Researching Families and Relationships: innovations in methods, theory and policy relevance

From 10 to 12 June 2013 at Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

Call for abstracts: 02/11/2012

The 4th international conference, hosted by CRFR, will explore ways in which research on and with children, families and relationships have been developed in new and innovate ways in recent years.

Abstracts are invited which address the conference themes. Abstracts will be considered for either an oral or poster presentation.

  • Theoretical, substantive and ethical challenges in children, families and relationships research
  • The impact of the digital age and access to resources across the world
  • The development of participatory, sensory and visual methods
  • Learning from the challenges of time and the life course
  • Innovations in understanding transnational families and relationships and addressing minority/majority worlds
  • Addressing issues of inequality
  • The role of families and relationships in big 'global' issues