The Institute for Political Studies has just launched a series of publications dedicated to Dissertations and Theses within the IEP collection of UCP Press. The book "Teoria Política de Winston Churchill: Duas Mudanças de Partido e o Problema da Consistência Política", by Filipa do Amparo, inaugurates this new collection.

Presented at Universidade Católica Portuguesa on May 3, Filipa do Amparo's work discusses "the enormous contribution that Winston Churchill made to political theory," analyzing the concepts of "party change and political consistency," the book's synopsis states.

Besides the author, the session was moderated by João Pereira Coutinho, and chaired by the Director of IEP, João Carlos Espada, who was also the supervisor of the dissertation that led to the book and author of the respective preface, in which he highlighted:

"In studying the subject of Winston Churchill's Political Theory, the author detects and accurately describes a political positioning that is clearly distinctive of British political culture (or, as Churchill liked to say, of the English-speaking peoples): a pluralistic and reformist political culture, founded on dialogue and respectful competition between at least two rival parliamentary parties, intrinsically alien, not to say overwhelmingly hostile, to the revolutionary and counterrevolutionary theories of Communism and National Socialism - which, unfortunately, gained some favor on the European continent. "

This book inaugurates the series where the IEP will publish the best doctoral theses and master's dissertations of its students.

The Universidade Católica Editora launched the book "Stories in Pandemic - resilience and integral education", on December 7, with the support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, which presents an investigation by Centro de Estudos dos Povos e Culturas de Expressão Portuguesa (CEPCEP),in collaboration with the Gulbenkian Knowledge Academies.

This book is the result of a multiple case study - focusing on 11 Gulbenkian Knowledge Academies - carried out by CEPCEP researchers Catarina Burnay, Patrícia Dias e Rodrigo Queiroz e Melo.

This study explores the experience of these academies in developing various work projects during the confinements determined by the Covid-19 pandemic, the challenges and learning as well as its relevance to the holistic education of children and young people.

"The biography of Professor Mário Campos Pinto presents an outstanding jurist, a champion of educational freedom and a fighter for a truly open society", words from Isabel Capeloa Gil, President of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, which marked the launch of the biography of Professor Mário Pinto, which took place on 15 December, at the headquarters of the UCP, in Lisboa.

This is the third volume of the Timeline - Timeless Biographies collection, published by Universidade Católica Editora, a series born from the partnership between the Amélia de Mello Foundation and the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), and aims to make known the legacy of one of the founders of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

"We are facing a man of free thought and action, a fervent and conscientious Catholic" said Isabel Capeloa Gil, adding that "despite having an attachment to the past, we are facing a man of the future."

Luís Barbosa, representative of the Amélia de Mello Foundation, pointed out that this biography, written by Joana Reis, "makes evident to everyone the exceptional life of an outstanding personality of our society, Professor Mário Pinto.

Paulo Campos Pinto, professor at the Universidade Católica and son of the honoured, witnessed "with the heart of a son" the life of his father, "Freedom was, and is, a common denominator in the struggle for their causes. But he does not situate it only in the sphere of his public activity. It is also a mark he imprints on his family environment."

For the author and researcher, Joana Reis, UCP professor and CNN journalist, the biographer "leaves a deep mark on this house," mentioning that the "social doctrine of the Church was always his guiding thread." According to the author, Mário Pinto is an "organic Catholic who does not dissociate in his life what he says and what he does."

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic, who presided over the launching session of this biography, stated that Mário Pinto is a "very special person", a "pedagogue, dense thinker, attractive communicator, whole politician in the action of a tireless militant for the Common Good."

During the ceremony, the President of the Republic awarded Mário Pinto with the Grand Cross of the Order of Public Instruction.

Present at the session were Prof. Cavaco Silva, Pedro Passos Coelho, José Ribeiro e Castro, Diogo Feio, Pacheco Pereira, Luís Marques Mendes, among others.