http://hdl.handle.net/10071/2107 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:39:54 GMT 2026-04-21T12:39:54Z http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36974 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. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36974 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36971 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. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36971 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36963 Título próprio: “They have so much in themselves”: Recognising the strengths and resilience of youth in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda Autoria: Turda, M.; Pereira, C.; Azevedo, J.; Musinguzi, L. K.; Muhangi, D. Resumo: The everyday interactions between humanitarian workers and refugee youth represent an overlooked dimension of humanitarian research. Although humanitarian workers play a growing role in refugee settlements and camps, their contribution to fostering resilience among young refugees remains understudied. Existing studies on humanitarian interventions have largely concentrated on institutional policies, logistics, and service delivery, while research on refugee youth resilience has focused on individual coping mechanisms. What remains missing is an understanding of how external support systems, particularly frontline humanitarian workers, shape resilience in daily life. This study addresses that gap by examining how humanitarian workers in Uganda’s Nakivale refugee settlement support refugee youth through a strengths-based approach, highlighting how they actively nurture agency, hope, and psychological strength rather than reproducing vulnerability-centred narratives. It reframes resilience not as a fixed trait but as a dynamic process co-created through everyday relationships between humanitarian workers and youth. Using micro-ethnographic fieldwork, including 16 in-depth interviews, one focus group, and participant observations, the study identifies three key findings: humanitarian workers challenge vulnerability-centred identities, mobilise youth strengths, and construct affirmative narratives that foster hope and agency, while vulnerability-focused and strengths-based practices coexist in everyday humanitarian worker–youth relationships. The study’s contribution lies in bringing humanitarian workers’ perspectives to the forefront and demonstrating how their practices can enhance refugee youths’ sense of agency and wellbeing. A deliberate integration of strengths-based approach into humanitarian social work can enhance the agency and wellbeing of refugee youth, challenging prevailing narratives of victimhood and dependency. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36963 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36962 Título próprio: Angola Autoria: Seabra, P.; Martins, V. Editor: Kleynhans, Evert; Wyss, Marco Resumo: After more than three decades of internal strife and extensive involvement from key international actors, Angola’s oversized military apparatus found itself without a core mission following the end of hostilities in 2002. Since then, the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) have been used interchangeably as means of national reconciliation, internal repression, and external power projection. However, these roles have been adopted with varying degrees of priority and effectiveness. This chapter explores the ensuing adaptation of the FAA as dictated by a lingering wartime legacy, the aftermath of multiple disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) processes, and the atomization of authority for the protection of the state. The combined effect of these three elements helps to explain the set of capabilities made available, the functional overlapping of internal structures of the state, and the fleeting interest in meeting broader African security demands. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36962 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z