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The JUSTFUTURES project is looking for young university students (fluent in Portuguese) aged between 18 and 30 to participate in participatory workshops to discuss proposals on how to amplify the voice of young people in the climate change debate.

The JUSTFUTURES project: Climate Futures and Just Transformations: Youth Political Narratives and Imaginaries has been studying the youth climate movement in Portugal since 2021. Currently, the project is in the final phase of development—organizing participatory workshops with young activists and non-activists on the political agency of youth in the context of climate change. These workshops will include various activities that foster critical thinking, political agency, collective action, and the imagination of alternative futures.

Through these workshops, the project aims to reach young people who are less involved in the climate cause but have some interest in climate change issues, to critically discuss the political agency of youth in these matters.

The workshops will take place on September 20th and 21st (Friday and Saturday, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM) on the campus of ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon (building 4).

The project will offer Sonae gift cards worth €50 (usable at Continente, Worten, Zippy, MO, Sportzone, Wells, Bagga, Note!, Zu, and the online store continente.pt) to those who participate in both days, along with a certificate of participation.

If you are interested in participating in the workshops, contact the project via WhatsApp (919718866) or by email at danielasilva0497@gmail.com.

A call is open for one PhD Fellowship within our research project “JUSTFUTURES – Climate Futures and Just Transformations: Narratives and Political Imaginaries of Young People” (PTDC/COM-OUT/7669/2020).

The work will be carried out at at the Centre for Research and Intervention in Education (CIIE) of FPCEUP, with local coordination of Carla Malafaia during 6 months.

Deadline is on 7th February 2024

For more information on how to apply here.

In recent years, young people have taken on a leading role in the fight against climate change, whether through protests on the streets and in schools or in the public and digital debate. In order to better understand their motivations, opinions, and visions, this forum proposes to bring together six ongoing research and intervention projects.

The meeting will enable the presentation of projects that are being developed at the University of Minho, the University of Porto, and the ISCTE-IUL regarding the involvement of young people in climate change, as well as a debate on various dimensions of common interest.

In the morning session, the forum will be organized around presentations of six research projects and their main results. In the afternoon, it is intended to discuss cross-cutting topics, such as what motivates (or discourages) young people’s involvement in the climate debate, trends in individual and collective engagement, how young people’s modes of activism are perceived in the current context, and the relationship of young people with the media regarding climate change.

This event aims not only to share conclusions from studies already conducted but also to deepen the reflection on various modes of research in a joint learning process that can contribute to citizenship development.

Students, teachers, researchers, and the general community are invited to participate in this meeting.

Participation is preferably in person, but there will also be the possibility to attend virtually.

Registration (free of charge) is recommended until June 20, 2023, through this form.

The event is organised by the following projects:

EngageforSDG – Youth Engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals: Choosing Moral Arguments from News for Use in Debate (Funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology – EXPL/COM-JOR/1534/2021)

JustFutures – Climate Futures and Just Transformations: Young People’s Narratives and Political Imaginaries (Funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology – PTDC/COM-OUT/7669/2020)

According to a study by Stanford University (USA) and the Elsevier editorial group, Anabela Carvalho, the PI of this project, is part of the “World’s Top 2% Scientists 2022” list, which includes 200,000 scientists, 763 of whom are researchers in Portugal. More information here.

A call is open for one PhD Fellowship within our research project “JUSTFUTURES – Climate Futures and Just Transformations: Narratives and Political Imaginaries of Young People” (PTDC/COM-OUT/7669/2020).

The work will be carried out at at the Centre for Research and Intervention in Education (CIIE) of FPCEUP, with local coordination of Carla Malafaia during 18 months.

Deadline was on 12th July 2022

For more information on how to apply here.

We are accepting applications for 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Centre for Psychological Research and Social Intervention (CIS) of Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon.

All details can be consulted here.

Potential candidates must have:

• A PhD in an area of social sciences and humanities (e.g., psychology; sociology, communication sciences, human geography) and obtained no more than 3 years ago.
• Experience in qualitative and participatory methodologies.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English.

Deadline: 22nd of April 2022

There is an open call for applications for a Postdoctoral Scholarship within the scope of the R&D project JUSTFUTURES – “Climate Futures and Just Transformations: Narratives and Political Imaginaries of Young People”.

The work plan will be developed at Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho.

Concurso encerrado a 15 de Fevereiro 2021.

More info and details on how to apply here.