Congresses and Forums

CLICK THE ABOVE IMAGE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. RC04, ISA Research Committee on Sociology of Education, is joining with RC34, ISA Research Committee on the Sociology of Youth, to co-sponsor an ISA Interim Conference on “Transitions” to be held in Tampa, Florida on January 13-15, 2012.

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3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON Enhancing Competencies of Adolescents and Youth: A Life Skills Approach 22 – 25th November 2011 Organised by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) in collaboration with Research Committee on Sociology of Youth (RC34) of International Sociology Association (ISA) Click to download the conference  details.

Australian Youth Affairs Conference Preparations are underway for Australia’s first national youth sector conference since 2007. It will be held in Sydney, from May 30-June 1, 2011. We anticipate that in excess of 500 delegates will attend the conference, to access the most recent information about what’s happening in the area of youth policy, research,…

To: Presidents and Secretaries of ISA Research Committees, Working and Thematic Groups Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to share with you that after a careful review and a voting process, the ISA Executive Committee has voted Buenos Aires, Argentina to host the ISA Forum 2012 (August 1-4). Please note that the theme for the…

3rd International Conference Thessaloniki, 2-4 December 2010 “Children and Youth in Changing Societies” http://www.psy.auth.gr/childrenandyouth2010/ Aims and objectives The past twenty years have witnessed an increased academic interest in issues related to children and young people. As a result, Childhood and Youth Studies has emerged as a new field of interdisciplinary research in social sciences. Whereas…

The Youth and Society Postgraduate Studies of the Spanish Distance University (UNED) organize the International Congress “Youth Constructing Worlds. Capacities and Limits of Action for Change”. The Congress will be held on October 14 and 15th 2010 in the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. The objective of the Congress is to discuss about the…

Youth (Sub)cultures in Changing Societies Centre for Lifestyles Studies Institute for International and Social Studies, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia, 2-4 February 2011 Rapid technological developments, structural changes in the society and economic uncertainty influence lifestyles of young people. One of the possibilities for identification and belonging is participation in different youth cultures. Youth (sub)cultures are…

ESA Youth and Generation Network Midterm Conference: September 9th– 12th Disley (nr. Manchester) UK Youth, Economy and Society *deadline for abstracts extended until 26th March 2010* The ESA Youth and Generation Network third mid-term conference will address the core challenge facing young people in Europe today as the region confronts a period of extreme economic…

Research Committee on Sociology of Youth RC34 Programme Coordinators Ngan Pun Ngai, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China, npngai@cuhk.edu.hk Howard Williamson, University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom, howardw@glam.ac.uk Theme: Sociology of Youth on Move Call for Papers Following the central theme of the XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology – Sociology on the Move and its…