Contributions on the analysis of the peculiarities and explanations of interethnic conflicts would also be welcome. In short, macro-changes have been pervasive, and sometimes they have led to a complete societal change as in countries in transitions. In the same period, changes in life course trajectories of individuals have been massive. The impact of macro-changes will vary significantly between countries of differing institutional configurations. The workshop invites papers which address recent changes of life courses in their various aspects under the perspective of their macrostructural and institutional linkages.
Papers can either analyse changes within a given country or comparisons between countries.
The comparative analysis of observed changes in life course patterns and their theoretical explanation will be goals to be achieved jointly in the workshop. What has been taken into account much less is that the life courses of the individual household members are intertwined and affect each other in a variety of ways. Papers are expected to pay particular attention to the elaboration of the theoretical models through which empirical evidence can be explained.