Conclusion: The Next Decade of Family Policy Research

Based on the multilevel perspective on family policy research brought together in this handbook, this chapter highlights five major societal challenges for the future outlook and outcomes of family policies, and reflects on what the handbook teaches us ab

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The Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy

Rense Nieuwenhuis · Wim Van Lancker Editors

The Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy

Editors Rense Nieuwenhuis Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) Stockholm University Stockholm, Sweden

Wim Van Lancker Centre for Sociological Research University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium

ISBN 978-3-030-54617-5 ISBN 978-3-030-54618-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54618-2

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Acknowledgments

The distinguishing feature of this Handbook—the multilevel structure— brought together scholars from research communities that have operated separately from each other to some degree. These include scholars attending conferences from Community, Work & Family (CWF) and the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) on the one hand, and the European Network for Social Policy Analysis (ESPAnet) on the other. Bringing these worlds together and expanding their overlap proved to be intellectually stimulating and a joy to work on. We thank the organizers of the 2019 Community, Work & Family conference in Malta—and in particular Dr. Anna Borg—for facilitating us in hosting a symposium. Discussing the chapters with many of the auth