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12/18/2025

New publication „The Sociology of Families. Key Debates and Contending Perspectives“

Prof. Mona Motakef publishes the essay ‘LGBTQ+ families in Germany’ with Dr Julia Teschlade and Prof. Christine Wimbauer.

Screenshot of the Website of the book and Text: This book examines current research on key issues widely debated in contemporary family sociology. Contributors present emerging perspectives on the dynamics and challenges related to changing family forms and increasing family diversity in various countries or regions. The analyses reveal the multidimensional nature of living arrangements, parenting, and policies in a context of long-term social changes.

12/12/2025

Call for Applications: 7 Doktorale Stipendien im Bereich Arbeitsmarktforschung

Interdisciplinary graduate programme ‘GradAB’ at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) in cooperation with TU Dortmund University. …

11/25/2025

New Issue of "feministische studien" (fs) "Articulations of class and gender II"

In the new issue, Prof. Mona Motakef talks to Prof. Silvia Federici and Prof. Judit Takács.

11/25/2025

Prof. Mona Motakef in the interdisciplinary gender studies blog

Interview about new monograph ‘On the way to normality? LGBTQ+ families and their struggle for recognition’

10/31/2025

2025 Cologne Retreat

From 9 to 10 October, the retreat of the doctoral programme ‘New Challenges in Ageing Societies’ took place in Cologne.

Group photo with members of the doctoral programme

10/30/2025

Book presentation and discussion: On the way to normality? LGBTQ+ families and their struggle for recognition

On 24 November 205, Prof. Mona Motakef and a team of authors invite you to the presentation of their new monograph at Humboldt University in Berlin.

Julia Teschade, Mona Motakef and Christine Wimbauer behind a bar table with a cake decorated with the book cover on it.

10/24/2025

Dr. Anike Krämer as a panellist at the launch of a special issue of the journal Young

On 30 October 2025, Dr. Anike Krämer will participate as a panellist in the release event the publication of the special issue of the journal Young.

10/20/2025

Launch of the ISO-Colloquium “In Crisis Mode – Conflicts on Climate, Migration and Gender”

The ISO colloquium launches in winter semester 25/26.

10/15/2025

Dr. Anike Krämer invited as an expert on Intersex

Anike Krämer invited to participate as an expert at the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) on 3 Nov. 2025