Exploring the Concept and Practices of Felicitas Publica at Lisbon University: A Community-Based Relational Approach to Well-being

Educating for Public Happiness and Global Peace: Contributions from a Portuguese UNESCO Chair towards the Sustainable Development Goals

“…The key objectives of the E=GPS include [31]: Its principles defend that every intervention has diverse stakeholders in co-creation. They intend to (1) bring hope to people regarding the future; (2) be action-oriented, while also thought-provoking; (3) be marked by dialogue, collaborative and participative, evoking horizontal relationships and co-leadership; (4) create networks supported in diversity and inclusion; (5) involve scientific foundations and action-research methods; (6) bring a critical stance regarding the status quo in education through creative and innovative approaches; and (7) serve the local communities while spread globally [30][31][32]. Overall, the project has been involved (by 2021) in 54 conferences, webinars, and workshops; 10 training programs; and the organization of two books and six book chapters, among other outcomes.…”

“…Positive education is trying to tackle this issue. Defined as the incorporation of positive psychology into education models, it is the combination of traditional education principles and academic success with the study and optimization of happiness and wellbeing [32]. In particular, the movement embraces the implementation of happiness models and a "character strengths" approach.…”

“…The social ethics and responsibility that bound the individual life of the non-alienated person with the civic life is, therefore, at the heart of the theory. The remoteness from the center is a standard by which we can quantify the strength of our ties and duties towards other fellow members of the community [30,32,52].…”

Pro-environmental attitudes, local environmental conditions and recycling behavior

“…For the relation between sociability and subjective well being seeBecchetti et al (2012), as well as the overview inPelloni (2016). Recent works areMarujo and Neto (2017),Capecchi et al (2018),Schmiedeberg and Schröder (2017),Pagan (2016),Rasciute et al (2017) and Lardies-Bosque et al(2015). Indeed, for the favourable environmental consequences of substituting "relational goods", i.e non-instrumental social relationship to market goods, as well as for the effects of city planning on the choice seePullinger (2014) andShao and Rodríguez-Labajos (2016).4 SeeCialdini et al (1990) andKrupka and Weber (2009).…”