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Call to support research projects on the social impact of Climate Change (FS23-2B)
July 2023
The Social Observatory of the ”la Caixa” Foundation is opening a new call to support research projects in the social sciences in which data are used from quantitative surveys on the social impact of Climate Change, in Portugal.
Article
Understanding the rise in online hate speech in Portugal and Spain: a gap between occurrence and reporting
September 2023
Isabel R. Pinto, CPUP Centre for Psychology at the University of Porto; University of Porto; Catarina L. Carvalho, CPUP Centre for Psychology at the University of Porto; University of Porto; Mariana Magalhães, University of Porto; Sara Alves, CPUP Centre for Psychology at the University of Porto; University of Porto; Márcia Bernardo, University of Porto; Paula Lopes, CPUP Centre for Psychology at the University of Porto; University of Porto; Cátia de Carvalho, University of Porto;
Online hate speech, which has serious consequences for individuals and society, is a growing threat to social cohesion and fundamental European values, with a tendency for its consequences to worsen. Combined with the difficulty in controlling and recording these crimes, it is expected that they will continue to increase.