Coordinators:
Isabel Dias (U.Porto)
Cristina Sousa Gomes (U. Aveiro)
Population and generational dynamics are now a key framework for understanding social transformations, with an impact that extends beyond strictly demographic considerations. In Portugal, demographic ageing is one of the most significant changes, affecting social relations, life courses, care systems, and participation. At the 14th Portuguese Congress of Sociology, entitled “Building Futures: Sociology in the Public Sphere”, it is clear that these dynamics are central to public debate, influencing the development of public policies and more inclusive social responses.
As a multidimensional process, ageing links individual and structural levels, revealing both inequalities accumulated throughout the life cycle and potential for participation, social contribution and innovation. Therefore, rather than being seen as a challenge, it is a prime area for considering possible social futures.
Sociology plays a fundamental role in producing critical knowledge, problematising ongoing changes, and mediating between science and society. By integrating different actors and territories, sociology contributes to more informed public policies and to the construction of societies capable of responding to ongoing demographic transformations.
We invite the submission of abstract proposals based on academic and non-academic research, including empirical work, theoretical and methodological contributions, as well as reports of professional experiences.
Proposals, in addition to theoretical essays, must be formulated presenting their theoretical framework, objectives, methodologies used, results and conclusions.
Professional contributions can take the form of experience reports, including context, objectives, actors involved, methodologies, activities developed, and key learnings.
Proposals must be submitted via the personal area by the deadline specified in the submission guidelines.
Proposals may be submitted in Portuguese, English, Spanish or French.
The maximum length of the abstract is 2,500 characters (excluding spaces).
Evaluation will consider the clarity of objectives, methodological adequacy, relevance of results, and the overall quality of the proposal.
The Congress will take place in person at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Algarve, in Faro, from 23 to 25 March 2027, and may include online sessions on 22 March. At the time of submission, authors must indicate whether they intend to participate in person or online.
All the authors will be invited to submit the full papers for publication in the Congress Proceedings.
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