Research Projects
Within the scope of its activity, and with the aim of increasing the knowledge in areas insufficiently studied in the area of Social Sciences, CEPESE has been developing several research projects, many of them with an international scope. Among the financing entities, in addition to the FCT – either through direct financing or through multi-annual financing – other institutions are also relevant, both public and private, such as the European Science Foundation, Municipalities, the Assembly of the Republic, Ministries, Foundations and Entreprises.
Virtual Centre for the Cultural Heritage of the Douro Valley
With this study we aimed at contributing to the knowledge and dissemination of the exceptional historical and monumental heritage of the regions of Bragança-Zamora, verified by the unique artistic and cultural value of the cities that compose those two regions.
Portuguese Population. From structural characteristics to the renovation of the demographic system
This Project contributed to the preparation of a “History of the Portuguese Population”, in order to fill this serious gap regarding scientific research in Portugal.
History of the Mayors of Porto (1820-2007)
This Project aimed at describing the historical and biographical profile of the Mayors of Porto between 1820 and the present.
Emigration from Northern Portugal to Brazil
This Project, funded by FCT, created an online database, which contains the Portuguese emigrants to Brazil from 1822, a study based on the passports records of the districts of Northern Portugal.
Artists and Artisans from Northern Portugal (12th – 20th centuries)
This project, funded by FCT, created a database containing the artists and artisans from Northern Portugal, who have worked in this region and in other areas of the Portuguese Speaking World.
Inventory of the Cultural Heritage of Real Companhia Velha
Project aiming at inventorying the rich documentary, material, iconographic and cartographic heritage of Real Companhia Velha.
Iberian Identity: the case of Portugal in the Medieval and Modern Ages
It is a project within the scope of the Research Group “Medieval and Renaissance Studies”, based on the systematization and analysis of some Portuguese chronicle texts.
Inventory of the Real Companhia Velha Archive
This project had as main goals the survey, inventorying and publishing of the Real Companhia Velha Archive, a unique heritage in the World, as it concerns the Alto Douro Region, classified as World Heritage Site.
Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Vila Real. History and Heritage
This Project, which counts with the support of the CCDRN, aims at describing the important role that the Misericórdia of Vila Real has been playing since its foundation, at the social and humanitarian levels, and drawing attention to its relevant historical, documentary and artistic heritage.
Values and their influence on fashion consumption
The project “Values and their influence on fashion consumption” aimed at researching the impact of values and attitudes on the consumption trends in fashion, from a European perspective.
Portuguese and Italian Emigration to Brazil in the 19th and 20th centuries. Demographic and Social Aspects
This Project, funded by the FCT, aims at establishing a comparative analysis between migration data and legislation on this subject produced both in Portugal and in Italy between 1876 and 1974.
Porto Town Halls (1820-2010)
This Project aims at presenting the history of the several buildings which served as Town Hall for the city of Porto since the establishment of Liberalism, the reasons that explain their construction and location, and their architectural and artistic characterization.
The Economics of Corruption in Portugal
This multidisciplinary project aimed at analysing the economics of the corruption phenomenon in the contemporary Portuguese society.
Bragança in the Contemporary Age (1820-2012)
The project “Bragança in the Contemporary Age (1820-2012)” aimed at analysing the administrative evolution and the demographic, economic, social and cultural structures of that city, as well as the political reality, heritage and the transformations of the urban space, from the liberal revolution of 1820 up to present time.
The Franciscan Third Order in Northern Portugal
With this project we intended to study the importance of the Venerable Franciscan Third Order in northern Portugal as promoters of almost always remarkable artistic activities associated with the construction of structures fit for their organization (church or chapel, dispatch house and hospital) and significantly supporting First Orders, to which they are linked.
The Mayors of Porto (1822-2013)
Following a previous Project, it was intended with this new project to review and update the information on the biographies of the Mayors of Porto, from the first one directly elected by the population to the current Mayor.
Touristic Porto: Studies on Porto as a Tourism Destination
This Project relies on the participation of researchers from multidisciplinary scientific fields related to tourism, with the aim of publishing a reference work covering Porto as a tourist destination of choice
History of Agência Abreu (1840-2010)
This Project aims at describing the history of Agência Abreu, one of the oldest travel agencies in the world, in order to establish the origins of the above mentioned company within the context of the Portuguese emigration to Brazil and make a comprehensive collection of relevant documents on the activity of Agência Abreu, in all its different perspectives.
The Mayors of Ponte de Lima (1822-2020)
This research project aimed to produce the biographies of the Mayors of Ponte de Lima from the beginning of Liberalism in Portugal – specifically, with the election of the first Mayor under the new legislative framework – up to the present day. The project sought to understand their actions leading the Municipality and trace the evolution of the legislative framework related to local government in Contemporary Portugal, within which the different Mayors of this Municipality carried out their functions.
Emigration from Portugal to Brazil. Demographic Dynamics and Political Speech
This Research Project, funded by the FCT, follows the Project “Emigration from Northern Portugal to Brazil”, and its aims are the construction of a database that will include the individual records of Portuguese who emigrated to Brazil; it already counts with over 400 thousand individual records.