Kent Law School will welcome a post-doctoral scholar on a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship from October.<\/p>\n
Mariano Croce<\/a>, from the University of Antwerp, has been awarded the funding for a research project entitled \u2018Confronting sexual pluralism: the regulatory dilemmas and policy challenges of non-monogamous family formations.\u2019 He will be mentored by Professor Davina Cooper.<\/p>\n Mariano\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Professor Cooper said: \u2018The core question this project will address is\u00a0how the state should take up the challenges raised for law and public policy in accommodating non-monogamous relationships and family structures.\u2019<\/p>\n The project will draw on diverse research sources, such as political philosophy, normative theory, social science data,\u00a0doctrinal analysis, face-to-face in-depth interviews, and focus groups. The research will be conducted in four stages, which will involve\u00a0in-depth semi-structured interviews, a\u00a0philosophical-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\u00a0with\u00a0members of relevant civil society organisations and state institutions.<\/p>\n The Individual fellowship (IF) is one of a number of grants available from Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie actions<\/a>. The IF grant usually covers two years’ salary, a travel allowance, research b costs and overheads for the host institution.<\/p>\n