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One of the initiatives of the Centre for Education, Training and Work in the Asian Century (CETWAC) at RMIT University is the publication of a Working Paper series titled InterCultural Futures The Centre is pleased to announce the publication of the first paper in the series titled:     Young People and the Coming of…

Carles Feixa, Carmen Leccardi, Pam Nilan (Eds) ISBN: 9789004225831 Brill, Leiden – 2016   This book is based on a selection of papers first presented to the International Sociological Association (ISA) Research Committee 34 session on Youth Cultures, Space and Time that took place during the ISA World Congresses of Sociology in Gothenburg, Sweden (2010),…

***CALL FOR CHAPTERS – EDITED VOLUME***   Governing Youth Politics in the Age of Surveillance   Editors:   Dr Maria Grasso, University of Sheffield, UK m.grasso@sheffield.ac.uk   Professor Judith Bessant, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Judith.Bessant@rmit.edu.au   Deadline for 250-word Abstract chapter proposal: Tuesday 31 May 2016 Please also send 150-word biography and surface mail contact details with the…

Charlotte Fabiansson and Stefan Fabiansson ISBN 978-1-4724-7896-2 Routledge, 2016   This book offers a comprehensive understanding of the current scientific knowledge concerning risks associated with food preparation, processing and consumption, with particular attention to the gap between scientific research and public perception. Examining the effects of food on the body from both micro and macro…

Global efforts to advance youth-driven innovation for social change   Editors: Sheri Bastien (PhD), Associate Professor, Section for Public Health Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Halla Holmarsdottir (PhD), Professor at the Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences   Key dates: May 10th, 2016: Extended abstract submission deadline June 15th, 2016: Selection of…

Kitty te Riele and Radhika Gorur (Eds) ISBN Paperback: 9789463001199 – ISBN Hardcover: 9789463001205 – ISBN E-Book: 9789463001212 Sense Publishers, Rotterdam – 2015    This book is based on a forum bringing together policy makers, people from philanthropic organisations, academics, service providers and young people, to explore meanings and experiences of vulnerable (or ‘at risk’, disadvantaged, marginalised…

Towards and enabling environment for child and youth development in the sustainable development goals Cristina Bacalso, Alex Farrow, Andreas Karsten, and Dragan Mihajlovic ISBN: 978-3-944859-08-8 Youth Policy Press, 2016   The ink is barely dry on the new Sustainable Development Goals, which represent an unprecedented promise to the next generation for what their world will…

Lejla Mušić ISBN: 978-3659849374 Lambert Academic publishing, Saarbrucken – 2016   This book questions intersections femina sociologica idea,feminicide in Latin America, the transgender idea in Shakesperean works, young femininities and masculinities ideas on ethnicity and gender rights. Why do we need to mention femina sociologica idea? Other than an obvious reason, such as marginalization of…

James E. Cote, Andy Furlong (Eds) ISBN 9781138778122 Routledge, Abingdon – 2016     This is the first handbook to cover the sociological approaches to higher education. It is timely because of global expansions of mass higher educational systems, especially as these systems come under scrutiny by a variety of stakeholders. Questions are being raised…

Beyond Reason, Rationality and Risk Kerry Montero, Peter Kelly ISBN 9781138898059 Routledge, Abingdon – 2016       Health promotion with young people has largely been framed by theories of behaviour change to target ‘unsafe’, ‘unhealthy’ and/or ‘risky’ behaviours. These theories and models seek to encourage the development in young people of reasoned, rational and…