Coordenators:
Ana Cristina Ferreira (Dinâmia’CET, ISCTE-IUL)
Margarida Perestrelo (Dinâmia’CET, ISCTE-IUL)
The Sessions of the Thematic Area of “Theories and Methodologies” of the XIV Portuguese Sociology Congress aim to reflect on current innovations and best practices in all aspects of social science research theory and methodology and to promote interdisciplinary debate on the practice of sociological reason, having as its fundamental objective to contribute for the knowledge of the complexity and plurality of social interactions, for the deepening of the efficiency and rigor in the mobilization of theories and research methods and techniques in the disciplinary areas concerned.
In this sense, we will focus on communication proposals that refer to original works developed within the social sciences and incorporate elements capable of contributing to their theoretical and methodological development, particularly those that focus on: i) problematization and critical discussion of the scope and boundaries of the paradigms that underpin the logic of truly operative inquiry into the social sciences of today; ii) discussing challenges and presenting innovative ways of solving the theoretical and practical problems raised by research practice; iii) in the empirically illustrated analysis of the potentialities and limitations of the methodological choices made, whether tributary to eminently qualitative, eminently quantitative or mixed approaches.
Considering the general theme of this 14th Portuguese Congress of Sociology, under the theme Futures Under Construction: Sociology in the Public Sphere, communication proposals will be encouraged, from a theoretical and methodological point of view, to discuss the contribution to the quality of public debate, to the underpinning of public policy, and to the strengthening of democratic life.
We invite you to submit proposals for research summaries located in academic and non-academic contexts, coming from different areas of professional activity and/or training, in response to this call, in response to this call for proposals.
Proposals, in addition to theoretical essays, must be formulated presenting their theoretical framework, objectives, methodologies used, diagnoses, 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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