PhD in Development, Societies and Territories from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro – UTAD, Portugal (2021). Master in Development, Management and Citizenship from the Regional University of the Northwest of the State of Rio Grande do Sul – UNIJUÍ, Brazil (2006). Agricultural Engineer from the Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC, Brazil (2002). Experience in school management, teaching and research. Founder and coordinator of GEIT – Grupo de Estudos de Inovações e Transições (Group for the Study of Innovations and Transitions), which brings together researchers from various countries, specifically from the CPLP (Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries), and with different academic backgrounds. I am a member of the academics network Transiciones en América Latina y el Caribe (Transitions in Latin America and the Caribbean) and a scientific reviewer for SOBER – Sociedade Brasileira de Economia, Administração e Sociologia Rural (Brazilian Society of Economics, Administration and Rural Sociology).  I am interested in the study of innovations and transitions, with a special interest in innovation systems and the socio-technical and sustainable transition processes they trigger.

Main Publications:

Polita, F. S.; Madureira, L. Transições para a sustentabilidade na agricultura corporativa: inovação agroecológica na viticultura do Douro, Portugal. Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural, v.60, 2021 (https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9479.2021.236238). Polita, F. S.; Madureira, L. Evolution of Short Food Supply Chain Innovation Niches and Its Anchoring to the Socio technical Regime: the Case of Direct Selling through Collective Action in North-West Portugal. Sustainability, v.13, 2021. (https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/24/13598). Polita, F. S.; Madureira, L. Transition Pathways of Agroecological Innovation in Portugal’s Douro Wine Region. A Multi-Level Perspective. Land, v.10, 2021. (https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/3/322). Trabalhos completos apresentados em eventos: Polita, F. S.; Madureira, L. A Multi Level Perspective no estudo de transições para a sustentabilidade da agricultura e dos sistemas agroalimentares: uma análise de artigos publicados In: 3rd Conference of the PhD Programme in Development, Societies & Territories, 2020, Vila Real. Polita, F. S.; Madureira, L. Transições para a sustentabilidade na viticultura do Douro, Portugal In: DeST 2019 Conference & 4TH Regional Helix Conference, Regional Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Sustainability – Rethinking the Helix, 2019, Porto, Portugal.

Sardão, M.; Silva, P. G.; Polita, F. S. (2023). Iniciativas transformadoras: uma análise de casos empíricos no Norte e no Sul Global. In: XIV Congresso da Geografia Portuguesa – Territórios em Transição e Sustentabilidade: Crises e Respostas, 2023, Lisboa, Portugal.

Polita, F. S.; Homobono, T.; Madureira, L. (2023). Transições para a sustentabilidade dos sistemas agroalimentares: agência e governaça à luz da Perspetiva Multinível. In: XIV Congresso da Geografia Portuguesa – Territórios em Transição e Sustentabilidade: Crises e Respostas, 2023, Lisboa, Portugal.

Polita, F. S.; Fonseca, A. F. T. Da; Madureira, L. (2023). Transições Agroecológicas: principais abordagens da investigação científica. In: XIV Congresso da Geografia Portuguesa – Territórios em Transição e Sustentabilidade: Crises e Respostas, 2023, Lisboa, Portugal.

Homobono, T.; Polita, F. S.; Madureira, L. (2023). The digitalization of agriculture and the advisors support. An analysis through the Multilevel Perspective. In: 26th European Seminar on Extension & Education, 2023, Toulouse. France.

Teixeira, A. F. F. da; Madureira, L.; Polita, F. S. (2023). Agroecological Transitions: A Systematic Literature Review of an Emerging Field of Research. In: 21st STS Conference Graz 2023 – Critical Issues in Science, Technology and Society Studies, 2023, Graz, Austria.

Main Projects:

AgriLink – Agricultural Knowledge: Linking farmers, advisors and researchers to boost innovation, 2018 – 2021 (https://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/en/find-connect/projects/agrilink-agricultural-knowledge-linking-farmers).