Conclusion: Sociology in Portugal in the Twenty-First Century

Abstract

Filipe Carreira da Silva concludes with some brief remarks about the challenges facing sociology in Portugal in the near future. His argument develops in three successive steps. First, recent data on enrolments and graduations in sociology is presented. Second, he discusses how these figures reflect the impact of austerity policies following the 2011 external intervention by the Troika and the ensuing economic crisis. Third, he considers the extent to which breaking the disciplinary silences considered above might contribute to a successful overcoming of these difficulties.