Academia, Estado y Activismo Femenino. La praxis ciudadana en Portugal

Abstract

This work examines aspects of the social system in Portugal, based on an interdisciplinary cooperation between Acad-emy, State and Female Activism, managing to articulate its objectives from a gender perspective with a view to achieving an education for equality. Results shows an academy that perceive a scientific framework recognizing diversity without denying differences; a state addressing educational and social issues as priority axes and, on the other hand, the partic-ipation of women's activism groups that through a citizen praxis promote a closer and more honest debate within the field of gender studies. An experimental methodology and participant observation is applied during a doctoral stay whose intercultural approach is considered as a collaborative learning tool. Social triangulation reflects in this research a coordinated work making visible and gives voice to diverse groups that promove citizen participation.