1st ISA Forum of Sociology “Sociological Research and Public Debate”

March 10th, 2008

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1st ISA Forum of Sociology “Sociological Research and Public Debates”
Barcelona, Spain. September 5 - 8, 2008
http://www.isa-sociology.org/barcelona 2008/
http://www.rc34youth.org/
http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/Joventut.

RC34 PROGRAM
Growing Up in a Liquid World:
Youth Questions and Public Debates
Coords:Carmen Leccardi (University of Milano). carmen.leccardi@unimib.it.
Carles Feixa (University of Lleida). feixa@geosoc.udl.es.

Program

Friday, September 5, 2008
Session 1. Opening RC34 Conference. Growing Up in a Liquid World. 15:30 -17:30.

Liquid Youth?. Zygmunt Bauman (University of Leeds, UK).

Saturday, September 6, 2008
Session 2. The Concept of Generation in Youth Theories. 9:00 -11:00.
Coords: Carles Feixa (University of Lleida, Spain). feixa@geosoc.udl.es. Carmen Leccardi (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy). carmen.leccardi@unimib.it.

1. Karl Mannheim and Kurt Lewin on the German-Jewish youth matters. Ola Stafseng (University of Oslo, Norway). ola.stafseng@ped.uio.no.

2. The Concepts of Generation and Youth in the Work of Karl Mannheim. Wivian Weller (University of Brasilia). Nicolle Pfaff (University of Halle, Germany). pfaff@paedagogik.uni-halle.de.

3. Youth and social change: Karl Mannheim revised. Maurizio Merico (Università di Salerno, Italia). merico@unisa.it.

4. Generation in a liquid society. Mannheim revisited. Charles Berg & Marianne Milmeister (University of Luxembourg). charles.berg@uni.lu.

5. Different economic contexts, different generations: the Baby Boomers and their children. Aurélie Mary (University of Tampere, Finland). Aurelie.Mary@uta.fi.

6. Thirty-Somethings: The First European Generation? Helena Laakonen & Eriikka Oinonen (University of Tampere, Finland). Eriikka.Oinonen@uta.fi.

7. Gramáticas de la violencia juvenil: Precarización, desencanto y paralegalidad en Latinoamérica. Rossana Reguillo (ITESO, México). rossana@iteso.mx.

8. Mutaciones generacionales en un paisaje mediático transformado. Germán Muñoz (Universidad Nacional de Colombia). germancito@yahoo.com.

9. Understanding intergenerational ties in France: the method of paradoxes. Vincenzo Cicchelli (Université Paris Descartes). vincenzo.cicchelli@paris5.sorbonne.fr.

10. The Concept of Generation in Youth Theories. Carmen Leccardi (University of Milano-Bicocca) & Carles Feixa (University of Lleida). feixa@geosoc.udl.es.

Session 3. Youth Theories and Public Debates in the XX century. 11:30 -13:30.
Coords: Lynne Chisholm (Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Austria). Lynne.Chisholm@uibk.ac.at James Côte (University of Western Ontario, Canada). cote@uwo.ca.

11. Modernity’s Youth: Images of Rebellion from the Cave. Ronald Srigley & Kate Tilleczek (Laurentian University in Sudbury, Canada). ktilleczek@laurentian.ca.

12. Social inclusion, exclusion and ‘the street’: the continuing relevance of subculture theory. Tracy Shildrick (University of Teesside, UK). R.MacDonald@tees.ac.uk.

13. Individualisation and the Split Habitus: A return to Beck and Bourdieu for conceptualizing social change and young people’s transitions. Dan Woodman (The University of Melbourne, Australia). dtw@unimelb.edu.au.

14. Developmental Psychology and the Emergence of the Problem of ‘Teenage Pregnancy’ in Britain. Ofra Koffman (UK). sop01ok@gold.ac.uk.

15. Changing youth images in public debates in post-communist Bulgaria. The influence of youth theories and youth policies. Siyka Kovacheva (University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria). skovacheva@mbox.contact.bg.

16. Revisiting twenty five years in Argentina: youth theories, youth questions and public debates between 1983-2008. Mariana Chaves & Elena Bergé (Universidad de la Plata, Argentina). chavesmarian@gmail.com.

17. Beyond the Blame Game of Public Debates: Young People’s Subjective Experiences of Democracy in a Liquid World. Kathy Edwards (University of Sydney, Australia). k.edwards@usyd.edu.au.

18. Standing on the shoulders of phantoms. Gestur Guðmundsson (Iceland University of Education, Iceland). gestur@khi.is.

19. Theory, Policy, Structure, and Agency and the Construction of Canadian and Australian Young Adults. Lesley Andres (Canada) & Johanna Wyn (Australia). lesley.andres@ubc.ca.

