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Intro -- Prologue -- Interview Script -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: The Role of the Actors in the Process of Transmitting Research Knowledge to the Public Policy Field to Improve peop... -- 1.1 The Theoretical Proposal -- References -- Chapter 2: Rethinking the Concepts of Quality of Life and Public Policy -- 2.1 Quality of Life: The Genealogy of the Concept -- 2.2 Public Policy: Evolution of the Concept throughout the Times and the Role of the Actors -- 2.2.1 The Genealogy of the Concept -- 2.2.2 The Actors in the Public Policy Field -- 2.3 Conclusions -- References -- Websites -- Chapter 3: The Production of Quality of Life Knowledge -- 3.1 The Characteristics of the Process of Production of Quality of Life Research Results -- 3.1.1 The Process of Knowledge Production -- 3.1.2 Quality of Life Knowledge Production -- 3.2 Power in the Research Field -- 3.3 The Importance of the Quality of Research Results in the Quality of Life Field for their Use in Policy Making -- 3.4 International Collaboration Between Researchers for the Production of Knowledge: The Creation of International Research Ne... -- 3.5 The Production of Knowledge in Times of COVID-19 -- 3.6 Conclusions -- Cases -- Case 1. When a University Professor Holds a Political Office: The Case of Secondary Education Curriculum Design by Marina Paul... -- Case 2: The Creation of an International Research Network by Tobia Fattore -- Case 3: An Online Course on Quality of Life and Happiness for the Building of Better Societies by Graciela Tonon -- References -- Documents -- Chapter 4: The Actors in the Process I: Researchers and Policy Makers -- 4.1 The Possibilities of Researchers to Decide their Research: Is Freedom Possible? A View from the Capability Approach -- 4.2 The Possibilities of Policy-Makers to Decide and Design Public Policies.

Introduction -- Chapter 1. Re-thinking the Concepts of Quality of Life and Public Policies -- Chapter 2. The Production of Quality of Life Knowledge -- Chapter 3. The Actors of the Process: Researchers and Policy Makers -- Chapter 4. Citizens and Public Policies -- Chapter 5. The Relationship Between Aid and Quality of Life -- Chapter 6. The Contribution of Quality of Life Research for Policy Making -- Epilogue: Thinking in the Building of Good Societies.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Prologue -- Communities' Quality of Life: Theory and Practice -- 1 Rethinking Community Quality of Life in Latin American Countries -- Abstract -- 1.1 Understanding the Multiple Definitions of Community in the Latin American Context -- 1.2 Community Well-Being and Community Quality of Life -- 1.3 Conversations and Interpersonal Relationships -- 1.4 Public Space, Collective Scenario and the Building of Common Ground -- 1.5 Conclusion: The Way Forward -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Exploring the Concept and Practices of Felicitas Publica at Lisbon University: A Community-Based Relational Approach to Well-being -- Abstract -- 2.1 Why Is There a Need to Address Happiness and Quality of Life from a Collective, Relational and Agentic Perspective? -- 2.2 Why Felicitas Publica? -- 2.3 How Can Relational Goods Be Defined? -- 2.4 What Is a Community? -- 2.4.1 Has Community an Ambivalent Nature? -- 2.5 Why Consider Well-being and Quality of Life Approaches in Higher Education Communities? -- 2.6 Felicitas Publica at Lisbon University: Can a Community-Based and Relational Approach to Well-being and Quality of Life Be Fruitful in a Peripheral Country? -- 2.6.1 What Are the Particularities of the Portuguese Context? -- 2.6.2 What Were the Research Objectives, Methods and Strategies for Data Collection? -- 2.6.3 Who Participated? Recruitment Methods -- 2.6.4 Data Analysis: An Invitation to Change? -- 2.6.5 Findings: What Part of the Dreamed Future Is Already Present? -- 2.7 Discussion: Gaining a Deeper Understanding? -- 2.8 Conclusion: A Window to New Horizons? -- References -- 3 Sports and Community Well-Being -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Well-Being and Welfare -- 3.3 Community Well-Being -- 3.4 Sports and Physical Activity -- 3.5 Sports in Relation with Community Well-Being

