Michele Souza
Biographic Data
| ID | 110659 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michele Souza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michele |
| FAMILY NAME | Souza |
| SIGNATURE | SOUZA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Umeå University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0734-475X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“Somos Todos Primos” (We’re All Cousins) in São Tomé & Príncipe: Islandness, Closeness, and Democracy in a Small Island State
This article explores how members of parliament (MPs) in the small island state of São Tomé & Príncipe (STP) understand the effects of islandness and smallness on their country’s democracy. Drawing on interviews with MPs from all political parties in the National Assembly in 2024, we find broad agreement that smallness and islandness offer certain democratic advantages, particularly by fostering close contact between representatives and voters, w…
The Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire 3 (BREQ-3) Is Reliable and Valid for Assessing Motivational Regulations and Self-Determination in Exercise Among…
The study aimed to investigate the reliability, construct, and discriminant validity of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire 3 (BREQ-3) for evaluating motivational regulations and self-determination for exercise in Brazilian adults aged 50 years or older. The study assessed motivation for exercise, peripheral muscle strength, physical performance, functional capacity, cardiovascular fitness, and frailty phenotype. Two raters indepe…
Space-time, pace and peace: Theorising from post-war Mostar
Connecting the concepts of space, time, and pace, in this article I theorise how distinct narratives of (post-)conflict spaces impact people’s differing experiences of the pace of peace processes and post-war transitions. Drawing on 14 walking interviews in post-war Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina), I identify three experiences of paces of the peace process connected to spaces across town: slow pace of liminality, acceleration of life, and fast-pa…
The spatial turn in peace and conflict studies: Contributions, limitations and opportunities for research on space–time heterogeneity
The spatial turn in peace and conflict studies brought valuable insights about space in (post-)conflict contexts. Nevertheless, critiques of this literature call for further engagement with spatial heterogeneity. I suggest that analyzing space-time relationships is a promising avenue, as understandings of space are substantiated by heterogeneous temporal experiences. To capture space-time heterogeneity, I introduce the concept of 'spatio-temporal…
Illiberal Peacebuilding in UN Stabilization Peace Operations and Peace Agreements in the CAR, the DRC and Mali
Researchers have shown how UN stabilization peace operations mix liberal and illiberal goals and strategies.Yet, further research is needed to theorize and comprehend illiberal peacebuilding features of stabilization operations.This article fills this gap by demonstrating how UN stabilization operations wield illiberal peacebuilding practices.Building upon previous scholarship, we understand illiberal peacebuilding both as an approach and outcome…
Temporalities in spatial narratives about war ruins in Mostar
The spatial turn in peace and conflict studies and the geographies of peace research agendas have underscored the importance of space in (post-)conflict societies. These fields, despite recognising that space and time are inseparable dimensions, often pay more attention to the former compared to the latter. To address this gap, this article explains how space relates to temporality, a concept that delves into the lived experiences of time. More s…
Motor, Physical, and Psychosocial Parameters of Children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Comparative and Associative Study
(1) Background: Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a chronic impairment that affects several domains that mark the developmental trajectory from childhood to adulthood. Aim: This study examined the differences in physical and psychosocial factors for children with DCD and typical development (TD) and the associations between these factors with gross motor coordination. (2) Methods: Children with DCD ( n = 166; age: M = 8.74, SD = 2.0) a…
After the Brahimi Report: Doctrinal culture, practical developments and the new and remaining challenges of UN peace operations
The article analyses the advances, setbacks, and new and remaining challenges in the implementation of the Brahimi Report's (2000) recommendations 20 years after its publication. Because of the innovations it proposed, the document is considered a milestone in the consolidation of a doctrinal culture of UN peace operations. However, we argue that the deployment of stabilisation operations, aimed at providing task-forces to support national author…
Factors Correlated with Body Image Dissatisfaction in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Study
