Lone Parenthood in a Life Course Perspective

The Swiss National Center of Competence in Research LIVES organizes a workshop on June 6-7, 2014, at the University of Lausanne.


The deadline for the abstract submission (between 500 and 2000 characters) is December 15, 2013. Proposals can be sent to laura.bernardi@unil.ch.

Scientific committee: 
Laura Bernardi (University of Lausanne), Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello (University of Bern), Cornelia Hummel (University of Geneva), Marieke Voorpostel (FORS)

The following topics are to be addressed in the workshop:

• Different forms of lone parenthood (chosen vs. event-driven lone parenthood, in the presence or absence of the non residential parent, etc...).
• Transitions in and out of lone parenthood and the processes implied in these transitions.
• Socio-economic, psychological, social well-being of lone parents/non-residential parents.
• Intergenerational and gender perspectives on lone parenthood/non residential parenthood.
  
• Prevalence and characteristics of lone parenthood/non-residential parenthood in comparative perspective (cross national, cross cultural, cross generational