The winners of the 1st edition of the João Ferreira de Almeida Prize, instituted by Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon and the Portuguese Sociological Association (APS), of which João Ferreira de Almeida was member no. 1 and its first President, have been announced.

This award was created in 2023 in honour of João Ferreira de Almeida, a professor and researcher distinguished for his decisive role in the field of social sciences and the institutionalisation of sociology as a scientific discipline in Portugal.

Every two years, the prize honours books and scientific articles in the field of sociology, authored by individuals or groups.

The prize winners are:

Books (two publications ex aequo)

» Investigação Sociológica em Portugal: Um Guia Histórico e Analítico, by Fernando Luís Machado. (Edições Afrontamento, 2022)

» Contesting Austerity: Social Movements and the Left in Portugal and Spain (2008-2015), by Tiago Carvalho. (Amsterdam University Press, 2022)

Scientific articles (two publications ex aequo)

» Sindicatos da Polícia: contributo para um novo sistema de aferição da representatividade, by Raquel Rego, Cristina Nunes and Tatiana Pita. (Análise Social, LVI (1.º), 2021 (n.º 238))

» The weight of time and the unemployment experience: daily life and future prospects, by Renato Miguel do Carmo and Maria Madalena d’Avelar (Current Sociology, vol. 69(5), 2021)