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Young People and the Coming of the 3rd Industrial Revolution:
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…
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The 8th YOUTH & SOCIETIES (in Europe and the Mediterranean) Meeting
Lyon, October 12-14, 2016 Gender and Youth (Ecole Normale Supérieure of Lyon) The eighth Youth & Societies (in Europe and the Mediterranean) Meeting (Les huitièmes rencontres Jeunes & Sociétés en Europe et autour de la Méditerranée – RJS 8) will take place in Lyon on October 12, 13 and 14 2016. The focus will be…
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CALL FOR PAPERS – 26th IPRA General Conference on AGENDA FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (IPRA) GENERAL CALL FOR PAPERS 26th IPRA General Conference on AGENDA FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT Conflict Prevention, Post-Conflict Transformation, and the Conflict, Disaster Risk and Sustainable Development Debate 27th November – 1st December 2016 Freetown, Sierra Leone Hosted by the University of Sierra Leone In Collaboration with the 10th Dealing with…
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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…