(1) Background: The adverse effects of continuous use of antiretroviral therapy can generate dissatisfaction with body image in children and adolescents diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) infection. The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence and factors associated with body image dissatisfaction (BI) in children and adolescents diagnosed with HIV infection; (2) This is a cross-sectional study with 60 children and …
Bringing the Critical Thinking Back in: A Critique of Andrew Linklater’s Theoretical Contributions to International Relations
Inspired by the Critical Social Theory put forth by the Frankfurt School, Andrew Linklater has dedicated part of his career to elaborating a critical and emancipatory research agenda for International Relations. However, his recent research on the restriction of violence in international society, mostly influenced by the English School and by Eliasian Sociology, has pushed Linklater away from an explicit engagement with critical epistemologies an…
Building peace through the nexus between security, democracy and development: A critical assessment of the United Nations mission in Liberia
The United Nations (UN) peacebuilding strategy often establish a nexus between security, democracy and development. Therefore, it argues that sustainable peace could be achieved whenever institutional reforms towards democratization and economic development takes place. Thus, we intend to identify whether the strengthening of state institutions in the aforementioned sectors contributes to tackling the root causes of intrastate warfare. Methodolog…
Mobilidade E Identidade Estudantil Em Contexto Transnacional: Uma Análise Dos Relatos De Ex-Alunos Do Programa De Intercâmbio Pec-G
O Programa Estudante-Convênio Graduação (PEC-G) seleciona alunos de outros países para que esses tenham a oportunidade de estudar em universidades brasileiras. Essa pesquisa visa o estudo dos relatos de ex-alunos desse programa, analisando as experiências que eles tiveram como alunos imigrantes no Brasil. Será observado quais memórias e narrativas eles selecionaram para construir o significado desta experiência de vida e de ensino em outro país. …
Resemblance in physical activity levels: The Portuguese sibling study on growth, fitness, lifestyle, and health
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationships of biological, behavioral, familial, and environmental characteristics with siblings ́ physical activity (PA) levels as well as the intrapair resemblance in PA. METHODS: The sample comprises 834 (390 females) biological siblings [brother-brother (BB), sister-sister (SS), brother-sister (BS)] aged 9 to 20 years. Total PA index (TPAI) was estimated by questionnaire. Information on potential behavioral, f…
Relationship between Sedentariness and Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Youth: A Multivariate Multilevel Study
This study aimed to jointly analyse moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentariness, and their correlates, in children within their school contexts, using a multivariate multilevel approach. The sample comprises 499 Portuguese children (284 girls) from 23 schools. MVPA and sedentary time were estimated by accelerometer. A set of predictor variables from both child and school levels was tested. Overall, schools explained a small am…
Modeling longitudinal changes in hypertensive and waist phenotype: The oporto growth, health, and performance study
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to: (1) model changes in the hypertensive and waist phenotype (HWP) in youth, and (2) investigate the effects of sex, biological maturation, total physical activity (TPA), and physical fitness (PF) in HWP trajectories. METHODS: Data were obtained annually for 3 years from the Oporto Growth, Health, and Performance Study, and comprised 5,549 adolescents (2,732 girls) divided into four age cohorts (10, 12, 14, and 16 ye…
Multilevel modelling of somatotype components: The Portuguese sibling study on growth, fitness, lifestyle and health
These results highlight the significant familial effects on somatotype and the complexity of the role of familial resemblance in explaining variance in somatotypes
The Oporto mixed-longitudinal growth, health and performance study. Design, methods and baseline results
The OGHPS has an innovative approach due to its mixed-longitudinal design and the broad array of variables. Furthermore, subsequent analyses of the longitudinal data will enable a detailed exploration of important factors affecting the growth trajectories of health and performance variables and will also help to identify some of the most opportune times for interventions in terms of health behaviours
Precarização do trabalho docente da educação superior e os impactos na formação
A metamorfose do mundo do trabalho, decorrente da reestruturação produtiva do capital, se caracteriza pela instituição de um modelo mais flexível baseado nos princípios do toyotismo ( just in time, kaban, trabalhador polivalente, multifuncional), que leva à flexibilização da legislação trabalhista , das formas contratuais, à precarização do trabalho.As mudanças ocorridas no mundo o trabalho levaram a uma intensificação cada vez maior das atividad…