20. Noise machines and body beats: from industrial music to acid house – a short theoretical history of electronic music sub-cultures. Atte Oksanen (University of Tampere, Finland). Atte.Oksanen@uta.fi.

21. Ideological orientations of youth. Volkov Yuri.G. (Southern Federal University, Russia). info@ippk.rsu.ru.

22. The Concept of Community in Youth Research, Theory, Policy and Practice. Thorolfur Thorlindsson (University of Iceland). thorotho@hi.is.

23. Youth and social disorganization in the Chicago School of Sociology. Raffaele Rauty (Università di Salerno, Italia). rauty@unisa.it.

24. The disenfranchisement of youth in the late-twentieth century: A critique of conservative approaches to youth studies. James Côté (University of Western Ontario, Canada). cote@uwo.ca.

Session 4. Youth Theories and Public Debates for the XXI century. 15:30 -17:30.
Coords: Helena Helve (University of Kuopio, Finland). helena.helve@uku.fi. Vinod Chandra (JNPG College, Lucknow, India). ccyrci@rediffmail.com.

25. The Digital Economy: Promise and Peril in the Age of Networked Intelligence. A Study of Young and How They View the New World Order. Mei-Ling, Lin (National Open University, Taiwan). paulina@kcg.gov.tw.

26. Caribbean Youth: Crisis Or Challenge In A Neo-Globalizing Sphere: The Case Of Trinidad And Tobago. Anand Rampersad (University of the West Indies, Trinidad). pastiche6@yahoo.com.

27. Today’s youth with trust in a sentimental mood. Massimo Conte (University of Molise, Italy). massimo.conte@unimol.it.

28. Human Capital and the Developmental Strategy for the Migrant Youth Worker’s Employment: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China. Fang, Wei (Zhejiang University of Technology, China). fangwei@zjut.edu.cn.

29. Young people’s attitudes to risk taking behaviour. Aspirations and trepidations as influenced by global and local milieux. Charlotte Fabiansson (Macquarie University, Australia). fabiansson@optusnet.com.au

30. Individualization and risk theories examined: the importance of family bonds as supports in the transition to adulthood. Maria Eugenia Cardenal de la Nuez (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain). ecardenal@dps.ulpgc.es.

31. Constructions of Gender Identities in Club (sub)cultures. João Teixeira; Paula Guerra; Lígia Ferro; Pedro dos Santos Boia (University of Porto, Portugal). pedroboia@sapo.pt.

32. From Adulthood as a goal to youth as a value. Harry Blatterer (Macquarie University, Australia). Harry.Blatterer@scmp.mq.edu.au.

33.     Civic engagement developed in leisure activity groups and close friend networks in Japan. Asano, Tomohiko (Tokyo Gakugei University). Iwata, Koh (Momoyama Gakuin University). Tsuji, Izumi (Matsuyama University). tasano@u-gakugei.ac.jp. 

34. Individualization or new collectivism? Changing forms of sociality among young people in Europe. Terhi-Anna Wilska (Turku School of Economics, Finland). Terhi-Anna.Wilska@tse.fi.

35. New Youth Questions in France? Youth Rioters or and new challengers? Youra Petrova (CNRS / IRESCO, France). yourapetrova@yahoo.fr.

36. Representation of Indian Youth in Print Media. Indian Youth in Public Debates. Vinod Chandra (University of Lucknow, India). ccyrci@rediffmail.com.

37. La construcción mediática de la juventud mexicana en la televisión. Maricela Portillo (Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México). marportisan@yahoo.com.mx.

38. Mobile Phones and Media Generations. Göran Bolin (Södertörn University College, Sweden). goran.bolin@sh.se.

39. Social Capital and a “Liquid Trust” of Young People. Helve, Helena (University of Kuopio). helena.helve@uku.fi.

Sunday, September 7, 2008
Session 5. Youth Questions and Public Debates. 9:00 -11:00.
Coords: Ngan-pun Ngai (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China). npngai@cuhk.edu.hk. Ani Wierenga (University of Melbourne, Australia). wierenga@unimelb.edu.au.

40. The Tharu Youth: a study on tribal youth in reference of development and awareness. Subhash Chandra Verma (Kumaun University Nainital, India). verma.subhas@gmail.com.

41. The Unemployment of College/University Graduates in Mainland China. What Leads to the Unemployment and What can we do? Mao, Weiyu (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China). wymao@swk.cuhk.edu.hk.

42. Will Chinese Students Return? Factors in Decisions. Janet W. Salaff (University of Toronto) & Laurent Greve (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration). salaff@chass.utoronto.ca.

