Current research interests

The contribution of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) to sustainable transitions in the agri-food system.

The contribution of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) to the construction of alternatives to capitalism.

Research Projects

2025 - 2026 - "PET-Saúde: avaliabilidade e estratégias para avaliação de resultados e impactos do Programa de Educação pelo Trabalho para a Saúde", coordinated by Cristiana Tristão Rodrígues e Ana Cecilia de Almeida , sponsored by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Ministério da Saúde (Decit/SECTICS/MS).

2024 - 2025 - "Projeto SAL: Sistemas Alimentares Locais - Produzir, comercializar e alimentar local", coordinated by Consórcio de Grupos de Ação Local (Portugal e São Tomé e Príncipe), sponsored by PDR 2020, Portugal 2020 e União Europeia através do FEADER (Fundo Europeu Agrícola de Desenvolvimento Rural).

2022 - 2028 - "The battle against food waste in Portugal: Social solidarity economy innovations for a sustainability transition", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Foundation for Science and Technology.

2020 - 2024 - "Ecoembeddedness | Changing paradigms: Practices and discourses of "transforming economies" in a context of social urgency", coordinated by Prof. Jesús Sanz, Prof. Sara Sama, sponsored by Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain.

2019 - 2021 - "Food is a Right! Strengthening the implementation of the Human Right to Food and Nutrition] Alimentação é Direito! Fortalecimento da implementação do Direito Humano à Alimentação e Nutrição", coordinated by Actuar - Associação para a Cooperação e o Desenvolvimento, sponsored by Active Citizens Fund (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway grants).

2015 - 2022 - "Divergent Paths: A comparative study of labor-owned industrial firms in Portugal and Spain, 1970s-2010s", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Foundation for Science and Technology.

2013 - 2016 - "Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy", coordinated by Peter Utting, sponsored by United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD).

2013 - 2014 - "Orígenes y desarrollo de las cooperativas de crédito en Argentina [Origins and development of credit cooperatives in Argentina]", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by POR Toscana ESF 2007-2013 (European Social Fund Operational Programme).

2008 - 2008 - "Analisi della domanda potenziale e effettiva di servizi sociali da parte della popolazione immigrata e anziana [Assessment of the potential and effective demand for social services by immigrants and the elderly]", coordinated by L'Officina GBS Società Cooperativa, sponsored by L'Officina GBS Società Cooperativa (Rome, Italy).

2007 - 2008 - "Genesis - Obiettivi, prospettive e azioni dirette a sostenere l'occupazione delle donne in alcune aree del Mezzogiorno [Genesis - Goals, perspectives and concrete actions to promote the employment of women in Southern Italy]", coordinated by Rossella Palomba, sponsored by Department for Equal Opportunities, Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Italy).

2007 - 2007 - "Una panoramica del movimento cooperativo in Argentina - Organizzazione e caratteristiche [An overview of the cooperative movement in Argentina - Organization and characteristics]", coordinated by Riccardo Gefter, sponsored by Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), Embassy of Italy in Argentina, Cooperation Office.

2006 - 2006 - "Strumenti e prospettive d'internazionalizzazione per le cooperative del settore agroalimentare [Instruments and internationalization perspectives for cooperatives in the agri-food sector]", coordinated by Legacoop, sponsored by The National League of Cooperatives (Italy).

2005 - 2005 - "Análisis de las capacidades emprendedoras entre los neo-graduados de la Universidad de Mar del Plata [Assessing the entrepreneurial skills of Mar del Plata University graduates]", coordinated by Ana Gennero, sponsored by National University of Mar del Plata (Argentina).

Networks

ECPR - Research Network on Food Policy and Governance

ECPR - Standing Group on Political Economy and Welfare State Politics.

ECPR - Standing Group on Southern European Politics

EMES Research Network for Social Enterprise

Latin American Studies Association - Economics and Politics Section

World Economics Association