http://hdl.handle.net/10071/2107 2026-04-21T23:46:58Z 2026-04-21T23:46:58Z Neves, José Soares Caramelo, Sérgio Adrião, Joana Lima, Maria João Alves, Nuno de Almeida http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36987 2026-04-21T17:24:17Z 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z

Título próprio: Quadro de Indicadores do Programa de Apoio Sustentado às Artes (Quadrienal) S4P-24 Policy Brief 6701/2024 Autoria: Neves, José Soares; Caramelo, Sérgio; Adrião, Joana; Lima, Maria João; Alves, Nuno de Almeida Resumo: O financiamento às artes é um mecanismo de politica cultural generalizado nos países ocidentais que visa alargar e diversificar a oferta cultural profissional e democratizar o acesso à cultura. Em Portugal o seu enquadramento legal remonta ao início dos anos 1990. Foi objeto de diversas alterações ao longo do tempo, mas nunca foi criado um sistema de indicadores para a sua monitorização e avaliação. O presente projeto insere-se numa prática de produção de informação de apoio à formulação de políticas públicas culturais nas artes que vem sendo implementada em anos recentes em Portugal. Enquadra-se no percurso que converge para um dos principais desafios das políticas públicas atuais: a necessidade crescente de uma gestão dos programas de intervenção orientada por resultados e baseada na (ou informada) pela evidência nos processos de decisão, planeamento, implementação e, quando relevante, alterar políticas, projetos e serviços. O objeto é o Programa de Apoio Sustentado na modalidade quadrienal implementado pela Direção-Geral das Artes (DGARTES). A partir da construção da Teoria da Mudança do Programa, o objetivo central do projeto consistiu no desenho de um Quadro de Indicadores de monitorização e avaliação que permita aos decisores e às estruturas de gestão do Programa: (i) A identificação de tendências na evolução nas suas várias dimensões; (ii) A melhoria da eficácia operativa da gestão nomeadamente em termos de ganhos de eficácia, eficiência, equidade e sustentabilidade da intervenção; (iii) A implementação de processos de ajustamento ou reprogramação, bem como um melhor desenho de futuros instrumentos de política; (iv) A promoção e facilitação de processo de avaliação do programa, robustecendo a avaliabilidade e qualidade dos exercícios avaliativos. O Quadro de Indicadores proposto é constituído por 43 indicadores, dos quais 18 são de monitorização e 25 de avaliação. Tendo presente a complexidade de operacionalização, recomenda-se que a sua implementação seja gradual, com testes-piloto e ajustes iterativos, conjugada com diretrizes claras sobre qualidade de dados e uso dos resultados nos processos de decisão.

2026-03-01T00:00:00Z Ismail, A. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36982 2026-04-21T13:53:11Z 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título próprio: The Lebanese-Israeli maritime agreement: A conflict resolution model or a geopolitical stopgap? Autoria: Ismail, A. Resumo: The 2022 US-mediated maritime delimitation agreement between Lebanon and Israel marked a significant technical achievement, resolving an 860 km² overlap in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and enabling future offshore gas exploration. This article examines the domestic political and economic factors in Lebanon and Israel that facilitated the settlement. It assesses the roles of external actors, particularly the United States, the EU, and the UNIFIL, in shaping and supporting the agreement. Drawing on conflict resolution theory, including models of ripeness, interest-based negotiation, conflict management and transformation, the analysis reconstructs the negotiation process and examines the implementation obstacles. It argues that, although the agreement represents a successful technical compromise, persistent domestic gridlock in Lebanon, limited enforcement mechanisms, and investor hesitation have delayed drilling and reinforced Israel’s asymmetric benefits. The absence of multilateral frameworks or maritime security protocols further limits the agreement’s potential as a model for broader cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean. The article concludes that durable peace and stability will require accelerated Lebanese energy development, institutionalized EEZ coordination and formal maritime security arrangements.

2025-01-01T00:00:00Z Matos, P. T. de. Paiva, D. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36974 2026-04-21T12:00:04Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título próprio: Individual-level causes of death in Portugal, 1834–1910. Their potential and pitfalls for studying health inequalities Autoria: Matos, P. T. de.; Paiva, D. Resumo: This paper assesses the potential of Portugal's individual-level death certificates with stated causes of death by a physician (1834–1910), arguing that, despite assumptions of documentary scarcity, significant collections survive and can support the study of mortality and health inequalities. It outlines the historical trajectory of death registration with emphasis on liberal reforms initiated in 1837 which introduced physician-certified death certificates and burial tickets, intended to standardize cause-of-death reporting and generate data for public health administration. Implementation was uneven due to limited cemetery infrastructure, bureaucratic fragmentation, and popular resistance, but coverage expanded notably from the 1870s. Archival surveys reveal strong regional variation: some districts, including Porto, Lisbon, and Horta, achieved high coverage, while others show only partial or irregular adoption. Using Porto as a case study, the article presents the development of a new database (1869–1910) based on digitized certificates and burial tickets. Preliminary results demonstrate high representativeness, decreasing numbers of missing causes of death, and growing conformity with official nosologic classifications. Improvements are particularly visible in stillbirth reporting, child mortality diagnoses, and rural parishes. The database is being integrated with a historical GIS to support spatial analysis of mortality and living conditions. The article concludes that, despite gaps and losses, surviving certificates constitute a valuable and underused resource for investigating mortality patterns, public health policies, and socioeconomic inequalities in 19th-century Portugal.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Leão, P. R. Bhimjee, D. C. P. Leão, E. R. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36971 2026-04-21T11:30:58Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título próprio: The Euro Area sovereign debt crisis: 2010 to 2012 and beyond Autoria: Leão, P. R.; Bhimjee, D. C. P.; Leão, E. R. Resumo: This article carries out a detailed study of the Euro Area sovereign debt crisis since its inception in late 2009 until its most acute phase in the first semester of 2012. First the origin in Greece, Portugal, and Ireland is pinpointed, followed by a description of the contagion to Spain and Italy. The specific focus of the article is on the underlying macroeconomic imbalances and structural economic weaknesses that made these countries vulnerable. The paper highlights both the common and the country-specific features of the development of the crisis. Also, it examines the responses to the crisis implemented both by individual governments and at the European level by the European Central Bank and the European Commission/European Council. The Euro Area sovereign debt crisis constitutes a historic event of great relevance to fiscal policy and the associated public debt sustainability. The public finances of Greece and Portugal became vulnerable when their export dependent economies were hit by the global economic downturn of 2008–2009. In Ireland and Spain, the source of the public finance troubles were the construction and housing crashes which occurred in these two countries. Finally, in Italy the troubles originated in the initially high public debt burden, a pre-existing problem which worsened and became unsustainable in the context of the global economic downturn and already installed sovereign debt crisis.

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