43. Success Factors in Mutual Aid among Young People with Emotional and Behavioral Problems. Steven Sek-yum Ngai, Chau-kiu Cheung & Ngan-pun Ngai (The Chinese University of Hong Kong & City University of Hong Kong). SYNGAI@swkgpa.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk.

44. The importance of belonging in the neo-liberal social order: Young people’s drinking practices, collective identity and generational location. Christine Griffin, Isabelle Szmigin, Chris Hackley, Willm Mistral and Dr Andrew Bengry-Howell (University of Bath, Bath, UK). c.griffin@bath.ac.uk.

45. Importancia de la escolaridad entre los jóvenes trabajadores mexicanos. Emma Liliana Navarrete López (El Colegio Mexiquense, México). enavarr@cmq.edu.mx.

46. Juventud, cultura y política social: Circo Volador. Héctor Castillo Berthier (ISUNAM, México). berthier@servidor.unam.mx.

47. Youth Questions and Public Debates in the 21^st Century: The Case of Sri Lanka. Siri Hettige (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka). sthetti@webmail.cmb.ac.lk.

48. Youth and Homelessness in Japan. Keiko Yamaguchi & Ichiyo Habuchi (Hirosaki University, Japan). ichiyo21@hotmail.com

49. Factors Influencing Parent-Child Relationships: A Comparison of Hong Kong and Shanghai. Ngan-Pun Ngai, Chau-Kiu Cheung & Sek-Yam Ngai (The Chinese University of Hong Kong). PNGAI@swkgpa.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk.

50. Revisiting Trust. Ani Wierenga (University of Melbourne, Australia). wierenga@unimelb.edu.au.

51. Heterosexual relationship in youth of India: An ongoing debate. Sangeeta Chaudhary (M S University, India). ccyrci@rediffmail.com.

52. Sex Education in Higher Secondary Schools in India: The Missing Adolescents’ Perspectives. Smita Verma & Vinod Chandra (Circle for Child and Youth Research Cooperation in India). ccyrci@rediffmail.com.

53. Jóvenes, indios y migrantes en la sociedad mexicana contemporánea. Maritza Urteaga Castro Pozo (Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia, México). maritzaurteaga@hotmail.com.

54. Juventud rural e indígena en México. Lourdes C. Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara (Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, México). lpacheco@nayar.uan.mx.

55. Moved, mobilizations and movements. Political participation and youths in the Chile of the Bicentenary. Oscar Aguilera Ruiz (Chile). oscar.aguilera@gmail.com.

Session 6. Youth Questions and Public Debates in Europe. 11:30 -13:30.
Coords: Howard Williamson (University of Cardiff, Walles, UK). howardw@glam.ac.uk. Natalia Wächter (Austrian Institute for Youth Research, Austria). nw@oeij.at.

56. Social exclusion and inclusion of young adult immigrants – The Case of Somalis in Norway. Katrine Fangen (University of Oslo, Norway). katrine.fangen@sosiologi.uio.no.

57. Youth marginalisation: the significance of precarious work? Robert MacDonald (University of Teesside, UK). R.MacDonald@tees.ac.uk.

58. Russian youth : social and moral crisis. Gozel M. Geldyeva (Russian Society of Sociologists, Russia). rss@isras.ru.

59. Exploring cultures of postponement. The transformation of young motherhood and the re-generation of gender in post-communism. Metka Kuhar (University of Ljubljana) & Herwig Reiter (University of Bremen). hreiter@gsss.uni-bremen.de.

60. Future Plans and Value-Orientation of Students from the Babe?-Bolyai University Related to the European Integration. Zita Kiss, Réka Plugor, Júlia Szabó, Valér Veres (Babes-Bolyai University, Romania). julia.szabo.05@gmail.com.

61. Youth as subject of public debates in post-soviet countries (case of Belarus). Larissa Titarenko (Belarus State University, Belarus). larisa166@mail.ru.

62. The Change of the Social Chances and the Socio-Economic Situation of the Romanian Students Before joining EU: The Case of Students from Cluj-Napoca. Valér Veres (Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania). veresv@kmei.ro.

63. The Sziget Festival in Budapest. The new young middle class and leisure activity in Hungary. Kálmán Gábor & Marianna Szemerszki (Hungarian Institute for Educational Research and Development, Hungary). gkalman@ella.hu.

64. The discourse of youngsters concerning homosexuality and gender normative behaviour. Alexis Dewaele (Policy Research Centre on Equal Opportunities, Belgium). alexis.dewaele@ua.ac.be.

