Special Collection 27
Separation, Divorce, and Residential Mobility in a Comparative Perspective
Published 10 July 2020
This Special Collection of Demographic Research – edited by Júlia Mikolai, Hill Kulu, and Clara H. Mulder – investigates residential relocations and housing changes following separation and divorce across industrialised countries. The Special Collection consists of six case studies (Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, Hungary, and the United Kingdom) and a cross-national study (comparing Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom). The studies use longitudinal data and a range of methods (logistic regression, event history analysis, and sequence analysis). Although the study countries have different welfare states and housing markets, the studies find many similarities in the residential and housing consequences of union dissolution. The analyses show that divorce and separation have a long-lasting impact on individuals’ residential relocations and housing conditions. This influence is gendered – women are generally worse off than men – and varies by individuals’ educational level, the presence of children and who takes care of them following separation. Studies in this Special Collection contribute to our knowledge by analysing the role of repartnering, child custody arrangements, the importance of the parental home, location continuity, gender, and country context. Furthermore, this collection contains the first analyses of the residential and housing patterns of separated women and men in Eastern and Southern Europe. To conclude, the studies in this collection show that union dissolution leads to a prolonged residential and housing instability for many individuals. This Special Collection of Demographic Research is an outcome of the International Research and Policy Symposium on Family Changes and Housing Transitions in the Life Course (University of St Andrews, 18-19 May 2017). The Special Collection received funding from the PartnerLife project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, grant no. ES/L01663X/1).
20 December 2012 | research article
Economic Uncertainty and Family Dynamics in Europe: Introduction
Volume: 27 Article ID: 28
Pages: 835–852
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.28
13 December 2012 | research article
Intergenerational Transfers in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Evidence from Rural Malawi
Volume: 27 Article ID: 27
Pages: 775–834
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.27
12 December 2012 | research article
Volume: 27 Article ID: 26
Pages: 743–774
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.26
11 December 2012 | descriptive finding
Labor-market status, migrant status and first childbearing in Sweden
Volume: 27 Article ID: 25
Pages: 719–742
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.25
20 November 2012 | descriptive finding
Employment and household tasks of Japanese couples, 1994-2009
Volume: 27 Article ID: 24
Pages: 705–718
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.24
16 November 2012 | research article
Whose education affects a child’s nutritional status? From parents' to household's education
Volume: 27 Article ID: 23
Pages: 681–704
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.23
13 November 2012 | research article
Further evidence of community education effects on fertility in sub-Saharan Africa
Volume: 27 Article ID: 22
Pages: 645–680
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.22
09 November 2012 | research article
Point and interval forecasts of age-specific life expectancies: A model averaging approach
Volume: 27 Article ID: 21
Pages: 593–644
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.21
25 October 2012 | research article
Smoothing and projecting age-specific probabilities of death by TOPALS
Volume: 27 Article ID: 20
Pages: 543–592
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.20
16 October 2012 | research article
Detecting the Evolution of Deliberate Fertility Control before the Demographic Transition in Germany
Volume: 27 Article ID: 19
Pages: 507–542
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.19
11 October 2012 | research article
Generational interdependencies in families: The MULTILINKS research programme
Volume: 27 Article ID: 18
Pages: 487–506
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.18
05 October 2012 | research article
Volume: 27 Article ID: 17
Pages: 455–486
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.17
02 October 2012 | research article
Like daughter, like son? Fertility decline and the transformation of gender systems in the family
Volume: 27 Article ID: 16
Pages: 429–454
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.16
12 September 2012 | formal relationship
The difference between alternative averages
Volume: 27 Article ID: 15
Pages: 419–428
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.15
11 September 2012 | research article
Spatially varying predictors of teenage birth rates among counties in the United States
Volume: 27 Article ID: 14
Pages: 377–418
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.14
04 September 2012 | formal relationship
How life expectancy varies with perturbations in age-specific mortality
Volume: 27 Article ID: 13
Pages: 365–376
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.13
28 August 2012 | research article
Volume: 27 Article ID: 12
Pages: 339–364
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.12
23 August 2012 | research article
Volume: 27 Article ID: 11
Pages: 299–338
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.11
21 August 2012 | research article
The Second Demographic Transition in Israel: One for All?
Volume: 27 Article ID: 10
Pages: 261–298
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.10
10 August 2012 | research article
The contribution of smoking to regional mortality differences in the Netherlands
Volume: 27 Article ID: 9
Pages: 233–260
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.9
07 August 2012 | research article
Family ties and depression across the life course: An Overview
Volume: 27 Article ID: 8
Pages: 201–232
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.8
02 August 2012 | research article
Volume: 27 Article ID: 7
Pages: 167–200
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.7
25 July 2012 | descriptive finding
Volume: 27 Article ID: 6
Pages: 153–166
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.6
19 July 2012 | research article
Untraditional caring arrangements among parents living apart: The case of Norway
Volume: 27 Article ID: 5
Pages: 121–152
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.5
13 July 2012 | research article
Regional family cultures and child care by grandparents in Europe
Volume: 27 Article ID: 4
Pages: 85–120
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.4
10 July 2012 | research article
Volume: 27 Article ID: 3
Pages: 53–84
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.3
06 July 2012 | research article
European views of divorce among parents of young children: Understanding cross-national variation
Volume: 27 Article ID: 2
Pages: 25–52
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.2
03 July 2012 | research article
Do women delay family formation in expensive housing markets?
Volume: 27 Article ID: 1
Pages: 1–24
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.1