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Green Family Policy Brief
Up to this point, families have not played a significant role in the discussion of the climate crisis. Yet, they play a crucial role in shaping intergenerational relationships – also and especially when it comes to environmental protection and climate-friendly behaviours.

Edel, A., Höb, S., Mair, N., Riepl, T., Striessnig, E., Thomas, M. and Vono de Vilhena, D. (2022). Generational Fairness in Climate Change. Population & Policy Compact 34, Berlin: Max Planck Society/Population Europe.

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Green Family
Familien spielen in umweltpolitischen Diskussionen zur Klimakrise bislang keine herausgehobene Rolle. Dabei sind sie der Ort, an dem intergenerationelle Beziehungen hauptsächlich gestaltet werden – auch und insbesondere in Sachen Umweltschutz.

Familien spielen in umweltpolitischen Diskussionen zur Klimakrise bislang keine herausgehobene Rolle. Dabei sind sie der Ort, an dem intergenerationelle Beziehungen hauptsächlich gestaltet werden – auch und insbesondere in Sachen Umweltschutz.

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Mother with Daughter on a walking trail
In a study we published at the journal Demography with our colleagues Marita Jacob and Karsten Hank, we investigated intergenerational dynamics in women's life courses considering both societal and within-family processes.

In a study we published at the journal Demography with our colleagues Marita Jacob and Karsten Hank, we investigated intergenerational dynamics in women's life courses considering both societal and within-family processes.

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MigrantLife Symposium 2022
Mon Mar 14 - Tue Mar 15
This international symposium brings together migration researchers to discuss innovative research on migrants and their descendants.

This international symposium brings together migration researchers to discuss innovative research on migrants and their descendants.

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Helpline to support Ukranian researchers
Find information about jobs, fellowships and other opportunities relevant for Ukrainian demographers collected and made accessible in one place

Find information about jobs, fellowships and other opportunities relevant for Ukrainian demographers collected and made accessible in one place

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Queer Migration in the GLobal South
Thu Mar 10
In this seminar, Fernanda Fortes will talk about the internal migration of sexual minorities in the Brazilian context.

In this seminar, Fernanda Fortes will talk about the internal migration of sexual minorities in the Brazilian context.

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Woman sitting on couch with 5 children
Eleonora Mussino, Ben Wilson and Gunnar Andersson (Stockholm University) aim to examine the adaptation of both the quantum and tempo of immigrant fertility from low-fertility settings in Sweden in their latest study in Demography.

Eleonora Mussino, Ben Wilson and Gunnar Andersson (Stockholm University) aim to examine the adaptation of both the quantum and tempo of immigrant fertility from low-fertility settings in Sweden in their latest study in Demography.

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Symposium: Families through assisted reproductive technology - causes, experiences, and consequences in an international context
Edited by Anne-Kristin Kuhnt and Jasmin Passet-Wittig
Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online release a new open-access Special Collection edited by Anne-Kristin Kuhnt and Jasmin Passet-Wittig on the creation of families through the use of assisted reproductive technology.

Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online release a new open-access Special Collection edited by Anne-Kristin Kuhnt and Jasmin Passet-Wittig on the creation of families through the use of assisted reproductive technology.

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Panel discussion: Families in the Corona Pandemic
Thu Feb 24
"What do families need in the Corona pandemic?" is the question posed by the Scientific Advisory Board for Family Issues at the BMFSFJ and the Ravensburger Verlag Foundation on 24 February in a joint panel discussion.

"What do families need in the Corona pandemic?" is the question posed by the Scientific Advisory Board for Family Issues at the BMFSFJ and the Ravensburger Verlag Foundation on 24 February in a joint panel discussion.

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