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Raquel Matos is an Associate Professor, researcher at the Research Centre for Human Development and Dean of the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. She completed her PhD in Psychology in 2007 at the University of Minho, where she presented the thesis "Unusual lives of usual girls: life pathways, meanings of crime and identity construction". In the last decades she has developed research projects on gender, crime and imprisonment and published articles and book chapters on women in prison, as well as on gender and migration control. She has also been researching on the life paths and experiences of young people in the justice system. In this context, she has coordinated several European projects in Portugal. Raquel Matos is currently working on the impact of gender equality movements on public policies and practices in the justice, health, and education systems, in Portugal. Throughout her career, she has networked with academics from other scientific areas, in particular sociology, anthropology, and law, and with academics and professionals from other countries. She has been a visiting researcher at the Universities of Bath, Toronto and Oxford.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Unusual Lives of Usual Girls: Life pathways, meanings of crime and identity construction in young women inmates, University of Minho
Award Date: 25 Jan 2007
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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UCP2 MH: UCP2 Mental Health: Integrated Mental Health Promotion System
Campos, L. (PI), Matos, R. (Researcher), Lima, V. S. (Researcher), Veríssimo, L. (Researcher), Costa, D. (Researcher), Branquinho, C. (Researcher), Gonçalves, A. (Researcher), Dias, C. C. (Researcher), Leite, Â. (Researcher), Ribeiro, C. (Researcher), Cabral, E. (Research Assistant), Cunha, A. (Research Assistant) & Costa, M. (Researcher)
Direção-Geral de Ensino Superior
1/06/24 → 30/11/26
Project: Research
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Contrato de prestação de serviços - Conselho Nacional de Juventude
Matos, R. (PI)
1/11/21 → 31/05/22
Project: Consultancy
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SUCCESS: Strengthening Criminology teaching through Cooperation among European and South-american universitiS
Matos, R. (Researcher), Carvalho, M. C. (Researcher), Peixtoto, C. E. (Researcher), Ribeiro, C. (Assistant Professor) & Cunha, M. D. C. (Researcher)
15/01/20 → 14/01/24
Project: Education
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CEDH: Research Centre for Human Development
Dias, P. (Assistant Professor), Matos, R. (Associate Professor), Carvalho, M. C. (Assistant Professor), Peixtoto, C. E. (Researcher), Pires, C. V. (Researcher), Carneiro, A. (Invited Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, L. M. (Assistant Professor), Barbosa, M. (Assistant Professor), Martins, F. (Invited Assistant Professor), Moreno, A. (Researcher), Costa, M. (Researcher), Andrade, A. (Assistant Professor), Fonseca, A. M. (Associate Professor), Silva, A. (Researcher), Gaspar, A. (Invited Assistant Professor), Machado, B. C. (Assistant Professor), Morais, C. (Invited Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, C. (Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, C. (Assistant Professor), Palmeirão, C. (Assistant Professor), Mesquita, D. (Invited Assistant Professor), Soares, D. (Invited Assistant Professor), Veiga, E. (Assistant Professor), Palha, F. (Assistant Professor), Sobral, F. (Assistant Professor), Cabral, I. (Assistant Professor), Baptista, I. (Associate Professor), Pinto, J. C. (Assistant Professor), Azevedo, J. (Full Professor), Machado, J. (Researcher), Lagarto, J. R. (Researcher), Alves, J. M. (Invited Associate Professor), Ribeiro, L. (Invited Assistant Professor), Campos, L. (Assistant Professor), Orvalho, L. (Researcher), Veríssimo, L. (Assistant Professor), Roldão, M. D. C. (Researcher), Xavier, M. R. (Assistant Professor), Negrão, M. (Assistant Professor), Carvalho, M. (Invited Assistant Professor), Oliveira, M. (Adjunct Professor), Batista, P. (Contracted Doctorate), Oliveira-Silva, P. (Assistant Professor), Pereira, P. (Assistant Professor), Serrão, R. (Researcher), Lima, V. S. (Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, P. (PI) & Rocha, M. M. M. (PI)
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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SAFEZONE: SAFE ZONE
Barbosa, M. (PI), Matos, R. (Associate Professor), Ribeiro, C. (Assistant Professor), Carneiro, A. (Assistant Professor), Negrão, M. (Assistant Professor) & Lira, A. R. (Researcher)
1/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Penal policy in practice in Portugal: gender blind approaches persist alongside limited feminist impact
Matos, R., Soares, M., Ribeiro, C. & Castro, M., Feb 2026, Gender equality behind bars: a feminist approach to penality policies worldwide. Ballesteros-Pena, A., Bustelo, M. & Mazur, A. G. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan Cham, p. 115-135 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Psychology
Matos, R., 20 May 2026, Community, communities: engage to transform. Hanenberg, P. & Mendes-Palma, F. (eds.). Lisboa: UCP Editora, p. 167-168 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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“My life is already politics.”: the (im)possibility of civic and political participation among street-involved women who use drugs in Oporto
Pires, C. V., Silva, I. & Matos, R., 20 Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work. p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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At the risky end of things: labelling, self-concept and the role of supportive relationships in young lives
Matos, R., Campos, L., Martins, F., Deakin, J., Carneiro, A., Fox, C. & Markina, A., 29 Dec 2025, Resisting the label: how young people challenge negative everyday representations. Deakin, J., Pilkington, H., Ibañez, Z. & Annist, A. (eds.). London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 9-26 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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When visibility becomes political: visibility and stigmatisation of young people
Dergić, V., Dähnke, I., Nartova, N., Shilova, A., Matos, R. & Carneiro, A., 29 Dec 2025, Resisting the label: how young people challenge negative everyday representations. Deakin, J., Pilkington, H., Ibañez, Z. & Annist, A. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 47-63 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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From the dark web to mainstream social media: Far-right politics as online entertainment in Portugal
Soares, M. C. (Speaker) & Matos, R. (Speaker)
Jul 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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O Encarceramento Feminino e o Paradoxo da Pena de Prisão no Século XXI.
Matos, R. (Examiner)
22 Jun 2026Activity: Examination
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Igualdade formal e desigualdades de género no sistema prisional: políticas, práticas institucionais e direitos humanos
Matos, R. (Speaker), Soares, M. C. (Speaker), Ribeiro, C. (Speaker) & Castro, M. M. V. D. (Speaker)
10 Jun 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Universidade de Silesia Katovice
Matos, R. (Lecturer)
20 Apr 2026 → 22 Apr 2026Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Intergenerational Trauma and the Transformation of Ethnic Identity: A Qualitative Study on Designing a Reconciliation Programme for Young Cypriots
Matos, R. (Main Examiner)
14 Apr 2026Activity: Examination
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Internacionalização nas universidades em debate na Semana Internacional da Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia
Matos, R., Mesquita, D. & Oliveira-Silva, P.
12/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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O papel da sociedade civil na (des)legitimação da violência de Estado
2/03/14
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Reclusão de mulheres de nacionalidade estrangeira em Portugal: particularidades, inquietações e desafios
5/12/12
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
Impacts
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Contrato de prestação de serviços - Conselho Nacional de Juventude
Matos, R. M. N. D. C. (Consultant)
Impact: Social impacts