptions: A Never-Ending Cycle? Learnings from the Portuguese Care Regime ESA RN01 Mid-Term Conference 2025. Old Societies, New Ageing
Facultad de Economía y Empresa (Múrcia, Spain)
2025/06/30 New Institutionalisms and Caregivers' Perceptions: A Never-Ending Cycle? Learnings from the Portuguese Care Regime Social Reproduction Summer School - The Hidden Abode of Social Reproduction: Community, Activism, Art, and Theory
Oficina Rua do Relógio (Alcáçovas, Portugal)
2025/03/06 Social Movements and the Politics of Institutional change: the case of the Portuguese Informal Caregiver Statute XII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política
Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2025/02/01 Social Movements and the Politics of Institutional Change: The case of the Portuguese Informal Caregiver Statute 8º Encontro Nacional Anual de Economia Política
Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
Distinctions

Award

2024 Prémio Silva Leal
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal