Workshop on Contemporary Challenges for Parents and Children

The workshop invites scholars to examine contemporary family life through diverse theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and disciplinary perspectives. It will take place on 20–21 November 2025 at the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) in Berlin, Germany.

Programme

Detailed Programme ↗.

Venue

Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung im Statistischen Bundesamt

Friedrichstr. 50

1st Floor

10117 Berlin/Germany MAPS↗ 

Where to Stay?

We reserved a block of rooms at Garner Hotel Checkpoint Charlie ↗, approx. 10-minute walk to the workshop venue.

Address: Hedemannstraße 11/12, Mitte, 10969 Berlin

Booking possible until November 7, 2025 using the following document.
Please fill in the document and send it to reservation@novum-hospitality.com.  

Booking code: BIB; Keyword: ABK BiB_191125 

Costs are not covered by the workshop and must be paid directly at the hotel upon check-in.

Special Room Rates:

• Single room: EUR 99.00 per room/night

• Double room: EUR 119.00 per room/night

• Prices include breakfast and VAT; bed tax excluded.

Cancellation policy:

• Free cancellations, changes, or rebookings up to 7 days before arrival.

• Cancellations, changes, rebookings, or no-shows after this period will incur 90% of the total stay.

Further Downloads

Detailed Programme ↗

Call for Papers ↗

Contact

The workshop is organised by Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg and the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), and funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Organizers: Our lovely WORK-MUM team.

E-mail: workmum@bib.bund.de