ACTIVITIES
DEBATES AT IDL
2017-12-21
The debates at IDL are organized with the objective of discussing social and political thought, unravelling preconceived ideas for the general public, and indicating governing alternatives.
2016-04-20
The debates at IDL are organized with the objective of discussing social and political thought, unravelling preconceived ideas for the general public, and indicating governing alternatives.
2015-03-25
2012-10-16
"School in time of crisis" was the topic chosen for debate at IDL on October 16th, 2012.
In the third debate promoted by IDL, Francisco Vieira e Sousa (board member of FLE - Fórum para a Liberdade de Educação/ Forum for Freedom of Education) and Rodrigo Queiroz e Melo (executive director of AEEP - Associação de Estabelecimentos de Ensino Particular e Cooperativo/ Association of Private and Cooperative Teaching Institutions) discussed the importance of freedom of education for the improvement of the school system in a time of economic crisis.
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2012-07-19
The relationship between media and politics was the topic chosen for debate at IDL on July 19th, 2012.
In the second debate promoted by IDL, Carlos Magno (chairman of the board of ERC -Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social/ Regulatory Authority for Media) and Joaquim Vieira (president of Observatório da Imprensa/ Press Observer) discussed the recent conflict that set Minister Miguel Relvas against the daily PÚBLICO, the pressure that political figures exert on the media, and the quality of journalism practiced in Portugal.
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2012-04-10
"The causes for the current crisis and respective political consequences" was the topic chosen for debate at IDL on April 10th, 2012.
In the first debate promoted by IDL, Bruno Maçães (political consultant to the Prime Minister) and João Galamba (Portuguese Parliament member for the Socialist Party) presented and debated concurrent versions of the 2008 economic crisis: financial causes; economists' views; consequences on the markets and governments; and the road to its resolution.
The debates at IDL are organized in partnership with the CES (Centre for European St...