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Aims and contents The development of youth work is a priority for the European Commission and the Council of Europe youth policy within a broader framework oriented towards the recognition and validation of non-formal education, the promotion of youth participation and the wider rethinking of education. In this context, the debate on the validation of…

This conference aims at understanding the reality of crisis Japanese youth have been facing and examining the possibility of hope for them with empirical and comparative approach. Three sessions are organized about crisis and hope in family formation and partnership, social and political participation, and transition and life planning respectively. The first question is what…

Congratulations to our own Carmen Leccardi on her recent election to the position of President of the European Sociological Association, to serve from 2013 to 2015. Carmen has been a stalwart RC34 member for years and has played important roles in the past for RC34, including Vice-President for Europe. On behalf of RC34, congratulations Carmen!…

International  Sociological  Association   Research  Committee  34  –  Sociology  of  Youth    Young  Scholar  in  Youth  Sociology  and  Youth  Research  Competition  (2014)     Call  for  Participation  (July,  2013) (Image from https:// www.stmscranton.org) 1. Research Committee 34 (RC34) -­ Sociology of Youth – of the International Sociological Association (ISA) announces the third worldwide competition for young scholars…

Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, an annual series which focuses upon cutting- edge topics in family research around the globe, is seeking manuscript submissions for its 2013 volume. The 2013 volume of CPFR will focus on the theme of ‘Visions of the 21st Century Family: Transforming Structures and Identities.’ In every society, social, political, religious,…

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#GeneraciónIndignada. Topías y Utopías del 15M Carles Feixa y Jordi Nofre (eds.) La Generación Indignada tuvo en su día el sueño de ser como sus progenitores o como aquella generación anterior que gracias a un trabajo estable y a un salario debidamente garantizado participaron de la transformación de la masa proletaria en masa propietaria acaecida…

Welcome to the web of the Joint Master’s in Youth and Society (MIJS). We invite you to have a look at all the information provided here about this official master’s programme and, if you are interested and would like more specific information, to get in contact with us. We would be pleased to answer any…

Globalisation, employment and education in Sri Lanka: opportunity and division Emerita Angela W. Little & Siri T. Hettige About the book Since the late 1970s, Sri Lanka has undergone a socio-economic transformation, from protectionism towards economic liberalisation and increasing integration into the world economy. Through a systematic comparison of these periods of economic change (1956–1977,…

A promotional video explaining the new and pioneering MA EYS, European Youth Studies Short Course. Commissioned by a consortium of 10 European Universities. Produced by Karol Cioma of K Productions and his former BBC colleagues Tony O’Shaughnessy and Penny Roberts of Tower Media. Filmed on a Sony Z7 and edited on FCP.