Effects of Individual and School-Level Characteristics on a Child’s Gross Motor Coordination Development
The aim of this study was to identify child and school-level characteristics that explained inter-individual differences in gross motor coordination (GMC). Participants (n = 390), recruited from 18 Portuguese primary schools, were aged 6 to 10 years of age. Birth weight, body fat (BF), physical activity (PA), physical fitness (PF) and GMC were assessed. School size, setting, infrastructure and physical education classes were considered as school …
Variability and Stability in Daily Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity among 10 Year Old Children
Day-to-day variability and stability of children's physical activity levels across days of the week are not well understood. Our aims were to examine the day-to-day variability of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), to determine factors influencing the day-to-day variability of MVPA and to estimate stability of MVPA in children. The sample comprises 686 Portuguese children (10 years of age). MVPA was assessed with an accelerometer, and…
Clustering of body composition, blood pressure and physical activity in Portuguese families
The results suggest familial resemblance in the variation of body fat, BP and TPA, showing partial pleiotropic effects in the variation in body fat phenotypes and BP. TPA only shares common environmental influences with BP and body fat traits
Illiberal Peacebuilding in UN Stabilization Peace Operations and Peace Agreements in the CAR, the DRC and Mali
Researchers have shown how UN stabilization peace operations mix liberal and illiberal goals and strategies.Yet, further research is needed to theorize and comprehend illiberal peacebuilding features of stabilization operations.This article fills this gap by demonstrating how UN stabilization operations wield illiberal peacebuilding practices.Building upon previous scholarship, we understand illiberal peacebuilding both as an approach and outcome…
The spatial turn in peace and conflict studies: Contributions, limitations and opportunities for research on space–time heterogeneity
The spatial turn in peace and conflict studies brought valuable insights about space in (post-)conflict contexts. Nevertheless, critiques of this literature call for further engagement with spatial heterogeneity. I suggest that analyzing space-time relationships is a promising avenue, as understandings of space are substantiated by heterogeneous temporal experiences. To capture space-time heterogeneity, I introduce the concept of 'spatio-temporal…
Temporalities in spatial narratives about war ruins in Mostar
The spatial turn in peace and conflict studies and the geographies of peace research agendas have underscored the importance of space in (post-)conflict societies. These fields, despite recognising that space and time are inseparable dimensions, often pay more attention to the former compared to the latter. To address this gap, this article explains how space relates to temporality, a concept that delves into the lived experiences of time. More s…
After the Brahimi Report: Doctrinal culture, practical developments and the new and remaining challenges of UN peace operations
The article analyses the advances, setbacks, and new and remaining challenges in the implementation of the Brahimi Report's (2000) recommendations 20 years after its publication. Because of the innovations it proposed, the document is considered a milestone in the consolidation of a doctrinal culture of UN peace operations. However, we argue that the deployment of stabilisation operations, aimed at providing task-forces to support national author…
Clustering of body composition, blood pressure and physical activity in Portuguese families
The results suggest familial resemblance in the variation of body fat, BP and TPA, showing partial pleiotropic effects in the variation in body fat phenotypes and BP. TPA only shares common environmental influences with BP and body fat traits
Effects of Individual and School-Level Characteristics on a Child’s Gross Motor Coordination Development
The aim of this study was to identify child and school-level characteristics that explained inter-individual differences in gross motor coordination (GMC). Participants (n = 390), recruited from 18 Portuguese primary schools, were aged 6 to 10 years of age. Birth weight, body fat (BF), physical activity (PA), physical fitness (PF) and GMC were assessed. School size, setting, infrastructure and physical education classes were considered as school …
Variability and Stability in Daily Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity among 10 Year Old Children
Day-to-day variability and stability of children's physical activity levels across days of the week are not well understood. Our aims were to examine the day-to-day variability of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), to determine factors influencing the day-to-day variability of MVPA and to estimate stability of MVPA in children. The sample comprises 686 Portuguese children (10 years of age). MVPA was assessed with an accelerometer, and…
