COORDINATE Summer School, 20-24 June

COORDINATE Summer School

Mon Jun 20 - Fri Jun 24
The aim of this summer school is to learn and practice longitudinal data analysis methods using Understanding Society - the UK Household Panel Study taught by experienced researchers from the University of Essex.

The aim of this summer school is to learn and practice longitudinal data analysis methods using Understanding Society - the UK Household Panel Study taught by experienced researchers from the University of Essex.

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ESHD announces this year's ESHD Award Winners

The European Society of Historical Demography announced the winner of this year's four ESHD's awards.

The European Society of Historical Demography announced the winner of this year's four ESHD's awards.

European Social and Population Issues Webinar Series 2022

European Social and Population Issues Webinar Series

Tue Mar 29 - Wed May 25
Starting from a European perspective different social and population issues with important implications for society will be addressed by national and international scholars.

Starting from a European perspective different social and population issues with important implications for society will be addressed by national and international scholars.

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What helped Irish school children cope with learning in lockdown?

A recent study by Yekaterina Chzhen (Trinity College Dublin); Jennifer Symonds, Dympna Devine, Seaneen Sloan, Gabriela Martinez Sainz (University College Dublin); Julia Mikolai (University of St Andrews); and Susan Harkness (University of Bristol) investigates primary school children’s self-reported engagement with remote schooling during the Spring 2020 lockdown in Ireland.

A recent study by Yekaterina Chzhen (Trinity College Dublin); Jennifer Symonds, Dympna Devine, Seaneen Sloan, Gabriela Martinez Sainz (University College Dublin); Julia Mikolai (University of St Andrews); and Susan Harkness (University of Bristol) investigates primary school children’s self-reported engagement with remote schooling during the Spring 2020 lockdown in Ireland.

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When are you giving me grandchildren?

Gender differences on the role grandparents play on their children´s family planning
Peter Eibich (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) and Thomas Siedler (University of Potsdam) look at whether intergenerational solidarity and particularly childcare provided by grandparents can have an impact on the fertility intentions of parents.

Peter Eibich (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) and Thomas Siedler (University of Potsdam) look at whether intergenerational solidarity and particularly childcare provided by grandparents can have an impact on the fertility intentions of parents.

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‘Future-oriented climate policy should include families’ – study on intergenerational justice and climate change

A great burden of adapting to climate change and its consequences rests on the shoulders of families. Even so, debates on the climate crisis pay little attention to the role families play, including how their circumstances affect how they adjust to new policy measures.

A great burden of adapting to climate change and its consequences rests on the shoulders of families. Even so, debates on the climate crisis pay little attention to the role families play, including how their circumstances affect how they adjust to new policy measures. At the same time, many intergenerational exchanges take place within families – especially when it comes to environmental protection.

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