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Mércia Britto
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Michela Giovannini,  Andrés Spognardi,  Silvia Ferreira,  Claudia Monteiro Pato de Carvalho,  Thaysa Sonale,  Beatriz Caitana,  Nancy Duxbury Carreiro,  Luciane Lucas dos Santos,  António Pedro Ferreira Fidalgo
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Last updated: 30/03/2026
Mércia Britto
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Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra
Portugal
  PhD Researcher in Social Economy, Gender and Social Innovation
  PhD researcher at the University of Coimbra working on social economy, gender and social innovation. Her research focuses on leadership trajectories of women from peripheral contexts, examining how structural inequalities shape practices of innovation and organizational dynamics. Her work combines qualitative methods and extensive empirical experience in social innovation projects.
  Britto, M. (2021). Trajectories of women from peripheral contexts leading social economy organizations. Master Dissertation, University of Coimbra.
Britto, M. (2023). Research contributions on gender and peripheral territories. Centre for Social Studies (CES), University of Coimbra.
Britto, M. (2022). Social innovation and digital inclusion in peripheral contexts (project-based outputs
  https://www.linkedin.com/in/merciabritto/
Personal Information
  PhD researcher at the University of Coimbra (FEUC), working at the intersection of social economy, gender and social innovation. Her research focuses on leadership trajectories of women from peripheral contexts, examining how structural inequalities related to gender, class and territory shape organizational practices and processes of innovation.
Her work adopts a qualitative and interpretive approach, combining biographical interviews, content analysis and autoethnography. She is particularly interested in intersectionality, situated knowledge and the relationship between lived experience and social transformation.
Alongside her academic trajectory, she has over 20 years of experience as Executive Director of Cinema Nosso, a Brazilian socio-cultural organization dedicated to audiovisual education, digital inclusion and youth empowerment in peripheral territories. This professional experience constitutes a central empirical basis for her research.
She has participated in research projects at the Centre for Social Studies (CES), University of Coimbra, contributing to studies on gender, violence and peripheral contexts. Her work bridges research and practice, contributing to critical debates on social economy and social innovation.