From June 24th – June 27th 2025 the European Society for Oceanists (ESfO) Conference 2025 is held in Lucerne.

This workshop aims to connect researchers from different disciplines who conduct research relevant to parenting in Switzerland. Contributions will explore themes such as parenting norms and moralities, gendered imaginations and practices of parenting, parenting beyond the heterosexual, nuclear family, and interactions and relationships between state institutions, state-affiliated experts, and parents.

This workshop about the transpositions of the concept of alterity in an interdisciplinary context is reserved for invited participants selected after having applied. The accompanying keynote speeches are open to a general public (see below).

A workshop with Dr. Lille Springall (LifeQuest Center for Holistic Psychology & Coaching) on the topic of career and stress management.

A workshop with Prof. Steven Lukes, New York University (please also pay attention to the talk by Prof. Lukes on October 3rd – see separate announcement)

A talk by Prof. Simone Dennis, Australian National University (for the accompanying workshop by the same title, please see the separate announcement)