Experts Meeting: Home and Engaged Fatherhood

Esther Dermott is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Bristol, UK where she is also the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Arts, Law and Social Sciences. Professor Dermott obtained her undergraduate degree in Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge, an MSc in Social Sciences from the University of Edinburgh, and PhD in Sociology from the University of Essex, and is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy. She has been the Editor-in-Chief of Families, Relationships and Societies, and Founding Editor of the Sociology of Children and Families book series (BUP). She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, the Royal Society of Arts, and the Higher Education Academy. Esther’s research focuses on fatherhood, and parenting more widely, families, and inequalities. Her recent and current areas of study include interdisciplinary, multi-method, and cross-national work: the experiences of separating families (Nuffield); the relationship between resources and parenting practices (ESRC – Centre on Micro-Social Change); the experiences of Syrian refugee fathers in Britain and Sweden (British Academy); and the concept of good parenting. She is currently co-authoring a book ‘What are Parents For?’; and is Co-Investigator on the Centre for SocioDigital Futures (ESRC £10m) examining digital practices in the home.