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Happiness can be said to be in vogue these days, with the first International Day of Happiness, established by the United Nations in 2012, being celebrated in 2013. In the resolution, approved by consensus, the UN General Assembly stressed that "the pursuit of happiness is one of the fundamental goals of the human being" and urged countries to concentrate their efforts on finding robust and reliable indicators capable of measuring the quality of life and well-being of populations, which would make it possible to compare GNH (Gross Domestic Happiness) with GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The aim of this round table is to understand why the Portuguese "evaluate" themselves as less happy than most Europeans. Are we really less happy or is this a statistical "illusion"?
Programme
David Machado - A former economics student at ISEG and writer, he wrote the book "Average Happiness Index" with which he received the EU Literature Prize in 2015.
Rui Brites - Professor at ISEG. PhD in Sociology and researcher in Happiness and Well-being
Luis Nazare - Manager, university professor in the areas of strategy and leadership and politician; Economic columnist for Jornal de Negócios; Chairman of the General Assembly of Sport Lisboa e Benfica; Chairman of the Alvalade Parish Assembly in Lisbon
João Gil - Portuguese guitarist and composer and one of the founders of groups such as Trovante and Ala dos Namorados
Moderator - Fernanda Freitas - National Ambassador of the European Year against Poverty and Social Exclusion - 2010; National President of the European Year of Volunteering - 2011; Ambassador of the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations - 2012; Ambassador of the Portugal is Me Movement; Order of Civil Merit, 2013. Volunteer in children's hospitals. Mother for 20 years; Founder and director of the content and communication company Eixo Norte Sul.
Free entry, subject to pre-registration:
fferreira@iseg.ulisboa.pt