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Parity in the Election of Portuguese Mayors in 2025: Upstream Obstacles [abstract]
2026-05-18 - Macedo, Eva
Despite Portugal having a legal parity system, certain powers are not subject to this legal regime. As a result, they
form as if no parity or quota system exists. Research by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) suggests
that the absence of legislative quotas may prolong the achievement of gender-balanced powers (European
Commission, 2024). In previous studies, we have found that in fact women are heavily underrepresented in Portuguese
local government bodies (Macedo, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024). Various international bodies recommend that research into
the political representation of women ought to be substantiated by empirical evidence. Therefore, the article aims to
ascertain, through empirical data, whether the underrepresentation of women in the office of Mayor is a consequence
of a correspondingly low number of female candidates or, conversely, whether the candidate pool reflects a genderbalanced distribution. To this end, a comprehensive analysis was conducted on all 1.571 candidates who participated in
the Local Elections held on October 12, 2025, across the 308 municipalities of Portugal, specifically categorizing them
by gender, municipality and political party. According to the collected empirical data, only 15% of elected Mayors were
female. It was also determined that merely 21,58% of candidates were women, indicating the existence of adverse
factors that obstruct women’s participation in political power during the period leading up to the election.
Legitimação discursiva do reforço militar em estados pacifistas. Análise da retórica de segurança no Japão e Shinzo Abe e Fumio Kishida (2014-2024)
2026-05-15 - Oliveira , Leandro Rafael da Silva
Esta dissertação analisa as estratégias discursivas utilizadas por líderes políticos para legitimar a expansão de capacidades de defesa em Estados com identidades pacifistas, com o foco no caso do Japão no período entre 2014 e 2024. O caso japonês é paradigmático devido aos constrangimentos constitucionais únicos do Artigo 9.º num contexto de perceção de uma crescente instabilidade regional e global. (...).
Authentic Leadership in Organizational Diversity and Inclusion
2026-01-01 - Costa, Maria; Oliveira, Cidália; Martins, Nayra
There is a growing concern about the inclusion of individuals with disabilities, given this growing trend towards integration, this study seeks to assess the effectiveness of authentic leadership (AL) in organizations in promoting the inclusion of individuals with disabilities as employees. The effects of leadership on the integration and performance, so as the perceptions of leaders as authentic leaders in the organizational relationship with their subordinates are deepened in this research, based on a qualitative ground, interviews, content analysis. The insights from this study make it possible to promote the legitimacy of human resource management practices, with a focus on increasing job satisfaction and employee commitment, as well as the consequent improvement in individual and organizational performance. Finally, trends for creating a positive and collaborative work environment are described, as AL appears to be a promising tool for promoting diversity and inclusion in organizations.