Modeling longitudinal changes in hypertensive and waist phenotype: The oporto growth, health, and performance study
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to: (1) model changes in the hypertensive and waist phenotype (HWP) in youth, and (2) investigate the effects of sex, biological maturation, total physical activity (TPA), and physical fitness (PF) in HWP trajectories. METHODS: Data were obtained annually for 3 years from the Oporto Growth, Health, and Performance Study, and comprised 5,549 adolescents (2,732 girls) divided into four age cohorts (10, 12, 14, and 16 ye…
Multilevel modelling of somatotype components: The Portuguese sibling study on growth, fitness, lifestyle and health
These results highlight the significant familial effects on somatotype and the complexity of the role of familial resemblance in explaining variance in somatotypes
The Oporto mixed-longitudinal growth, health and performance study. Design, methods and baseline results
The OGHPS has an innovative approach due to its mixed-longitudinal design and the broad array of variables. Furthermore, subsequent analyses of the longitudinal data will enable a detailed exploration of important factors affecting the growth trajectories of health and performance variables and will also help to identify some of the most opportune times for interventions in terms of health behaviours
Precarização do trabalho docente da educação superior e os impactos na formação
A metamorfose do mundo do trabalho, decorrente da reestruturação produtiva do capital, se caracteriza pela instituição de um modelo mais flexível baseado nos princípios do toyotismo ( just in time, kaban, trabalhador polivalente, multifuncional), que leva à flexibilização da legislação trabalhista , das formas contratuais, à precarização do trabalho.As mudanças ocorridas no mundo o trabalho levaram a uma intensificação cada vez maior das atividad…
Relationship between Sedentariness and Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Youth: A Multivariate Multilevel Study
This study aimed to jointly analyse moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentariness, and their correlates, in children within their school contexts, using a multivariate multilevel approach. The sample comprises 499 Portuguese children (284 girls) from 23 schools. MVPA and sedentary time were estimated by accelerometer. A set of predictor variables from both child and school levels was tested. Overall, schools explained a small am…
Resemblance in physical activity levels: The Portuguese sibling study on growth, fitness, lifestyle, and health
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationships of biological, behavioral, familial, and environmental characteristics with siblings ́ physical activity (PA) levels as well as the intrapair resemblance in PA. METHODS: The sample comprises 834 (390 females) biological siblings [brother-brother (BB), sister-sister (SS), brother-sister (BS)] aged 9 to 20 years. Total PA index (TPAI) was estimated by questionnaire. Information on potential behavioral, f…
Building peace through the nexus between security, democracy and development: A critical assessment of the United Nations mission in Liberia
The United Nations (UN) peacebuilding strategy often establish a nexus between security, democracy and development. Therefore, it argues that sustainable peace could be achieved whenever institutional reforms towards democratization and economic development takes place. Thus, we intend to identify whether the strengthening of state institutions in the aforementioned sectors contributes to tackling the root causes of intrastate warfare. Methodolog…
Mobilidade E Identidade Estudantil Em Contexto Transnacional: Uma Análise Dos Relatos De Ex-Alunos Do Programa De Intercâmbio Pec-G
O Programa Estudante-Convênio Graduação (PEC-G) seleciona alunos de outros países para que esses tenham a oportunidade de estudar em universidades brasileiras. Essa pesquisa visa o estudo dos relatos de ex-alunos desse programa, analisando as experiências que eles tiveram como alunos imigrantes no Brasil. Será observado quais memórias e narrativas eles selecionaram para construir o significado desta experiência de vida e de ensino em outro país. …
Factors Correlated with Body Image Dissatisfaction in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Study
(1) Background: The adverse effects of continuous use of antiretroviral therapy can generate dissatisfaction with body image in children and adolescents diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) infection. The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence and factors associated with body image dissatisfaction (BI) in children and adolescents diagnosed with HIV infection; (2) This is a cross-sectional study with 60 children and …
Bringing the Critical Thinking Back in: A Critique of Andrew Linklater’s Theoretical Contributions to International Relations
