We are delighted to introduce you to the new editorial team for Families, Relationships and Societies.
"We are an interdisciplinary University of Sheffield-based team whose expertise in families and relationships spans sociology, social policy, social work, childhood and youth studies, criminology, cultural studies, care studies and migration studies. We are excited to be taking on this role. FRS has grown from strength to strength and our ambition is to keep the Journal firmly on this trajectory. We will continue to develop the journal’s profile and number of high-quality submissions, ensuring FRS becomes a first-choice journal in relevant fields. We will ensure the journal maintains a reputation for developing field-defining debates, including through curated Special Issues and themed sections and innovative use of the Open Space section.We are especially committed to further internationalising the journal. We believe ‘internationalisation’ is a practice; something that we will do rather than something that we can be. In doing internationalisation, we will develop meaningful understandings of the barriers faced by researchers in various international contexts and work over time to support submissions and increase readership of scholarship from underrepresented countries. Likewise, we will work to support early career researchers, creating online resources to guide them in preparing their papers and ensuring enhanced and supportive feedback on their submissions.
We are grateful to Esther Dermott, outgoing Editor in Chief, and her team of co-editors, who have done such a fantastic job growing the journal and ensuring it is a primary destination for cutting edge interdisciplinary ideas about families and relationships, and we are excited to continue this legacy."
Families, Relationships and Societies Editorial Team
Senior Lecturer in Social Policy/ Social Work, University of Sheffield, UK
Harriet Churchill's research explores the development, delivery and evaluation of social rights, state support and family support for parents, young people and families in the context of welfare state restructuring, social change and social inequalities.
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Sheffield, UK
Katherine’s research explores the complexities of intimacy and personal relationships. Recent projects investigate the sociological significance of siblingship and the impact of Brexit on family life.
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Professor of Social Policy, University of Sheffield, UK
Majella Kilkey researches in the field of migration studies, focusing on intersections between migration and families / care / gender / ageing / geopolitical transformations.
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Chair in Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK
Sundari Anitha's research interests lie in two areas: the problem of violence against women and girls (VAWG); and gender, race and ethnicity in employment relations; and life history methods. Her current research explores domestic violence in young women’s intimate relationships in India.
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Teaching Associate, University of Sheffield, UK
Adam Carter's research interests include sociologies of emotion in relation to humour, and the experience of structural inequalities in everyday life. His most recent project explored humour use in families facing challenging times.
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Sheffield, UK
Juile Walsh's research explores understandings of ‘family’ in different contexts. Most recently, this has focused on impacts of UK immigration legislation on the relationships between social care practitioners and migrant family members.
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Professor, Sociology of Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh, UK
Lynn Jamieson's research interests include: Intimacy; historical and cultural shifts in practices of intimacy; globalisation and personal life; relationships, the environment and sustainable life-styles; families, households, inter-generational relationships and more.
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