Policy Diffusion through the Charter of Religions: Odivelas, Porto and Oeiras cases

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The Charter of Religions Odivelas, is a pioneering initiative in Portugal, which provided in-depth knowledge of the religious landscape of one of the main municipalities in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. This project, a collaboration between academia (ULusófona), local government (Odivelas Town Hall), and national authorities (High Commission for Migration – ACM), developed an open database for consultation and a series of reports and joint events that made the religious landscape of this municipality better known to political actors and promoted stronger articulation and interaction between religious communities. The Charter of Religions was an extraordinary vehicle for promoting inter-religious dialogue, cultural diversity, and tolerance, and it will be continued in other parts of the country, showing its relevance to public authorities and being an excellent example of how to promote the involvement of society and the transfer of knowledge. The idea and its success aroused interest among the national authorities and so the project will therefore be replicated in three other Portuguese municipalities (two in Lisbon and one in Porto), with the hope that by the 2024/2025 school year, there will be three more Charters of Religions published in the country.
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