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Charter of Religions: Odivelas, Porto and Oeiras cases

The Charter of Religions Odivelas, is a pioneering initiative in Portugal, which provided in-depth knowledge of the religious landscape of one of the main municipalities in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. This project, a collaboration between academia (ULusófona), local government (Odivelas Town Hall), and national authorities (High Commission for Migration – ACM), developed an open database for consultation and a series of reports and joint events that made the religious landscape of this municipality better known to political actors and promoted stronger articulation and interaction between religious communities. The Charter of Religions was an extraordinary vehicle for promoting inter-religious dialogue, cultural diversity, and tolerance, and it will be continued in other parts of the country, showing its relevance to public authorities and being an excellent example of how to promote the involvement of society and the transfer of knowledge. The idea and its success aroused interest among the national authorities and so the project will therefore be replicated in three other Portuguese municipalities (two in Lisbon and one in Porto), with the hope that by the 2024/2025 school year, there will be three more Charters of Religions published in the country.

1) Policy Diffusion through the Charter of Religions: Porto case 

LusoGlobe Research in Charge - Paulo Mendes Pinto 

End

31 March 2025

Abstract

The Charter of Religions Porto, is a pioneering initiative in Portugal, which provided in-depth knowledge of the religious landscape of one of the main municipalities in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. This project, a collaboration between academia (ULusófona), local government (Municipality of Porto), and national authorities (High Commission for Migration – ACM), developed an open database for consultation and a series of reports and joint events that made the religious landscape of this municipality better known to political actors and promoted stronger articulation and interaction between religious communities. The Charter of Religions is an extraordinary vehicle for promoting inter-religious dialogue, cultural diversity, and tolerance, and it will be continued in other parts of the country, showing its relevance to public authorities and being an excellent example of how to promote the involvement of society and the transfer of knowledge. The idea and its success aroused interest among the national authorities and so the project will therefore be replicated in three other Portuguese municipalities, with the hope that by the 2024/2025 school year, there will be three more Charters of Religions published in the country.

Associated Missions

Municipality of Porto

2) Policy Diffusion through the Charter of Religions: Amadora case 

LusoGlobe Research in Charge - Paulo Mendes Pinto 

End

31 March 2025

Abstract

The Charter of Religions Amadora, is a pioneering initiative in Portugal, which provided in-depth knowledge of the religious landscape of one of the main municipalities in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. This project, a collaboration between academia (ULusófona), local government (Municipality of Amadora), and national authorities (High Commission for Migration – ACM), developed an open database for consultation and a series of reports and joint events that made the religious landscape of this municipality better known to political actors and promoted stronger articulation and interaction between religious communities. The Charter of Religions is an extraordinary vehicle for promoting inter-religious dialogue, cultural diversity, and tolerance, and it will be continued in other parts of the country, showing its relevance to public authorities and being an excellent example of how to promote the involvement of society and the transfer of knowledge. The idea and its success aroused interest among the national authorities and so the project will therefore be replicated in three other Portuguese municipalities, with the hope that by the 2024/2025 school year, there will be three more Charters of Religions published in the country.

Associated Missions

Municipality of Amadora

3) Policy Diffusion through the Charter of Religions: Oeiras case 

LusoGlobe Research in Charge - Paulo Mendes Pinto 

End

31 March 2025

Abstract

The Charter of Religions Oeiras, is a pioneering initiative in Portugal, which provided in-depth knowledge of the religious landscape of one of the main municipalities in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. This project, a collaboration between academia (ULusófona), local government (Municipality of Oeiras), and national authorities (High Commission for Migration – ACM), developed an open database for consultation and a series of reports and joint events that made the religious landscape of this municipality better known to political actors and promoted stronger articulation and interaction between religious communities. The Charter of Religions is an extraordinary vehicle for promoting inter-religious dialogue, cultural diversity, and tolerance, and it will be continued in other parts of the country, showing its relevance to public authorities and being an excellent example of how to promote the involvement of society and the transfer of knowledge. The idea and its success aroused interest among the national authorities and so the project will therefore be replicated in three other Portuguese municipalities, with the hope that by the 2024/2025 school year, there will be three more Charters of Religions published in the country.

Associated Missions

Municipality of Oeiras

LusoGlobe Research in Charge

End

31 March 2025

Abstract

The Charter of Religions Odivelas, is a pioneering initiative in Portugal, which provided in-depth knowledge of the religious landscape of one of the main municipalities in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. This project, a collaboration between academia (ULusófona), local government (Odivelas Town Hall), and national authorities (High Commission for Migration – ACM), developed an open database for consultation and a series of reports and joint events that made the religious landscape of this municipality better known to political actors and promoted stronger articulation and interaction between religious communities. The Charter of Religions was an extraordinary vehicle for promoting inter-religious dialogue, cultural diversity, and tolerance, and it will be continued in other parts of the country, showing its relevance to public authorities and being an excellent example of how to promote the involvement of society and the transfer of knowledge. The idea and its success aroused interest among the national authorities and so the project will therefore be replicated in three other Portuguese municipalities (two in Lisbon and one in Porto), with the hope that by the 2024/2025 school year, there will be three more Charters of Religions published in the country.

Researchers

Jorge Botelho Moniz, Hélia Bracons, Fernando Campos, Paulo Mendes Pinto

Associated Missions

High Commission for Migration – ACM

Outputs

Funding and Institution

Odivelas Town Hall & High Commission for Migration - ACM.