Inspired by the Critical Social Theory put forth by the Frankfurt School, Andrew Linklater has dedicated part of his career to elaborating a critical and emancipatory research agenda for International Relations. However, his recent research on the restriction of violence in international society, mostly influenced by the English School and by Eliasian Sociology, has pushed Linklater away from an explicit engagement with critical epistemologies an…
Motor, Physical, and Psychosocial Parameters of Children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Comparative and Associative Study
(1) Background: Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a chronic impairment that affects several domains that mark the developmental trajectory from childhood to adulthood. Aim: This study examined the differences in physical and psychosocial factors for children with DCD and typical development (TD) and the associations between these factors with gross motor coordination. (2) Methods: Children with DCD ( n = 166; age: M = 8.74, SD = 2.0) a…
After the Brahimi Report: Doctrinal culture, practical developments and the new and remaining challenges of UN peace operations
The article analyses the advances, setbacks, and new and remaining challenges in the implementation of the Brahimi Report's (2000) recommendations 20 years after its publication. Because of the innovations it proposed, the document is considered a milestone in the consolidation of a doctrinal culture of UN peace operations. However, we argue that the deployment of stabilisation operations, aimed at providing task-forces to support national author…
The spatial turn in peace and conflict studies: Contributions, limitations and opportunities for research on space–time heterogeneity
The spatial turn in peace and conflict studies brought valuable insights about space in (post-)conflict contexts. Nevertheless, critiques of this literature call for further engagement with spatial heterogeneity. I suggest that analyzing space-time relationships is a promising avenue, as understandings of space are substantiated by heterogeneous temporal experiences. To capture space-time heterogeneity, I introduce the concept of 'spatio-temporal…
Illiberal Peacebuilding in UN Stabilization Peace Operations and Peace Agreements in the CAR, the DRC and Mali
Researchers have shown how UN stabilization peace operations mix liberal and illiberal goals and strategies.Yet, further research is needed to theorize and comprehend illiberal peacebuilding features of stabilization operations.This article fills this gap by demonstrating how UN stabilization operations wield illiberal peacebuilding practices.Building upon previous scholarship, we understand illiberal peacebuilding both as an approach and outcome…
Temporalities in spatial narratives about war ruins in Mostar
The spatial turn in peace and conflict studies and the geographies of peace research agendas have underscored the importance of space in (post-)conflict societies. These fields, despite recognising that space and time are inseparable dimensions, often pay more attention to the former compared to the latter. To address this gap, this article explains how space relates to temporality, a concept that delves into the lived experiences of time. More s…
The Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire 3 (BREQ-3) Is Reliable and Valid for Assessing Motivational Regulations and Self-Determination in Exercise Among…
The study aimed to investigate the reliability, construct, and discriminant validity of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire 3 (BREQ-3) for evaluating motivational regulations and self-determination for exercise in Brazilian adults aged 50 years or older. The study assessed motivation for exercise, peripheral muscle strength, physical performance, functional capacity, cardiovascular fitness, and frailty phenotype. Two raters indepe…
Space-time, pace and peace: Theorising from post-war Mostar
Connecting the concepts of space, time, and pace, in this article I theorise how distinct narratives of (post-)conflict spaces impact people’s differing experiences of the pace of peace processes and post-war transitions. Drawing on 14 walking interviews in post-war Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina), I identify three experiences of paces of the peace process connected to spaces across town: slow pace of liminality, acceleration of life, and fast-pa…
“Somos Todos Primos” (We’re All Cousins) in São Tomé & Príncipe: Islandness, Closeness, and Democracy in a Small Island State
This article explores how members of parliament (MPs) in the small island state of São Tomé & Príncipe (STP) understand the effects of islandness and smallness on their country’s democracy. Drawing on interviews with MPs from all political parties in the National Assembly in 2024, we find broad agreement that smallness and islandness offer certain democratic advantages, particularly by fostering close contact between representatives and voters, w…
Medicine (10 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Physical Activity and Health (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Physical therapy (5 works)