Pedro Hespanha


Biography

Sociologist and founding member of CES. I am retired Professor at the Faculty of Economics of Coimbra. My main research is on the areas of rural studies, social policies, sociology of medicine, poverty and social exclusion. I have been a visiting professor at several foreign universities. I participated as main researcher in several national and international research projects and research networks, dealing with active social policies, social exclusion and poverty, employment and unemployment experiences and strategies.Since 2008, I coordinate the Research Group on Solidarity Economy (ECOSOL/CES)


Latest Publications

Book Chapter

Hespanha, Pedro (2024), Para uma reforma estrutural do Estado-providência, in Boaventura de Sousa Santos (org.), Estado e Sociedade em Portugal (1974-2024). Nos cinquenta anos do 25 de Abril. Coimbra: Edições 70, 463-484

Article in Scientific journal

(2024), "A dignidade do trabalho e a Economia Social em Portugal", Cadernos EBAPE, 22, 3, 13

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Book Chapter

Hespanha, Pedro (2023), O Desenvolvimento Local entre o Estado, o mercado e o terceiro setor, in Alcides Monteiro e António Fragoso (org.), Desenvolvimento Local em Portugal. Porto: Afrontamento, 55-72