FAKIM-CNM Families and Kinships in the Margins of the State: Consensual Non-Monogamies and Multi-Parenthood in the United Kingdom and Brazil

双方同意的非一夫一妻制（CNMs），如一夫多妻制、开放关系和关系混乱，尽管越来越明显，但仍然是耻辱的。特别是，涉及多重父母（MP）的CNM关系被理解得很差，缺乏法律承认。本研究将探讨不同于英国和巴西异性恋、一夫一妻制和以夫妻为中心的婚姻标准的家庭和夫妻关系，调查CNM亲属关系实践和MP儿童保育活动如何受到各自国家文化动态、“法律敏感性”和缺乏适当法律规定的影响。该项目将“法律意识”的概念作为一种重要工具，以了解CNM父母如何解释和处理法律约束，以规避和抵制伤害和歧视。这项国际比较混合方法研究将促进对被忽视的养育人群的理解，确定在CNM关系中围绕MP的需求和交叉不平等，以及新的育儿实践的有益方面。它将通过参与南北对话和加强社会法律学术来推进社会理论，超越对法律的孤立分析，重点关注受法律程序和法规影响的人们的声音和推理。由于这些替代做法迄今为止在政策制定中很少受到关注，该项目将提供迫切需要的数据和分析，以制定政治、法律和教育议程，提高人们对综合政策、法律变革和反歧视措施的潜在好处的认识，以提高参与CNM和MP的人的福祉。该奖学金将推动急诊室的职业道路，使其成为社会法律研究方面的杰出专家，以及性和亲属研究方面的领先学者，增加他获得永久学术职位的机会。

Consensual non-monogamies (CNMs), such as polyamory, open relationships, and relationship anarchy, despite their increasingvisibility, remain stigmatised. In particular, CNM relations that engage in multi-parenthood (MP) are poorly understood and lack legal recognition. This research will explore family and conjugal constellations that differ from heteronormative, monogamous, and couple-centric marriage standards in the UK and Brazil, investigating how CNM kinship practices and MP childcare activities are impacted by cultural dynamics, 'legal sensibilities', and lack of adequate legal provisions in the respective countries. The project deploys the concept of 'legal consciousness' as a critical tool to understand how CNM parents are interpreting and dealing with legal constraints in order to circumvent and resist harm and discrimination. This international comparative mixed-methods research will advance the understanding of neglected parenting populations, identifying the needs and intersectional inequalities around MP in CNM relations, as well as the beneficial aspects of novel child-rearing practices. It will advance social theory by engaging in a North/South dialogue and by enhancing socio-legal scholarship to go beyond the isolated analysis of the law, focusing upon the voices and reasonings of people affected by legal procedures and regulations. Since those alternative practices have so far received little attention in policy-making the project will provide urgently needed data and analysis to develop political, legal, and educational agendas, raising awareness about the potential benefits of integrative policies, legal changes, and anti-discrimination measures to enhance the well-being of those involved in CNM and MP. The fellowship will advance the ER's career path towards becoming an eminent expert in socio-legal studies and a leading scholar in sexuality and kinship studies, increasing his chances of securing apermanent academic position.