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Youth, Space and Time. Agoras and Chronotopes in the Global City
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),…
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CALL FOR CHAPTERS: Governing Youth Politics in the Age of Surveillance
***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…
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
1 Postdoctoral Research Fellow (German public sector pay scheme TV-L 13, 100%) in the DFG long-term project TWINLIFE: “Genetic and social causes of life chances: A genetically informative, longitudinal study of the life course and individual development” for the duration of 2 years to begin as soon as possible. The contract can be renewed in…
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Food and the Risk Society. The Power of Risk Perception
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…
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Diploma Superior: Estudios y Políticas de Juventud en América Latina.
La fecha de inicio está pautada para el dia 5 de mayo con la apertura del campus virtual. La Diplomatura se desarrollará hasta diciembre de 2016. La inscripción se encuentra abierta hasta el 30 de abril. En cuanto a la modalidad de cursada, cada semana las tutoras del curso abrirán una nueva clase con…
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Call for papers – Talking ‘bout my Generation
. . . . Talking ‘bout my Generation: Concepts of Youth and Generation in Research on the MENA region, five years after 2011 International Workshop Wednesday, November 30 – Friday, December 02, 2016 Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany The uprisings of 2011 challenged many predominant concepts of ‘youth’…
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CALL FOR CHAPTERS – Youth as architects of change
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…
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DOING SCHOOL DIFFERENTLY: NATIONAL FLEXIBLE AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION CONFERENCE
15-16 September 2016 – Melbourne (Australia). The conference will bring together educators, researchers, policy makers and young people who are committed to developing and sustaining successful educational opportunities and pathways for disenfranchised young people. We’re providing a platform for advancing a national conversation on practice and research in flexible and inclusive education. Read…
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Interrogating conceptions of “vulnerable youth” in theory, policy and practice
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…
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From rhetoric to action
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…