This Association will strive for the construction, consolidation and promotion of the Political Economy in Portugal. It will promote a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to the study of the production of living conditions in society, with the ultimate aim of its social, environmental and economic sustainability.

As an association, it is also proposed to defend and promote within higher education and research institutions the principles of pluralism and critical thinking, intrinsic to the University and fundamental to the democratic political debate. More specifically, it is proposed:

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1. Foster teaching and research in Political Economy in Portugal as a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach;

2. Demand from higher education and scientific research institutions the creation of the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary scientific domain of Political Economy, namely for the purposes of teaching, funding research and evaluation;

3. Create spaces for sharing and discussing research work in Portugal in the field of Political Economy;

4. Promote public debate, contributing to the production of well-founded and plural information on economic processes and results, at a regional, national and international scale, on public policies and on the social dynamics and forms of collective action that condition them.

5. Contribute to the internationalization of research in Political Economy carried out in Portugal.