About

Tatiana Ferreira is a sociologist and holds a Master's degree in sociology from ISCTE-IUL. Since 2015, she has been coordinating advisor for the Permanent Youth Observatory, at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon, where she has participated in several research projects on public youth policies in Portugal, at national and local levels, and in Europe, from the which stand out - European Commission Youth Wiki-Online Platform on Youth; Make the future…today! Accelerate Youth Guarantee implementation in Portugal and Youth(s) from local to national-what intervention?. Her current research interests in the field of youth are the forms of transition to adulthood, education, employability, the labor market and public policies, rsearch are where she is developing her doctoral thesis - "Youth representations in public and intervention policies on youth employability: a sociological perspective". She is also a Guest Assistant Professor at the School of education at Polytechnic Institute of Santarém.

Research interests

Publications 7

Employment of young people with disabilities in the EU Research report · 2026

Disability Inclusion in EU Youth Policies: Assessing the Reinforced Youth Guarantee in Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Poland Policy brief · 2026

Future employment opportunities and changes in rural youth labour markets Policy brief · 2026

Challenges Associated with Formal Education in Rural Areas Policy brief · 2022

Rural NEETs in Portugal: 2009/2019 Overview Research report · 2020