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I: Methodology -- Chapter 1: Measuring Quality of Life and Inequalities in South America -- 1.1 Constructing Indicators -- 1.1.1 Important References on Quality of Life and Inequalities for the Understanding of Our Model -- 1.1.2 The Conceptual Model -- 1.1.2.1 Education -- 1.1.2.2 Health -- 1.1.2.3 Employment -- 1.1.2.4 Personal Security -- 1.1.2.5 Dwelling -- 1.1.2.6 Spiritual/Religious Beliefs -- 1.1.2.7 Cultural Diversity -- 1.1.2.8 Participation in Cultural Activities -- 1.1.2.9 Gender -- 1.1.2.10 Discrimination -- 1.1.2.11 Environment -- 1.1.2.12 Values -- 1.1.2.13 Community Relations -- 1.1.2.14 Social Support -- 1.1.2.15 Satisfaction with Life -- 1.1.2.16 Economic Welfare -- 1.1.2.17 Politics and Institutions -- 1.1.3 Final Comments -- References -- Chapter 2: Quality of Life in Latin America: A Proposal for a Synthetic Indicator -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Quality of Life and Its Research in Latin America -- 2.2.1 Some Studies -- 2.2.2 The Concept of Quality of Life -- 2.3 Selecting Indicators -- 2.4 Methodology -- 2.5 The Structure of the Synthetic Quality of Life Indicator in Latin America -- 2.6 International Disparities in Quality of Life in Latin America -- 2.6.1 Distribution of the Synthetic Quality of Life Indicator in Latin America -- 2.6.2 Classification of Latin American Countries Following the Synthetic Quality of Life Indicator -- 2.7 Conclusions -- 2.8 Annex 2.1 -- 2.8.1 Income -- 2.8.2 Home -- 2.8.3 Job -- 2.8.4 Health -- 2.8.5 Physical Environment -- 2.8.6 Safety -- 2.8.7 Education -- 2.8.8 Community, Politics, and Institutions -- 2.8.9 Happiness or Subjective Welfare -- 2.9 Annex 2.2 -- 2.9.1 Structure of the Components (Table 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, and 2.16) -- References.

This volume sheds new light on the use of quantitative, qualitative and synthetic indicators for the measurement of quality of life in different countries of Latin America. Organized in three parts, the book presents the methodology for the construction of new indicators, discusses quality of urban life from a geographical perspective, and examines quality of life of different populations. The book focuses on the social, economic, political, geographical and demographic dimensions. It covers a wide range of topics, including the ways to measure social, political and spatial inequalities, the changes in urban quality of life, the construction of a synthetic indicator for the assessment of habitability, the measuring of spatial segregation in midsize and smaller cities by using thematic cartography and synthesis maps, and the concept of habitability. It includes research conducted on the quality of life of different population groups: working boys and girls, high-school students, and older people.

This volume explores the use and relevance of qualitative methods for the study of quality of life. It analyzes the role of qualitative researcher and the role of the context and the culture in quality of life studies. It presents the use of qualitative methods in real projects carried out in specific fields: geography, health, community studies, labor life and yoga. Finally, the book proposes the use of mixed methods that are considered as the third methodological approach in social research. The main purpose of using qualitative methods is to understand what it means for participants to be involved in certain events, situations and actions. Such methods help understand the context in which participants act and the influence of that context on their actions. The decision to use a particular methodology implies a philosophic, theoretical and political decision. Qualitative methodology constitutes an approach that is essential for understanding people's experiences of well-being and discovering new issues related to quality of life

This book considers that contextual factors are important for the achievement of social justice and it recognizes that vulnerability to which children are exposed is a phenomenon throughout the planet, particularly in the South. It presents a theoretical review of social justice as well as different situations of vulnerability children experience in their daily lives in which they can be injured, affecting their well-being and the exercise of their rights. It examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children, considered as a vulnerable group warranting special social policy considerations. It also presents the need to change power structures in knowledge production and decision-making processes to achieve social justice for children; the importance of investing in children; the exclusion of children from participation in certain activities and the shame of not being able to participate in equal conditions with others; the lives of migrant children belonging to ethnic minorities exposed to language barriers and access to technological devices; and the analysis of the process of social re-integration of children from conditions of armed conflict. The book concludes that governments need to assume social justice as part of universal human interests, providing security, conditions for well-being, and guaranteeing social justice for all children

Children's Social Vulnerability and Social Justice in the South -- Social Justice as a State Policy: Children's Rights in South America -- Public Spending and Investment in Children: Measuring and Assessing Social and Economic Justice -- A Social Justice Perspective on Children's Well-Being: Considerations for Children's Rights in the Context of COVID-19 -- The Daily Life of Children During the Confinement Stage due to the Covid 19 Pandemic -- Towards a Nuanced Understanding of Children's Participation and Realizing Social Justice in the Urban Realm: A Case Study in the Classroom with Ethnic Minority Children -- Child Soldiers as Victims or as Perpetrators? An Analysis of the Case of Colombia -- Adolescents' Expectations and Wellbeing Perceptions in Mumbai's Hinterland and its Slums. What Means 'To Become Someone' in Early XXI Century in Maharashtra? -- Children as Capable Agents and Citizen: Empowering Children and Youth Mario Biggeri and Caterina Arciprete -- Social Justice – from Potential To Practice. The Shared Benefit of Change for Children.