The headquarters of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) in Lisbon, Portugal, will host the launch of the first edition of the “Barometer of Lusophony” on Wednesday, January 28, marking the beginning of the organization’s 30th anniversary celebrations.
The Barometer of Lusophony has the institutional support of the CPLP and is carried out by the Institute for Social, Political, and Economic Research (IPESPE), under the coordination of Professor Antonio Lavareda, with the main objectives of evaluating and expanding mutual knowledge among Portuguese-speaking countries, according to a press release from the CPLP Executive Secretariat in Lisbon.
In this first edition, a survey was conducted among 5,400 people in Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste. The Lusophone Barometer addresses topics such as cultural identity, historical heritage, creative industries, misinformation, information consumption, and media. It also includes data on labor relations, education, environmental sustainability, minorities, public safety, governance, freedom of expression, and the functioning of democratic institutions.
The Lusophone Barometer presents results that will give rise to a book in physical and digital versions, a series of international seminars, and an open database, which will be made available to educational and research institutions linked to the Association of Portuguese Language Universities (AULP).
In addition to the CPLP, the Lusophone Barometer also has the support of the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, the Brazilian Mission to the CPLP, the AULP, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Itaú Foundation, FGV Conhecimento, the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation, and the University of Coimbra, among other academic and cultural institutions.
Source: Mozambique Information Agency
