Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th June 2015 (Maynooth University, Ireland)
(*note extended deadline*)
Papers are invited on all aspects of change and mobility that are relevant to youth studies. In what ways, and to what extent, is transformation or “movement” evident in the individual and collective lives of young people, in services, policies and professional practices for/with youth, or even in the concept of youth and its relation to other generations? What is changing within the field of youth studies itself?
Plenary speakers include:
James Côté, University of Western Ontario, author of Youth Studies: Fundamental Issues and Debates (Palgrave, 2014)
Carmen Leccardi, University of Milan-Bicocca, President of the European Sociological Association
Barry Goldson, University of Liverpool, Editor-in-Chief, Youth Justice
Rapporteur:
Howard Williamson, Professor of European Youth Policy, University of South Wales.
Deadline (extended) for receipt of abstracts (300 words maximum): Friday 27th February 2015
(Responses will be issued by Friday 13th March at the latest; earlier responses may be provided on request to facilitate travel plans.)
Send to: youthwork@nuim.ie
Further information on registration and accommodation is available at: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/applied-social-studies
Maynooth is less than one hour’s travel from Dublin airport.
Hosted by the Centre for Youth Research and Development, Department of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University, in association with the Research Committee on Youth of the International Sociological Association (RC34) and the Research Network on Youth and Generation of the European Sociological Association (RN30). Reduced registration fees will apply for members of RC34 and RN30.