This article examines policies and ideas of European settlement in Africa through the lens of imperial rhetoric and nationalist imaginations in Portugal during the first decades of Salazar's dictatorship. Even though European settlement in Africa was under discussion since Brazil's independence, the debate was invigorated in the 1930s. This article will place the renewed interest within the wider context of transnational migration, world economic crisis and inter-European competition for colonial dominance before the Second World War. Although European settlement was perceived as necessary both in terms of domestic social regulation and international competition at the time, state-sponsored settlements in Portuguese Africa were not a reality until the worldwide process of decolonization had started. On the contrary, not only did Portuguese political elites not invest in settlement schemes but they actually adopted measures to curb migration to the colonies up until 1945, contradicting their imperialist rhetoric at home. I will argue that the contradiction between rhetoric and practice needs to be analysed in light of the growing desire to intensify control over space and people in European settlements in Africa. Barriers to block undesirable migrants from the metropole were only one part of the process of forcing an idealised vision of Portugal and Portugueseness into reality in both the colonies and the metropole. This article concludes that policies and ideas of European Settlement cannot be dissociated from the anti-urban rhetoric and anti-modernising agenda of Estado Novo.

Situating itself at the crossroads of colonial history, international history and European history, this article examines the movement for colonial appeasement and the redistribution of African colonies in the 1930s from a frequently overlooked viewpoint: Portugal and its empire. Even though Portugal was not a principal actor in the discussion of colonial redistribution, the Portuguese empire was placed at the centre of these debates as a subject to be discussed. The article demonstrates that the great powers’ perception of Portugal as an inadequate colonial power was central to their strategy of colonial redistribution in an international context that espoused guarantees of territorial integrity to great and small states alike. In addition, it shows how Portugal entered the debate on colonial appeasement to promote a rhetoric of victimisation and bolster support for the dictatorship.

Professora da UERJ e da PUC-RJ. O objetivo do artigo é analisar valores e concepções que informaram a discussão sobre os usos da biografia entre as narrativas historiográficas, tomando como referência textos assinados por Octávio Tarquínio de Sousa, nas décadas de 1930 a 1950. Biografia • História • Modernismo • Estudos Brasileiros • Historismo The objective of the article is to analyze the conceptions about the uses of biography and the writing of history, between 1930 and 1960, taking as reference texts signed by Octávio Tarquínio de Sousa. Biography • Historical Thought • Modernism • Brazilian Studies • Historicism * Esse artigo corresponde a uma versão condensada de algumas análises realizadas em minha tese de doutorado-Em terreno movediço: biografia e história na obra de Octávio Tarquínio de Sousa-desenvolvida no programa de Pós-graduação da FFLCH/USP, área de História Social, sob a orientação do Prof. Dr. Elias Thomé Saliba.

Purpose This paper aims to explore if employee engagement (EE) influences the relationship quality of long-term partnerships between non-profit organisations (NPO) and for-profit organisations (FPO) and offer a theoretical framework for NPO and FPO long-term partnerships’ success based on the literature. Design/methodology/approach The study resorts to qualitative research, and through 45 in-depth structured interviews with NPO and FPO employees, this paper intends to investigate the theoretical framework using a hypothetico-deductive method. Findings The findings support the authors’ theoretical framework, where EE influences satisfaction, trust and commitment to the partnership. The results highlight that organisations creating high levels of satisfaction, trust and commitment may have a higher propensity for long-term partnerships. Originality/value This study offers a novel theoretical framework for developing long-term partnerships between NPO and FPO. However, each variable’s extent of influence still needs to be further explored, creating a fertile ground for future research in this area.