From Cork labour Activities to Co-Design Production. Azaruja Case Study

The paper is centered on a social innovation design project which is being developed in the village of Azaruja, in the southeast of Portugal. The objective is to build a co-creative action with the local people, anchored on a local natural resource - cork - which is peeled from the cork oaks that characterize the place landscape. This project is focused on the labour activities related with cork that define the people and the place, which is understood in the present investigation in all its complexity, combining human, biophysical, geographical, economic, political, social, cultural, historical and ecological dimensions. The paper begins with Hannah Arendt's vita activa concept, which is crucial in distinguishing between the notions of labour, work and action. This is followed by some considerations about design anthropology in order to understand the methodology used in the co-creation process. Finally, the case study is described and examined its co-design methods

Study of services to support the inclusion of persons with disability in mainstream environments

This study is part of a series of reports published by EPR that aim to provide evidence of trends and developments in delivery of services to people with disabilities.This particular study presents services from the EPR membership that support the inclusion of persons with disabilities in mainstream environments. This study intends to be a useful resource for service providers, for disability communities, and for policy-makers, including the European Commission.It aims to provide disability service providers with ideas for possible innovations in the contents of service delivery, but also with insights into practical improvements in the methodology and processes supporting services.This study has thus a very hands-on mission to disseminate and support good practice. Representative associations of people with disabilities may find in this document an advocacy resource to advance community inclusion and argue for de-institutionalisation and access to mainstream services in community-based environments. Key recommendations for services have been drawn out. This document also aims to provide analysis of the context within which the services are operating, the relevant legislation and funding mechanisms.This in order for policy-makers to be able to understand and create the right framework for the development of community-based service delivery to people with disabilities. The present study has been drafted based on the inputs from EPR member organisations and with financial support of the European Commission under the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation, “EaSi” (2014–2020). It is one of the resources available to encourage the provision of quality services to people with disabilities in mainstream environments, which suppor ts de-institutionalisation.The focus on de-institutionalisation was initiated in the EU under the impulse of disability movements and with inputs notably from the European Expert Group on theTransition from Institutional to Community-based Care.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Hors de l’ombre : la violence à l’égard des femmes et filles en situation de handicap au Portugal

To live a life free from abuse and violence is a fundamental human right. Yet for many girls and women with disabilities, this remains a difficult goal to achieve. This paper examines the issue of violence against girls and women with disabilities in Portugal, by addressing three key questions: what forms of violence against girls and women with disabilities are more prevalent? How significant is the issue in Portugal? How to ensure the right of girls and women with disabilities to protection against violence? Drawing from 60 semi-structured interviews with women and men with various types of disabilities, the study reveals a high prevalence of situations of abuse among girls and women with disabilities including psychological, physical, sexual, financial and social violence. Results are discussed in light of human rights principles and suggestions are made to develop a research agenda and continue exploring the topic in the near future.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Gleaning and Sharing Knowledge: Three Public Art Projects Based on Interactions Practices

This research addresses the domain of public art focused on participatory design and co-design, grounded on an integrated perspective of place perceived in its complexity – relating to human, geographical, economic, biophysical, political, historical, cultural and ecological dimensions that widely characterize local life experiences. It is rooted on the connection between labour activities and local natural resources locally revealed. Considering place the primary concept, and its construction around labour, the diverse aspects of place are seen primarily as being connected with labour in that physical place. Three projects developed in South and South-eastern regions of Portugal will be analyzed. In order to create an open model to involve local people to participate in the projects, a practice-based research was experimented using an emphatic approach anchored on models of listening and dialoguing. This work begins with the three projects description, namely Paths of Salt, Artistic Interactions with Cacela Velha and Creative Practices around the Production of Cork. This is followed by the concepts of cultural and social dimensions of sustainability which are crucial for the sustainable community development. Finally, the three projects will be examined through the emphatic approach of listening and dialoguing as strategies of improving knowledge and people’s quality of life in its relation with the environment

From Rights to Reality: Of Crisis, Coalitions, and the Challenge of Implementing Disability Rights in Portugal

Applying a political economy lens, this article examines the impact of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), within a political context marked by crisis and austerity. Taking the case of Portugal, a country that faced a financial crisis and underwent an austerity plan, the article seeks to understand the impact of the CRPD at domestic level. What has changed, what has remained the same and what has deteriorated? And how has the disability movement responded and resisted to the crisis? This article addresses these questions and discusses the challenges of implementing disability rights in times of ‘enduring’ austerity.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

À contraluz: Augusto em Plutarco

True synthesis of the richest classical tradition between Greek essence and Roman naturalness, Plutarch's work will always show a structural tendency to reconciliation of two changeable worlds. Although cited in the Lamprias's Catalog, the Αὐγούστου Βίος has not survived, and readers only know an indirect portrait of Augustus, in the shade of other historical figures like his predecessor Iulius Caesar, the adversary Antony, or the emulus Alexander. From this diffuse portrait it is however possible to capture the emperor's image and the influence he could exert on the conscience of a colonized.Autêntica síntese da mais rica tradição clássica, entre a essência grega e a naturalidade romana, a obra de Plutarco mostrará sempre a tendência estrutural para a conciliação de dois mundos mutáveis. Embora citado no Catálogo de Lamprias, a Αὐγούστου Βίος não sobreviveu e os leitores só têm acesso a um retrato indirecto de Augusto, à sombra de outras figuras históricas, como o predecessor Júlio César, o adversário António ou o émulo Alexandre. A partir desse retrato difuso é contudo possível captar uma imagem do imperador e da influência que ele poderia exercer na consciência de um colonizado.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Luís Adão da Fonseca: from a pioneering to a mature approach in the research on Military Orders in Portugal

Entre a sua vasta obra, Luís Adão da Fonseca dedicou-se ao estudo das ordens militares presente em Portugal de forma pioneira e inovadora. O impacto do seu trabalho de investigação constituiu o passo decisivo para a renovação deste campo temático no seu quadro evolutivo das últimas décadas. Quase ao longo de quatro décadas, abriu questões e perspetivas de abordagem promissoras, tornando-se o mentor de uma escola e uma referência nesta área científica.In the course of his extensive research work, Luís Adão da Fonseca adopted a pioneering and innovative approach to the study of the military orders in Portugal, making a decisive contribution to the evolution of this thematic field in recent years. Over almost four decades, he opened up a series of promising questions and perspectives, becoming the mentor of a particular school and a major reference in this scientific area