IUSSP Scientific Panel on Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities

I am member of the steering committee of the newly launched IUSSP Scientific Panel “Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities.” In this panel, we aim to bring together scholars interested in the study of kinship inequalities coming from different disciplines and from across the globe. Find more information on the goals, upcoming activities, and outputs here 👇

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Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities | International Union for the Scientific Study of Population

Presentations

  1. Presentation at Tuesday Dialogues by Population Europe and the Einstein Centre Population Diversity: “Re-thinking Family Generations: Diverse Life Courses and how they Relate to Social Inequality” Followed by a discussion with Germany’s Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community, and the Federal Ministry of Justice (in German & English, October 08, 2024)
  2. Public presentation for non-scientific audience at Salon Sophie-Charlotte, Berlin (DE), organized by Berlin-Brandenburgische Academy of Science, “What makes us older? Time and life phases in the generational system” (in German, January 20, 2024)

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  1. *Population Europe’s “*Pop Digest” on “Flexible Work Arrangements Not Linked to Equal Division of Unpaid Work” (2025)
  2. Interview about multigenerational families and wealth in newspaper “ZEIT am Wochenende” (Ausgabe 04/2025*)* “What we can learn from large families” (in German, 2025)
  3. Interview about family life courses and wealth in newspaper “La Vanguardia” “Tu prosperidad depende del número de parientes vivos”(in Spanish, 2024)
  4. Interview about generational placement trajectories and health and well-being in later life in newspaper “Die Welt” “These family structures align well with life satisfaction and health” (in German, July 12, 2024)
  5. Publication of research results in infoletter “Demografische Forschung aus Erster Hand” (No. 02/2024) “Happy and Healthy Family Structure” (in German, June 26, 2024)