IFFD- Activity Report 2013
Families and Societies Project “Families and Societies” is the most important research project on the family being carried out within the framework of the European Union. The project, funded by the Seventh Framework Programme of the EU, has the support of 25 academic institutions in 15 countries. Its civil society representative is IFFD.
Ignacio Socías during his speech
Ignacio Socías, director of IFFD International Relations, with Livia Oláh, project coordinator
With the presence of officials from the European Commission, including the Director General of Research and Innovation, Robert Burmanjer, and leading experts in Sociology, Demography and Law, the “Families And Societies Project - Changing families and sustainable societies: Policy contexts and diversity over the life course and across generations” was officially launched on March 8 with a meeting in Stockholm of all its members. Stockholm University is responsible for coordinating the 25 universities and 3 transnational entities who will participate during the 4 years of the project. The main objective is to reach a deep understanding of the reality of the family in Europe today in order to be able to offer recommendations to governments for the implementation of social policies that promote wellness, inclusion and sustainable development of European families. The role of IFFD in this project is to coordinate civil society entities, as well as to design a survey to enrich the results of the study and contribute to the communication strategy of the results. Pablo Ruíz García, Professor of Sociology at the University of Zaragoza, will be responsible for leading the team who will carry out the scientific part of IFFD’s involvement in this project.
Other events PRESENTATION OF FAMILY ENRICHMENT COURSES IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT A session to present the IFFD Family Enrichment Courses was held in the European Parliament in early March. The event was organized by the European Alliance for Children, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of children in the European Union.
Marina Robben, president of IFFD, gave a presentation of IFFD programs in a special session to various organizations in the European Parliament.
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