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José Pereira Coutinho has a licentiate's degree in agronomic engineering (ISA-UTL), a master's degree in business management (ISCTE), and a PhD in sociology (ISCTE-IUL). Between 2006 and 2008, he designed and coordinated sociological/anthropological projects on forest fires based on public funding (DGRF, AFN). Between 2008 and 2012, he was a doctoral fellow at the Foundation for Science and Technology, the Portuguese public agency that supports science, technology, and innovation in all scientific domains. In 2012, he defended his thesis «Modernity, religiosity and university» (in Portuguese). Between 2012 and 2016, a few articles of his were published in national and international journals, for instance: 2016, "Religiosity in Europe: an index, factors, and clusters of religiosity", Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas. Since 2018, he is a full member of the Research Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, of the Catholic University of Portugal (CITER-UCP). His research focuses on Catholicism, religiosity, socialisation, and youth. In 2018 and 2019, several articles of his were published in international journals, for instance: 2019, "Religiosity in Portugal: characterization, comparison, and evolution" (in Portuguese), Religião e Sociedade; 2019, "Religiosity of Portuguese youth: recent evolution and comparison with population aged 29 or older" (in Portuguese), Revista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais. He participated in the CITER-UCP project 'Religious identities and social dynamics in Lisbon Metropolitan Area', which started in 2018. His book Religion in Portugal: Sociological Analysis (in Portuguese) was published, in 2020, by Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 15 - Life on Land
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Modernity, religiosity, and university, University Institute of Lisbon

Award Date: 6 Jun 2012

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