The social protection systems in Portugal and Brazil: a Social Work agenda summary

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Published: Jun 23, 2017

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  • Tatiane-Lúcia Valduga ISCTE-IUL, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
  • Tatiana-Dantas Calmon ISCTE-IUL, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
  • Cláudia-Priscila Santos ISCTE-IUL, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Vol. 7 No. 12 (2017), Epistemes, pages 25-46
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30827/tsg-gsw.v7i12.5188
Submitted: Aug 9, 2016 Accepted: Mar 20, 2017 Published: Jun 23, 2017
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Abstract

The Welfare State and Social Work face challenges imposed by the crisis of capitalism. This article focuses on social protection policies in Portugal and Brazil, with the aim of analyzing them, taking into account the inherent specificities of each context, identifying the convergent and divergent aspects of social protection in the period between 2008 to 2012. The research is of a deductive nature and is oriented in a comparative method, with the procedure of documentary research, using content analysis of documents on the subject, from both countries. It develops a picture of the dominant scientific notions on this matter, based on a Social Work  that aims at an emancipated society.

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Social Protection, Public policy, Social rights

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Valduga, T.-L., Calmon, T.-D., & Santos, C.-P. (2017). The social protection systems in Portugal and Brazil: a Social Work agenda summary. Trabajo Social Global-Global Social Work, 7(12), 25–46. https://doi.org/10.30827/tsg-gsw.v7i12.5188