These are our nine experts on the subject of family
The Debrunner family: Andrea and Jose with their children Liandro (9), Elias (5) and Noah (1½); Andrea’s mother: Annalisa; photographed at the family home.
Time: 2 min
For our special report «Where is the family heading?’, we have worked with leading experts to formulate and explore ten key ideas. Here we introduce you to the nine psychologists, sociologists, researchers and consultants involved.
Text: Sandra Markert
Photo: Gabi Vogt / 13 Photo
Further images: ZVG
Hans Bertram is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Humboldt University in Berlin. In his research, he demonstrates that a society can only be sustainable if it places the conditions for children's upbringing and the well-being of parents at the heart of its political efforts.Guy Bodenmann is a professor of clinical psychology specialising in children and adolescents, as well as couples and families, at the University of Zurich. One of his main areas of research focuses on couple relationships and their impact on children. He is a couples therapist, trainer and supervisor, and runs two clinical practice centres at the University of Zurich.Annette Cina works at the Institute for Family Research and Counselling at the University of Freiburg. In her own practice, the psychologist, psychotherapist and mother of three counsels young people and adults. Her research focuses on the prevention of behavioural disorders in children, relationship conflicts, child-rearing and stress.Philipp Frei has been Managing Director of the Swiss Budget Advice Association since 2020 . This umbrella organisation, which represents over 30 budget advice centres, is committed to helping individuals manage their household budgets responsibly and effectively.Eva-Maria Kaufmann Rochereau heads Pro Familia Switzerland and brings with her many years of experience in public affairs, strategic communication and political advocacy. Drawing on her expertise, she ensures that family policy issues in Switzerland are promoted in a visible, practical and effective manner.Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello is Professor Emerita of Developmental Psychology at the University of Bern. Her research focuses on, among other things, life transitions, couple relationships and family relationships.Katja Rost is a full professor of sociology and a private lecturer in economics at the University of Zurich. Her research focuses on the sociology of economics and organisations.Norbert F. Schneider is a professor of sociology and has taught at the universities of Bamberg, Mainz, Vienna and Frankfurt. From 2009 to 2021, he was director of the German Federal Institute for Population Research. He is the author of numerous academic publications on topics relating to the sociology of the family, demography and migration. Most recently, Schneider co-authored the book «Mut tut gut. Warum wir unseren Kindern mehr zutrauen können» with Maria M. Bellinger .Petra Tipaldi holds a PhD in economics and is a Senior Researcher and Head of Conferences at the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. In this role, she focuses on social change. As the author of the GDI study *Unbundling the Family*, she examines how perceptions of the family and its functions in Switzerland are evolving between tradition and transformation, and which social and economic forces are driving this change.
Sandra Markert
is a freelance journalist and mother of three children of kindergarten and primary school age. She lives with her family on Lake Constance.
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