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Professor in Youth Research, University of Tampere
Applications are invited for the post of Professor in Youth Research in the University of Tampere. The post of Professor is located in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Degree Programme in Social Sciences. The successful applicant will be appointed starting August 1, 2017, until further notice. A professor shall carry out and supervise…
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Some photos of former RC 34 Presidents and Vice-Presidents
We are happy to publish some very nice photos of former RC 34 Presidents and Vice-Presidents, probably taken in Slovakia in 1998. Warm thanks to Britta Jonsson, who recovered the photos, and to Sylvia Trnka, who kindly made them available to RC34. (Click on the photo to access the Gallery)
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PhD student in Sociology within the Project Income Inequality in Couples
at the Department of Sociology, Stockholm University. Closing date: 1 March 2016. The Department of Sociology is a middle sized department at the Faculty of Social Sciences with about 100 employees and 1,000 students. The department teaches both Sociology and Demography. The main research areas are Demography, Ethnic relations and migration, Gender and…
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SLLS International Conference ‘Education and the Life Course’
. . . **Call for Papers & Symposia** SLLS International Conference ‘Education and the Life Course: Determinants and Consequences of Unequal Educational Opportunities’ 5 – 8 October 2016* Bamberg, Germany Submission deadline – 31 March 2016 (*Optional pre-conference workshop on the 5th October, with the main conference starting on 6th) Although the overall conference…
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Call for Papers: the 2016 ISA-RC06 Conference on Family Research
“Social Change and Family Developments” is an international conference co-sponsored by the Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Research Committee on Family Research (RC06) of the International Sociological Association. The conference will take place from May 25th to 28th, 2016 at Institute of Sociology, CASS, Beijing, China. On behalf of both…
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CALL FOR PAPERS / SSSP YOUTH, AGING, AND LIFE COURSE (YALC) DIVISION
Graduate Student Paper Award Please consider submitting your work for presentation at the 2016 SSSP Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA, on August 19-21, 2016. Submissions for the Graduate Student Paper Award are also encouraged (see below for details). The Youth, Aging, and the Life Course Division of the Society for the Study of Social…
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Call for Papers: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth (Emerald Group Publishing)
We are currently seeking submissions for Sociological Studies of Children and Youth, Volume 22, Researching Kids and Teens: Methodological Issues, Strategies, and Innovations. Problems and pitfalls often accompany researching children and youth, given sociologists’ increasingly limited access to populations deemed vulnerable. In addition, navigation through Institutional Review Board requirements and gaining trust from key organizational…
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International Bulletin on Youth Research 2/2015
The new issue of IBYR is now online. You can download it clicking on the image below:
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Adolescence, Youth and Gender: Building Knowledge for Change
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS 8-9 September 2016, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford ‘Adolescence’ has risen high on the global agenda, with a particular focus on girls. Researchers, policymakers and practitioners are increasingly interested in the second decade of life as a newly recognised ‘window of opportunity’ to reduce poverty and inequality…
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End of Year, and some dates for 2016: a message from Ani Wierenga (RC34 President)
Dear RC34 members, colleagues and friends, as we end the year, warm greetings to all, and thanks all for your excellent scholarly company through 2015. A couple of notes and dates for 2016: ISA registration grants for the Third ISA Forum of Sociology are open. Applications can be submitted by participants until January 31, 2016. Rules for Registration Grants Allocation are…