Kent Law School will welcome a post-doctoral scholar on a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship from October.
Mariano Croce, from the University of Antwerp, has been awarded the funding for a research project entitled ‘Confronting sexual pluralism: the regulatory dilemmas and policy challenges of non-monogamous family formations.’ He will be mentored by Professor Davina Cooper.
Mariano’s research will explore models of non-monogamy in the UK and the ways in which these models might present legal and social challenges to traditional family law and regulation.
Professor Cooper said: ‘The core question this project will address is how the state should take up the challenges raised for law and public policy in accommodating non-monogamous relationships and family structures.’
The project will draw on diverse research sources, such as political philosophy, normative theory, social science data, doctrinal analysis, face-to-face in-depth interviews, and focus groups. The research will be conducted in four stages, which will involve in-depth semi-structured interviews, a philosophical-political analysis of the question of if and how the state should devise policy measures for the recognition of polyamorous and polygamous relationships, and a series of events with members of relevant civil society organisations and state institutions.
The Individual fellowship (IF) is one of a number of grants available from Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. The IF grant usually covers two years’ salary, a travel allowance, research b costs and overheads for the host institution.