{"id":25688,"date":"2026-10-06T09:39:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citcem.org\/?post_type=eventos&#038;p=25688"},"modified":"2026-10-06T09:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:50:15","slug":"ciclo-de-conferencias-de-famalicao-para-o-mundo-50-anos-de-poder-local-democratico-1976-2026","status":"publish","type":"eventos","link":"https:\/\/citcem.org\/en\/events\/ciclo-de-conferencias-de-famalicao-para-o-mundo-50-anos-de-poder-local-democratico-1976-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Series \u201cFrom Famalic\u00e3o to the World\u201450 Years of Democratic Local Government (1976\u20132026)\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CONFERENCE CYCLE<br \/>\nOct. Jan. 2026 2027, Famalic\u00e3o, Municipal Library<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conference Series \u201cFrom Famalic\u00e3o to the World\u201450 Years of Democratic Local Government (1976\u20132026)\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Conference Series aims to discuss the evolution and impact of municipal structures in our country. The aim is<strong>to celebrate and analyze the 50th anniversary of democratic local government in Portugal (1976\u20132026)<\/strong>, highlighting the transformative role of municipalities in the country\u2019s socioeconomic and cultural development, with a special focus on the perspective of Vila Nova de Famalic\u00e3o.  <strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To promote the<strong> continuing education of teachers<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> the program aims to equip them with up-to-date scientific, historiographical, and sociological knowledge on municipalism, decentralization, and active citizenship. As an open forum for sharing and dialogue<strong>, <\/strong>it aims <strong>to stimulate critical debate on the evolution of local governments<\/strong><strong> by bringing together <\/strong>academic research, firsthand accounts of practical governance experiences, and statistical data on public perceptions of local government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lecture series, held in person, will take place every two weeks, beginning at 6:30 p.m., in the auditorium of the Camilo Castelo Branco Municipal Library. The plenary sessions aim to foster a space for interdisciplinary and comparative sharing and reflection through debate on research problems, approaches, methodologies, and practices, with a view to promoting exchange among researchers and professors.<\/p>\n<p>The City Council and Municipal Assembly of Famalic\u00e3o, CITCEM\/FLUP, the Portuguese Historical Association, and the Vila Nova de Famalic\u00e3o School Cluster Training Center are responsible for the organization and scientific coordination of the Conference Series.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open to the general public.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Program:<br \/>\nOctober 8, 2026<br \/>\nPaula Pinto Costa (CITCEM\/FLUP) \u2013 \u201cHistory of Municipalities in Portugal\u201d<\/p>\n<p>October 22, 2026<br \/>\nAgostinho Peixoto Fernandes \u2013 An Account of an Experience in Local Government<\/p>\n<p>November 5, 2026<br \/>\nAnt\u00f3nio C\u00e2ndido Oliveira (JusGov at the University of Minho) \u2013 \u201cCitizenship and Local Government\u201d<\/p>\n<p>November 19, 2026<br \/>\nPedro Pimp\u00e3o dos Santos &#8211; President of the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP) &#8211; to be confirmed<\/p>\n<p>December 3, 2026<br \/>\nFrancisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation: Study and data on Portuguese perceptions of local government (speaker to be announced)<\/p>\n<p>January 7, 2027<br \/>\nPaulo Cunha &#8211; An Account of an Experience in Local Government<\/p>\n<p>January 21, 2027<br \/>\nMaria Ant\u00f3nia Pires de Almeida \u2013 \u201cLocal Government in Portugal: 50 Years of Democracy\u2014Research Projects and Findings\u201d (FCSH-NOVA, Lisbon; University of Minho)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25691,"template":"","ano-evento":[522,564],"tipo-eventos":[568],"cmcal_calendar":[],"class_list":["post-25688","eventos","type-eventos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ano-evento-2026-en","ano-evento-564","tipo-eventos-ciclo-de-conferencias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citcem.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventos\/25688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citcem.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citcem.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/eventos"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/citcem.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventos\/25688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25697,"href":"https:\/\/citcem.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventos\/25688\/revisions\/25697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citcem.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citcem.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ano-evento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citcem.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ano-evento?post=25688"},{"taxonomy":"tipo-eventos","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citcem.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tipo-eventos?post=25688"},{"taxonomy":"cmcal_calendar","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citcem.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cmcal_calendar?post=25688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}