Head of project
Franz X. Eder
Room: O2.34 (main building, staircase VI)
Telephone: +43 1 4277 - 41321
Office hours: Wed. 13:00 - 14:00
Email: franz.eder@univie.ac.at
Speaker for the research area on Economy and Society from a Historic Cultural Science Perspective
Project staff
Stefan F. Ossmann
Room: ZG, 102.26 (Main Building, staircase VI, 2nd floor)
Telephone: +43 1 4277 - 41362
Education and experience
- 1997 diploma college photography (Graphische Vienna)
- 2011 Bachelor Communication Science (University of Vienna)
- 2011 Individual master Development Studies (University of Vienna)
- 2012 Master Communication Science (University of Vienna)
- 2022 PhD Social Sciences (University of Vienna)
Area of research
- Polyamory (multiple emotional and sexual relationships with informed and consensual partners)
Externally funded projects
- Polyamory in media, social and identity perspective (FWF, 2016-2019) (http://polyamory.univie.ac.at/)
- Crossmedia and quality journalism (TEMPUS IV, 2012 – 2014) (http://cuq.cc/en)
- C2Learn creative learning (BM:UKK, 2012 – 2014) (http://www.c2learn.eu/)
Teaching
Projekt partner
Prof. Dr. Josef Christian Aigner
Josef Christian Aigner: Professor at the Institute of Psychosocial Intervention and Communications Research at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Aigner researches on relationships of all kinds by psychological aspects and teaches (amongst related topics) sexual science by an interdisciplinary approach.
Project partner
Dr. Meg-John Barker
Meg-John Barker: Senior lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Open University, UK. Co- editor of the Taylor and Francis journal Psychology and Sexuality and editorial board member of five more journals.
Project partner
Dr. Elisabeth Sheff
Elisabeth Sheff: CEO and Director of Legal Services, Sheff Consulting Group. With a background in academic sociology, Dr. Sheff is the foremost expert on polyamorous families with children.
Project partner
Prof. Dr. Ann Tweedy
Ann Tweedy: Associate professor at the Hamline University, US, researches on aspects of gender, sexuality and law with emphasis on legal issues of polyamorous relationships.