Clara Cruz Santos (P.hD) is Professor of Social Work at Coimbra University. She is the coordinator of the Master of Social Intervention, Innovation and entrepreneurship (MISIE) and Coordinator of The Observatory of Citizenship and Social Intervention at same University. She belongs to the expert group of Migrants and Refugees in M8 Alliance and in the European Commission as an external expert. She has published diverse scientific articles in national and international journals and has published as main author and co-author 6 books related to Social Inequalities and Social Issues.