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Ladislav Macháček (In memoriam)
(21st July 1942 -30 January 2015) Ladislav Macháček was born in Communist Czechoslovakia and died in the Slovak Republic, part of the European Union. In many ways Ladislav played a part in shaping these great changes for his country and for Europe. Ladislav was always a driving force internationally. From the 1980s onwards Ladislav was…
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SLLS International Conference: ‘Life Courses in Cross-National Comparison: Similarities and Differences’
Call for Papers & Symposia SLLS International Conference ‘Life Courses in Cross-National Comparison: Similarities and Differences’ Dublin, Ireland 18 – 21 October 2015 (dates include pre-conference workshop on 18th October) Confirmed keynote speakers: Prof. Richard Layte –Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Ireland Prof. Rainer Silbereisen – Center for Applied Developmental Science (CADS), Germany…
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A network of Global South Youth Scholars
March-November 2015 How are young people living in the global South the same as or differ to their peers in the global North, and what strategies, policies and theories have we developed to help them succeed? This question has prompted Sharlene Swartz (Vice President for Africa and the Middle East) to convene a Consortium of…
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Youth Studies Fundamental Issues and Debates
J. Côté ISBN : 9780230368453 Palgrave Macmillan, London – 2014 The burgeoning field of youth studies encompasses multiple viewpoints, presenting a confusing picture to novices and experts alike. This insightful text goes to the heart of the fundamental issues and debates that characterize this developing field, giving readers a clearer understanding of its current progress…
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Call for Submissions: Alternative education and flexi schools
Alternative education and flexi schools: Responsive education provision for disenfranchised young people Call for Submissions for Special Issue: International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies University of Victoria, British Columbia Guest Editors: Marnee Shay, Dr Ann Morgan, A/Prof Deborah Heck, A/Prof Jo Lampert This special issue is focussed on exploring alternative pathways in…
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The Moral Geographies of Children, Young People and Food: Beyond Jamie’s School Dinners
J. Pike & P. Kelly ISBN 9781137312297 Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke – 2014 Jamie Oliver has been a central but always ambiguous figure in debates about young people and food in the UK, the US, Australia and New Zealand during the last 10 years. This book takes his campaign for better school meals, presented so…
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A Critical Youth Studies for the 21st Century
P. Kelly & A. Kamp (Eds) ISBN 9789004243750 Brill, Leiden – 2014 In A Critical Youth Studies for the 21st Century Peter Kelly and Annelies Kamp present an edited collection that explores the challenges and opportunities faced by young people in an often dangerous 21st century. In an increasingly globalised world these challenges and…
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(Extended deadline) Call for Papers: “Youth on the Move?” – 3rd Maynooth International Youth Studies Conference
Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th June 2015 (Maynooth University, Ireland) (*note extended deadline*) Papers are invited on all aspects of change and mobility that are relevant to youth studies. In what ways, and to what extent, is transformation or “movement” evident in the individual and collective lives of young people, in services, policies and…
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MORALITY, AUSTERITY AND WELFARE STATE FUTURES
Young people, wellbeing and inequality One day conference and edited collection 16th April, 2015 (University of Leeds, UK) Co-convenors: Jo Pike, University of Leeds, UK Peter Kelly, RMIT, Australia Rationale The unfolding effects of what some are calling the Great Recession in Europe and the US, and the emergence of sovereign debt crises and…
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Youth in a Time of Crisis
V. Ilišin; D. Bouillet; A. Gvozdanović; D. Potočnik ISBN 978-953-6218-51-6 (Institute for Social Research) ISBN 978-953-7043-44-5 (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung) Institute for Social Research – Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Zagreb, 2013 This research study presents the findings of the empiric research that was a joint project of the Institute for Social Research and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung,…