Project description
Exploring LGBTIQ* families in Central and Eastern Europe
The absence of queer studies in Central and Eastern Europe has created a gap in our understanding of global LGBTIQ* family dynamics, as dominant theories often overlook diverse family structures in these regions. The ERC-funded QUEERSHIP project aims to conduct a transnational study of queer kinship in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. It will develop a multidimensional sociocultural model of queer kinships, exploring LGBTIQ* families holistically. Using mixed methods, including surveys and interviews, the project will examine how these families are formed and represented, incorporating diverse voices. The findings are expected to contribute to scholarly discussions in gender and queer studies and inform future research on LGBTIQ* family complexities.
Objective
The marginalization of Central and Eastern Europe in queer kinship and family studies has created a critical gap in understanding global LGBTIQ* family dynamics. Dominant theories, shaped largely by Anglo-American contexts, often overlook the diversity of family structures and practices in other regions. QUEERSHIP addresses this gap through the first transnational, interdisciplinary study of queer kinship across Poland, Hungary, Czechia, and Croatia.
QUEERSHIP aims to develop the Multidimensional Sociocultural Model of Queer Kinships, challenging dominant paradigms and broadening the understanding of family, kinship, gender, and sexuality. Unlike most scholarship, which often focuses on same-sex families or separately on trans experiences, QUEERSHIP adopts a holistic approach by studying LGBTIQ* families together, considering all identities and relational practices within one framework. It also employs a multi-actor perspective, incorporating the voices of significant others, activists, and professionals alongside LGBTIQ* families.
Using a mixed and multi-methods approach, QUEERSHIP combines discourse analysis, longitudinal ethnography, focus group interviews, and a large-scale survey to comprehensively explore how LGBTIQ* families are formed, maintained, and displayed across diverse sociocultural and political landscapes. Additionally, it applies participatory action research to refine methods and keep the research responsive to participants' lived realities.
By integrating diverse perspectives and employing a robust interdisciplinary framework, the project offers a groundbreaking approach that decentralizes and expands (queer) kinship and family studies. QUEERSHIP findings, innovative methodological approach, and the proposed MSMQK will impact scholarly debates in gender, queer and kinship studies, as well as postcolonial and post-socialist studies, paving the way for future research that better reflects the complexities of LGBTIQ* family lives.
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HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC)
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00-927 Warszawa
Poland
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