MARDIV · 'Marriage and Cultural Diversity in the German Empire'
„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“
- Период
- 2016-09-19 → 2019-09-18
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 171 461 €
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- 1
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- MSCA-IF-EF-ST
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Накратко на български
Бракът и семейното право в Германската империя в края на XIX и началото на XX век показват как културните и религиозната идентичности влияят върху общите норми. Това помага за разбирането на разнообразието от семейни форми и правни рамки в съвременната Европа.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
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'Marriage and Cultural Diversity in the German Empire'
Marriage and Cultural Diversity in the German Empire (MARDIV) sought to address how seemingly universal and global norms relate to diversity politics within national societies. It focused on a case study of marriage and family law in the German Empire in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Marriage and family law is an important area for understanding this issue because the family is often associated with biological drives that are seen to be universal. However, culturally specific issues related to religious, ethnic, regional, national and socio-economic identities have also been associated with the family. MARDIV sought to advance our understanding of these issues not only in the past, but also more generally. It aimed to do this through a number of avenues, including academic publications as well as popular publications; two high-key panel discussions including external stakeholders working on issues related to diversity and the family in contemporary Germany, including family politics related to the recent influx of refugees from the Middle East as well as related to changes in same-sex marriage law and cohabitation practices; and, through a high-key international conference and the creation of a related international and interdisciplinary network of scholars working on diversity, norm diffusion and rights issues related to the family. Through these activities, and through the findings of MARDIV, the project sought to contribute to society more generally by engaging with the EU societal challenge 'Europe in a Changing World', by demonstrating the central role of the family in inclusive and reflective societies and providing historical understanding about the growing variety of family forms and the diversity of legal frameworks on the family in Europe. The overall project objectives were fourfold: 1) archival and library research on marriage and the family the German Empire; 2) develop a theoretical framework related to diversity, legal norms and the family; 3) disseminate project findings and develop the network of scholars working in this area; 4) transfer related knowledge through activities with key stakeholders, public events and popular publications. MARDIV also sought to advance the PI's career through training in historical sociology by working with the PS at the University of Göttingen, and it sought to have an impact on the research environment at the host institution. Not least, it sought to reinvigorate the area of historical sociology by forefronting a global focus that is sensitive to questions of diffusion, connection and imperial exchange, as well as issues related to legal norms and human rights.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
How do putatively universalistic norms with global reach relate to politics of diversity and pluralism within national societies? By assessing the legal regulation of marriage and the family, ‘Marriage and Cultural Diversity in the German Empire’ (MARDIV) will advance significantly our understanding of the global diffusion of legal and social norms. The tension between global norms and cultural specificity has come to a head during the first decade of the 21st century. Not only has the presence of Muslim immigrants raised the profile of debates over the diversity of personal status law throughout Europe. The legalisation of same-sex marriage in many European countries has also pointed to a seachange in public views about the family and the role of the state in preserving it. How do legal transplants operate in family law? Can we discern particular patterns of diffusion in specific historical circumstances? And, how do 19th- and early 20th-century developments in family law remain relevant today? MARDIV addresses these questions by scrutinizing the historical roots of recent debates. 19th- and early 20th-century Germany offers a particularly relevant case study because it was a laboratory of both modernity and cultural diversity in which questions of global reach, national identity, regional particularity and local traditions came into especially sharp relief. MARDIV suggests that an understanding of Germany’s past experiences can enable us to better analyse Europe’s present. To this end, the project employs an innovative interdisciplinary methodology linking history and sociology and a novel theoretical framework. The main empirical aims are twofold: to shed light on the historical roots of contemporary European debates about the family, and to reflect on broader processes of the global diffusion of legal and social norms. The primary aim is the PI’s advanced training in historical sociology and project management so she can reach a position of research leadership.
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAT GOTTINGEN STIFTUNG OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS · GottingenКоординаторГермания
Връзки
Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз