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More than ever before, questions of movement, displacement and belonging, equality and inequality, borders and otherness have become hot-button issues worldwide. Public law--whether domestic, European or international--structures practices of inclusion and exclusion, borders and boundaries, and line-drawing in a variety of ways. The analysis and assessment of how that happens, for what purposes and with what effects, is the focus of this conference.

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We have entered into a new economy that is characterized by the intensive use of information and communication technologies which enable globalized production and distribution of goods and services. The new economy is also characterized by rising inequalities and a labor market polarization. This workshop aims to facilitate a scholarly exchange of research on challenges emanating from various aspects of the new economy for the wellbeing of family and children across nations.

While much research has explored how to change organisations toward more gender equality, the role of men in those processes is less well understood. Men are often seen as hindering progress on gender equality (Cockburn, 1991; McKinsey, 2012; Prime & Moss-Racusin, 2009). However the United Nations #HeforShe campaign has led to much discussion about men’s involvement in gender equality processes in general and feminism in specific. Men can be understood as change agents for gender equality (Vries, 2015).