LIVES International Conference 9-10 November 2023 in Lausanne

The Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research (LIVES) holds its annual conference at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, on 9-10 November 2023 on the topic:

The life course in turbulent times

As our society faces global crises in short succession in the 21^st century, the interest for longitudinal studies has heightened. Cutting-edge data, methods and research are crucially needed to investigate the impact of crises and other adverse events on life course transitions and trajectories.

What role do material, motivational, cognitive and non-cognitive resources (such as resistance to stress) play in bolstering individuals’ resilience over time – and how do they interact with social inequalities? How do governments, markets and families reduce or increase the vulnerability of different social groups in the aftermath of crises?

The LIVES Centre looks for answers to these questions, and warmly welcomes submissions on other domains of life course research, such as childhood, youth, education, family, employment, gender, migration, health, old age or innovative longitudinal methods. We are interested in theoretically-based empirical research from disciplines such as sociology, demography, psychology, economics, political science, epidemiology or statistics.

Documents

Keynote speakers

Wiebke Bleidorn (University of Zurich), Video Keynote I
Fabrizio Bernardi (UNED Madrid), Video Keynote II
Aart C. Liefbroer (NIDI The Hague), Video Kenyote III

More information about the keynote speakers

Conference fees

There are no conference fees. The LIVES Centre will invite participants to coffee breaks, two lunches, drinks and the conference dinner on 9 November 2023. The conference starts on 9 November in the morning and ends on 10 November after lunch.

For further questions, please contact the local organizers:

Daniel Oesch, University of Lausanne (Daniel.Oesch@unil.ch)
Clémentine Rossier, University of Geneva (Clementine.Rossier@unige.ch)