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    Future of Families Report

    Final Report:

    The final report of Future of Families - Foresight Report: Facets and Preconditions of Wellbeing of Families - is now available to download.

    Authored by Olaf Kapella (Austrian Institute for Family Studies) and Anne-Claire de Liedekerke & Julie de Bergeyck (MMMEurope), it is the result of joint group effort of 30 stakeholders (including researchers and family experts, NGOs, and policymakers), putting forward major topics that will impact and will impact family wellbeing in 2035.

    Using the Future of Families process as a tool to help propose future research questions and looming policy issues relating to families in Europe, the report highlights a number of areas of interest. These includ:

    • the importance of intergenerational solidarity and communities,
    • the importance of sufficient time for families,
    • the issue of unpaid work care arrangements,
    • and questions relating to the impact on wellbeing of children's rights and interests.

    Outputs:

    Two outputs have also been produced by FAMILYPLATFORM on the Future of Families; these are available to registered stakeholders only:

    1. Documentation of the Results of the Future Scenarios (edited Olaf Kapella, Austrian Institute for Family Studies, University of Vienna) describes the process of designing and creating the scenarios, gives details of each of the scenarios, and the different family types envisaged within them.
    2. Wellbeing of Families in Future Europe – Key Policy and Research Issues (prepared by Anne-Claire de Liedekerke & Julie de Bergeyck at MMM Europe) analyses and details some of the key policy and research issues identified through the future of families work.

    Critical Statements:

    The Future of Families method and report have stimulated lively debate. The following statements are currently available to download:

    1. Keep the Iterative Process Going – Critical Statement on the Future Scenarios by Pierre Calame.
    2. A Foresighter’s Vision on the FAMILYPLATFORM Foresight Exercise – Critical Statement on the Future Scenarios by Elie Faroult.
    3. Facets and Preconditions of Wellbeing of Families – Comments by Ghislaine Julémont.

    Documents
    1. WP3 - Facets and Preconditions of Wellbeing of Families
      This is the final report of "Future of Families", authored by Olaf Kapella (Austrian Institute for Family Studies) and Anne-Claire de Liedekerke & Julie de Bergeyck (MMMEurope).
    2. WP3 - Output 1 - Documentation Future Scenarios
      Output edited by Olaf Kapella (Austrian Institute for Family Sudies, University of Vienna) on the Documentation of the results of the future scenarios.
    3. WP3 - Output 2 - Key Policy & Research Issues
      Output prepared by Anne-Claire de Liedekerke & Julie de Bergeyck (MMM Europe), outlining key policy and research issues relating to the future wellbeing of families in Europe.
    4. WP3 - Output 3 - Critical Statement 1
      Critical statement by Pierre Calame: "Keep the Iterative Process Going – Critical Statement on the Future Scenarios".
    5. WP3 - Output 3 - Critical Statement 2
      Critical statement by Elie Faroult: "A Foresighter’s Vision on the FAMILYPLATFORM Foresight Exercise – Critical Statement on the Future Scenarios".

    3. Future of Families

    Documents
    1. WP3 - Facets and Preconditions of Wellbeing of Families
      This is the final report of "Future of Families", authored by Olaf Kapella (Austrian Institute for Family Studies) and Anne-Claire de Liedekerke & Julie de Bergeyck (MMMEurope).
    2. WP3 - Output 1 - Documentation Future Scenarios
      Output edited by Olaf Kapella (Austrian Institute for Family Sudies, University of Vienna) on the Documentation of the results of the future scenarios.
    3. WP3 - Output 2 - Key Policy & Research Issues
      Output prepared by Anne-Claire de Liedekerke & Julie de Bergeyck (MMM Europe), outlining key policy and research issues relating to the future wellbeing of families in Europe.
    4. WP3 - Output 3 - Critical Statement 1
      Critical statement by Pierre Calame: "Keep the Iterative Process Going – Critical Statement on the Future Scenarios".
    5. WP3 - Output 3 - Critical Statement 2
      Critical statement by Elie Faroult: "A Foresighter’s Vision on the FAMILYPLATFORM Foresight Exercise – Critical Statement on the Future Scenarios".
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