EF1) Family Structures and Family Forms

Critical Review

Existential Field 1: Family Structures and Family Forms

 The Major Trends report was produced by the State Institute for Family Research, University of Bamberg (Germany)

The Major Trends reports:

• Family structures and family forms in the European Union (Summary)
• Family structures and family forms in the European Union (Full Report)

Documents produced as part of the Critical Review that took place at the Lisbon Conference in May 2010 are available to download below.

Critical Review documents:

• Existential Field 1 Summary Presentation by the State Institute for Family Research, University of Bamberg
• Keynote (text & slides) by Maks Banens of the University of Lyon (France) on "Same Sex Unions in Europe: A Comparative Analysis Of Same Sex Unions in West Europe"
• Keynote by Andreas Motel-Klingebiel of the German Centre of Gerontology (DZA) on "Trends in Family Patterns - Fertility, partnership, parenthood and beyond: Some remarks from a life course perspective"
• Statement by Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE)
• Statement by European Federation of Unpaid Parents and Carers at Home (FEFAF)
• Statement by Family Federation of Finland (Väestöliitto)
• Rapporteur Summary by Elisa Marchese of the State Institute for Family Research, University of Bamberg

If any documents are missing as part of this collection, please email them to us at FAMILYPLATFORM for inclusion.