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.
22 September – LGBTQIAP+ Experiences of Expulsion: Reflections on Family, Violence, and Temporalities in the Brazilian Context
In this presentation, Jesser Ramos explores the redefinition of family among LGBTQIAP+ individuals estranged from their original families. Drawing from research in three Brazilian shelters, this talk addresses how these individuals reconstruct the notion of family within spaces of support, amidst past traumas and new communal connections.
Passing of Professor Angus Bancroft
We bear the very sad news that Professor Angus Bancroft an esteemed member of Sociology at the University of Edinburgh an early associate of the
29 September – Space, mobility, and the politics of non-normative relationships
This event scrutinises the impact of space and mobility on non-traditional intimate relationships, such as communal living, queer family migration, and consensual non-monogamies. By investigating how physical and societal landscapes influence and challenge relationships, this discussion will explore the complex effects of spaces and places on intimate life.
8 October – “Why We Left Home”: Youth, Marriage and Inter-caste-religious Intimacies in Rural India
This talk focuses on inter-caste-religious marriages among young people in India, which have been generally interpreted through the lens of romantic love and individual choice. Disha K R seeks to complicate these narratives by situating such marriages within their specific regional context and its embedded social and structural practices.
Welcome to our new Co-Director, Dr Nicola Boydell
Welcome to our new Co-Director, Dr Nicola Boydell We are delighted to welcome Dr Nicola Boydell as a Co-Director of CRFR, who is joining as a lead
Congratulations to Associate Researcher, Becca Bland, on her PhD success!
Congratulations to Associate Researcher, Becca Bland, on her PhD success!
THE CRFR BLOG
Navigating difficult family relationships in rural Mongolia
What Happens to Friendship When We Marry? Insights from Urban India
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
RESEARCH FOCUS
