Paula Abreu has a PhD in Sociology from the University of Coimbra. She is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC), and a researcher at the Centre for Social Studies of the same university (CES-UC), as part of the thematic line Urban cultures, sociability and participation. In this context, she is currently a researcher on the projects IN SITU - Place-based innovation of cultural and creative industries in non-urban areas (2022-2026) (https://insituculture.eu/) and CONCILIARE - Confidently Changing Colonial Heritage (2024-2027), both funded by the European Commission.
Research interests focused on cultural production and consumption and the markets for cultural goods; organisations, cultural ecosystems and cultural policies; valuation processes in the fields of culture.