65. Confronting the conceptions of homeland and national identity among high-skilled spatial mobile Danish youth with emigrational aspirations. Carsten Yndigegn (University of Southern Denmark). cy@sam.sdu.dk.

66. The Reformation of the University System and Professional Formation: insertion strategies and new instruments of professional mediation for young graduates. Ana Paula Marques & Rita Moreira (University of Minho, Portugal). meintegra@ics.uminho.pt.

67. Suspended and/or adapted in and between two “worlds”? The double-sided experience of inclusion/exclusion among young second generation immigrant origin Moroccan youths in Genoa. Roberto Alzetta (University of Genoa) & Simohammed Kaabour (University of Venice, Italy). r_alzetta@hotmail.com.

68.     Latin Kings. Voice and representations of public sphere among latinos street organization in Italy. Luca Queirolo Palmas (University of Genova). luca.palmas@unige.it. 

69. Multicultural Change and the Power of Identity. Trine Medby Fossland (University of Tromsoe, Norway). trine.fossland@sv.uit.no.

70.     Risk of social exclusion after leaving institutional care - Youth voices. Ilze Trapenciere (University of Latvia).  ilzet@sociology.lv. 

Session 7. Youth Questions and Public Debates in Catalonia. 15:30 -17:30.
Coords: Pau Serracant (Catalan Youth Observatory). pserracant@gencat.net. Joaquim Casal (Authonomous University of Barcelona). joaquim.casal@uab.es.

71. The evolution of youth research in Catalonia. Catalan Youth Observatory. ocj.dasc@gencat.net

72. Youth reality and youth policies in Catalonia: an European perspective. Fundació Ferrer i Guàrdia. ocj.dasc@gencat.net

73. The evolution of youth policies in Catalonia. Roger Martínez. rmartinez@menta.net

74. The. M.A. in Youth and Society. Pere Soler. pere.soler@udg.edu

75. Music in unstable cultural territories. Metaphors of sociability among young people in migration or mobility. Roberto Alexis Rodríguez Suárez (Universitat Rovira i Virgili). nitrofractal@gmail.com.

76. Religion and Identity among Young Latinos in Spain. Òscar Prieto-Flores & Jordi Feu (University of Girona, Catalonia-Spain). oscar.prieto@udg.edu.

77. Since Body, biography and youth cultures. The case of skinheads and latin king & queens in Catalonia. Laura Porzio (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain). lauraporzio@gruphebe.org.

78. Teenager media representation in Spanish Prime Time Television and its influence on the self identity construction process. Lorena Gómez, Natividad Ramajo, Mònica Figueras, Mònika Jiménez, Arantxa Capdevila, Virginia Luzón, Iliana Ferrer (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain). monica.figueras@upf.edu.

79. Social creativity as a strategy to override the stigmatisation fo precarious youth. Marta Llobet Estany (Universidad de Barcelona). mllobet@ub.edu.

Monday, September 8, 2008
Joint Session: RC13, RC34, RC53. Childhood, Youth and Leisure Aspirations. 11:30-13:30.
Coords: Ngan-pun Ngai. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, RC34 President. npngai@cuhk.edu.hk). Ishwar Modi. India International Institute of Social Sciences, RC13 President. Doris Buehler-Niederberger. University of Wuppertal, Germany, RC53 President.

Other RC Activities
September 5 or 6, 2008 (to be confirmed)
20:00 -22:00. Dialogue with the Catalan National Youth Council.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

10:00-14:00. Visit to Local Youth Experiencies. In collaboration with the Catalan Youth Observatory.

Organizational issues
Scientific Committees
Coordinators: C. Feixa and C. Leccardi (Vice-presidents for Europe, RC34).
International Committee: N-P. Ngai, H. Helve, L. Chisholm, Ch. Ukeje, V. Chandra, A. Wierenga, J. Côté, T. Dwyer, H. Williamson, N. Waechter, C. Batan (RC34 Board).
Local Committee: J. Casal, O. Romani, P. Soler, J. Trilla, M. Figueras (Catalan Interuniversity Master on Youth and Society).
Organizational secretary:
Catalan Youth Observatory: ocj.dasc@gencat.net.

Registration
Already opened at http://www.isa-sociology.org/barcelona_2008/forum_registration_fees.htm.
Only authors registered before May 31, 2008 will be listed in the Programme of the Forum.
This is also the deadline for submitting abstracts by registered presenters for inclusion in the CSA Sociological Abstracts: http://md1.csa.com/socioabs/submit.php

IMPORTANT NOTE
Every author attending the conference shoud be in contact with session coordinators for the organization of every session. The idea is to have short presentations and more time for discussion and debate.

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