Transitions to parenthood in Europe : a comparative life course perspective

Introduction ~ Ann Nilsen, Julia Brannen, Suzan Lewis Cross-national comparisons: the history-biography link ~ Ann Nilsen Methodological approaches, practice and reflection ~ Julia Brannen, Ann Nilsen Comparing transitions to motherhood across contexts ~Ann Nilsen, Maria dos Dores Guerreiro, Siyka Kovacheva, Janet Smithson Comparing transitions to fatherhood across contexts ~Lars Plantin, Margareta Back-Wicklund, Siyka Kovacheva and Maria das Dores Guerreiro Supports and constraints for parents: a gendered cross-national perspective ~ Janet Smithson, Suzan Lewis, Siyka Kovacheva, Laura den Dulk, Bram Peper, Anneke van Doorne-Huiskes being a working parent in the present: case comparisons in time and place ~ Julia Brannen and Nevenka Sadar Cernigoj Discussion and conclusions ~ Suzan Lewis, Ann Nilsen, Julia Brannen.