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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS OPEN!
Life Course Transitions and Patterns:
Stronger Evidence for Better Policies
Deadline for Submissions: Friday 14th March 2025 (12:00 Noon GMT)
The Society's 14th annual conference, hosted by Stéphane Cullati and team at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, will take place on Monday 8th - Wednesday 10th September 2025. Post-conference workshops will take place on Thursday 11th September.
The conference will explore the complex dynamics between policies and life course transitions and patterns. We will explore the multifaceted impact of social, family, occupational, healthcare, economic and environmental policies on the lives of individuals.
Key areas of inquiry may include the effectiveness of pension systems, workplace policies and practices, equitable access to healthcare, suitable housing provisions, robust social services, and the central roles of governments and organizations in cultivating supportive environments for populations.
We welcome conference submissions from all areas of longitudinal and life course studies: sociological, psychological, epidemiological, economic, social developmental and ageing processes and functioning within and across life course stages; methods and findings of cohort or household panel studies and record linkage, household, and income dynamics; intergenerational transfers and returns to learning; gene environment interactions; ‘mixed’, and comparative methods; innovative methodology in design, measurement, data management, analysis and research practice (quantitative and qualitative).
This conference will be an IN-PERSON event at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
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PROPOSALS ARE INVITED FOR FIVE TYPES OF PRESENTATION:
POSTER: For which an abstract of up to 300 words is required.
INDIVIDUAL PAPER: For which an abstract of up to 300 words is required. Please note: Papers which do not fit into regular sessions may be allocated as posters.
SYMPOSIUM: Comprising of four papers. Accepted symposia will be allocated a time slot of 1.5 hrs. For each symposium a summary abstract of up to 200 words is required, plus an abstract of up to 300 words for each paper.
PANEL: Accepted panels will be allocated a time slot of between 1-1.5 hrs. A summary abstract of up to 300 words is required.
POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: Thursday 11th September 2025. Half or full day duration. An abstract of up to 300 words is required.
Notifications of outcome will be sent out by Friday 11th April 2025.
Conference fees are discounted for members of the SLLS, so please consider becoming a member if you are not already.
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The society’s Journal Longitudinal and Life Course Studies will be a possible outlet for the publication of conference papers.