Junior-Professur für Demographie

"Contemporary Changes in Medically Assisted Reproduction: The Role of Social Inequality and Social Norms", Call for Abstract Submissions to the Open Access Journal Social Inclusion

Editor(s): Anne-Kristin Kuhnt (University of Rostock), Jörg Rössel (University of Zurich), and Heike Trappe (University of Rostock)

This thematic issue focuses on how the social context, in particular social inequalities and social norms, shapes attitudes towards these technologies, their use, and their impact. We are interested in articles that explore how attitudes and public discourse on these technologies are shaped by prevailing gender norms and moral orientations in societies. Furthermore, the research presented in this issue should cover how such attitudes, but also the opportunities for the uptake and the actual use of these technologies, are shaped by social inequalities, not only along class and education, but also gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicity.

We are open to studies from different methodological backgrounds, using, e.g., survey data, qualitative interviews, content/text analysis, and case studies. We particularly welcome studies that take a cross-country or longitudinal approach, focusing on the German-speaking countries (Austria, Germany, Switzerland).

The complete CfP can be found here.

Research collaboration on loneliness
Together with Sabine Diabaté (Federal Institute of Population Research, Wiesbaden), I am working in an project on the topic of social and emotional loneliness.

Paper on interethnic partnerships
Together with Monika Obersneider (University of Duisburg-Essen), I am working on an article on the characteristics of interethnic partnerships in Germany based on the German Family Panel data.

Paper on stability and change in family climate during the pandemic
Together with Sandra Krapf (Federal Institute of Population Research), I am working on an article on stablity and change of the family climate caused by the current pandemic based on the German Family Panel data.

Paper on the stability and the change of fertility intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Together with Ruth Overmann (Universität der Bundeswehr München), I am working on a paper on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility plans in Germany based on data of the German Family Panel.

Research collaboration on reproductive justice
Together with Dana-Sophia Valentiner (Universität Rostock), I am working in an interdisciplinary project on the topic of reproductive justice in the context of medically assisted reproduction (MAR)​​​​​​​.

Online Symposium "Geflüchtete aus der Ukraine in Deutschland und Österreich", 16.02.2024 from 10:00 - 13:00.

The DGD working groups "Migration, Integration and World Population" and "Fertility and Family" together with the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation are organizing an online symposium on the topic of "Refugees from Ukraine in Germany and Austria" (in German) on 16.02.2024 from 10:00 - 13:00.
A brief reprot about the conference can be found here.

On June 13 th, 2024, I am presenting a poster on "Migrants in Interethnic Partnerships: Between Preferences and Structural Opportunities" at the European Population Conference in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

On April 24 th, 2024, I am giving a talk on "The making of loneliness in the Afro-diasporic community in German" together with Sabina Diabaté (Federal Institute of Population Research) at the "Offene Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Migration und ethnische Minderheiten der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, online.

On March 21 ^th, 2024, I am presenting a poster on “The Loneliness of the Afro-diasporic Community in Germany” together with Sabine Diabaté (The Federal Institute for Population Research) at the annual conference of the DGD about "Demographic Development in the Nordic Countries and Germany" in Hamburg (Germany).

On March 7^th, 2024, I am giving a talk on “Einsamkeit als Ungleichheitsindikator? Das Einsamkeitsempfinden am Beispiel der afro-diasporischen Community in Deutschland” together with Sabine Diabaté (The Federal Institute for Population Research) at the joint conference "Ungleichheit und Zusammenhalt" of the section on „Soziale Ungleichheit und Sozialstrukturanalyse“ and cluster 2 of the „Forschungsinstitut Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt (FGZ)“ in Bremen (Germany).

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