Erik Mägi
About Erik Mägi
About Erik Mägi
Erik Mägi is PhD student in Private Law. He conducts research on patterns of norm and exception concerning the constitution of legal parenthood, how the legislation take some parenthood for granted while other kinds of parenthood appear as exceptions or non-existent.
Erik Mägi is also together with Lina-lea Zimmerman author of a textbook on family law, Stjärnfamiljejuridik [Legal Regulation of Diverse Families] (Gleerups 2015). In the spring of 2016 the authors was awarded the Jörn Svensson Award for their work with LGBTQ rights. Read an article about the book and Erik Mägi's research in the School's Magazine 2017.
He has previously worked as lawyer in the policy-based civil society. He has been active in the public debate over several years.
Research
Erik Mägi's thesis project has the preliminary title Legally approved parent – establishing of parenthood, normcritical studies, children´s rights and legal design. The research project concerns the legal constructions of who are established as parents in different family scenarios, the legal constructions relations to social norms and power structures, as well as alternatives of legal design. Main supervisor: Sari Kouvo. Assistant supervisor: Torbjörn Odlöw. Financial support from Stiftelsen Fru Mary von Sydows, född Wijk, donationsfond.
Teaching
Erik Mägi teaches family law, labour law and discrimination law. He also teaches law in practice, normcritical studies and intersectionality, as well as supervises master´s thesis.
Erik Mägi has also, on the request of the Department of Law, conducted a norm-critical examination of the LL.M. programme in Gothenburg. Read the English summary in the report at page 8.
He also teaches folk dance and contact improvisation for adults and children.
Collaborations
Erik Mägi participates to a large extent in communicating his research with the surrounding society. He has lectured for, among others, the Ministry of Justice, the Academy of Courts, the Discrimination Ombudsman (DO) and the Swedish Association for Transexual Health. He has also regularly give lectures at libraries, for student associations, at the Science Festival in Gothenburg and at Pride festivals.
He participates in the following networks:
- Swedish Network for Family and Kinship Studies
- Family Law, Practices and Policies (FaMLAPP)
- Research network on sustainable development
- Familjepolitiska nätverket
He is convener of the Climate Network for the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers.He is also deputy in the City of Gothenburg´s Committe on Environment and Climate for the Swedish Green Party.
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Sweden
Erik Mägi, Paolo Quacquarini, Sanna Thorslund, Lisa Nordlund, Giovanna Di Benedetto , Vincenzo Bonanno
in Ruggeri, L. et al. (Eds.) (2019). Family Property and Succession in EU Member States: National Reports on the Collected Data - 2019-01-01 -
The Family
Matrix
Erik Mägi
Swedish Network for Family and Kinship Studies, Annual network meeting, Umeå University - 2019-01-01 -
Det viktigaste är inte att du strejkar i
dag
Erik Mägi
Aftonbladet Debatt - 2019-01-01 -
"Legally approved parent" and the FAMLaPP research
initiative
Erik Mägi
Nordic Centre for the Study of Family Law, Practices and Policies (FamLaPP) opening workshop - Can Law Protect Actual Family Practices? - 2018-01-01 -
Vem är min
förälder?
Erik Mägi
Barnrättscentrum, Juridiska Fakulteten, Stockholms universitet - 2018-01-01 -
When increased legal inclusion reinforces normativity - Establishing Parenthood in Swedish
Law
Erik Mägi
CLOSE RELATIONS: A MULTI- AND INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON CRITICAL FAMILY AND KINSHIP STUDIES - 2018-01-01 -
Ny lag diskriminerar
transföräldrar
Erik Mägi, Ulrika Westerlund, Kerstin Burman, Sandra Ehne, Emelie Mire Åsell
SvD Debatt - 2018-01-01 -
Normkritisk granskning av övningsexempel på juristutbildningen i
Göteborg
Erik Mägi
- 2018-01-01 -
Transgendered parenthood and gender norms in Swedish Family
Law
Erik Mägi
Nordic Law and Gender Conference 2017 - 2017-01-01 -
”Jag vägde mellan att ställa mig på barrikaderna eller att låtsas vara normativ…” – Erfarenheter av diskriminering i
familjefrågor
Erik Mägi, Pom Sandhagen
- 2015-01-01 -
Stjärnfamiljejuridik: Svensk familjelagstiftning ur ett normkritiskt
perspektiv
Erik Mägi, Lina-lea Zimmerman
- 2015-01-01 -
Regnbågsbarn saknar rätt till sina
föräldrar
Erik Mägi
Aftonbladet Debatt - 2011-01-01 -
Gatupolitikens lagar – Juridisk handbok för politiska
aktivister
Simon Andersson, Maj Greitz, Erik Mägi, Tomas Wennerblom Missne, Jonas Öhlmér
- 2005-01-01