Connecting policy makers, practitioners and academics
FAMILIES, RELATIONSHIPS
& SOCIETIES
An international journal
of research and debate
THE CONSORTIUM
CRFR is supported by:
The University of Edinburgh
The University of Aberdeen
The University of Dundee
The University of Glasgow
Abertay University
Edinburgh Napier University
Glasgow Caledonian University
University of the Highlands and Islands
University of the West of Scotland
The University of Stirling
The University of Queensland
Based at the University of Edinburgh and working collaboratively with a consortium of Scottish and international partners, CRFR brings people together to understand and strengthen families and relationships. We share research and evidence to support better policy, inform practice and ensure research makes a meaningful difference. Please get involved by joining the Centre’s mailing list, or sharing your research, practice or policy initiative via a briefing paper, research article, or blog. You can get in touch here.
16 Jan – Inherited Inequality: Why Opportunity Gaps Persist between Black and White Youth Raised in Two-Parent Families
Dr Cross will present her latest book, a ground-breaking study which challenges basic tenets of US social welfare policy with proof that raising Black children in two-parent families does not close racial gaps in life outcomes.
13 Feb – Book Forum: Janet Carsten’s Marriage and the Moral Imagination
Join us for a book forum on Janet Carsten’s Marriage and the Moral Imagination.
24 Feb – Afterlives of Retirement: Temporary migration, family and aging in the Gulf
Dr İdil Akıncı-Pérez explores how multigenerational migrant families in the Gulf are reimagining ageing, retirement, and long-term security in a region defined by temporary migration.
25 Mar – Embedded Generations: Family Life and Social Change in Contemporary China
Book Talk with author Liu Jieyu for ‘Embedded Generations: Family Life and Social Change in Contemporary China’.
Childism, Children’s Rights and the Challenge of Children’s Empowerment
This public lecture, hosted by the Children and Young People Thematic Hub and partners, and featuring Distinguished Professor John Wall, is part of the Stewart Alan Robertson Lecture Series funded by the Robertson Endowment.
Making Research Matter: Policy Impact and Influence
This practical session is designed for postgraduate students and early career researchers working on families and social relationships.
THE CRFR BLOG
Beyond the Youth Worker: Why Families Are the Missing Link in Youth Work
Who Do You Think We Are?: The Seen and Unseen in Family History
Thinking of Children’s Socializing
Youth work in Scotland: Lifelong impact, urgent challenges
RESEARCH FOCUS
