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Politics, Protest and Young People Political Participation and Dissent in 21st Century Britain
Sarah Pickard ISBN 978-1-137-57788-7 Palgrave Macmillan Sarah Pickard offers a detailed and wide-ranging assessment of electoral and non-electoral political participation of young people in contemporary Britain, drawing on perspectives and insights from youth studies, political science and political sociology.This comprehensive book enquires into the approaches used by the social sciences to understand young people’s politics…
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Youth Studies and the Challenges of Late Capitalism in a Globalised World
Journal of Youth Studies Conference December 2nd-4th 2019 University of Newcastle, Australia Youth are always at the vanguard of social change. Facing an uncertain and insecure global economy, they strategise and struggle towards achieving their ambitions, reworking aspirations, and rethinking adult futures. Young people are also at the forefront of social and creative movements, from…
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IV ISA Forum of Sociology – submission of abstracts
IV ISA Forum of Sociology Challenges of the 21st Century: Democracy, Environment, Inequalities, Intersectionality Porto Alegre, Brazil July 14-18, 2020 We are pleased to announce that the submission of abstracts to over 1000 sessions organized by the Research Committees, Working and Thematic Groups opened on April 25, 2019. If you are interested in presenting…
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Youth, Place and Social Transformation Beyond the Global City
Call for abstracts for edited collection Editors: David Farrugia (University of Newcastle, AU) Signe Ravn (University of Melbourne, AU) In both academic research and social policy discussions, young people are imagined as key signposts for global social transformations, figured as representing the vanguard of new forms of social life. However, research on young…
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Call for Sessions – ISA Forum of Sociology 2020
Call for Sessions ISA Forum of Sociology Porto Alegre, Brazil July 14 -18, 2020 Research Committees, Working and Thematic Groups of the International Sociological Association solicit session proposals for the forthcoming Fourth ISA Forum of Sociology. Session proposals (250 words) in English, Spanish and/or French must be submitted by March 15, 2019 through the ISA…
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Fourth ISA Forum of Sociology – Porto Alegre 2020
From Prof. Sharlene Swartz President of ISA-RC34 Dear RC34 Board, Advisory Board and Members The portal to propose sessions for the upcoming Forum of Sociology to be held in Porto Alegre 14-18 July 2020 is now open. The theme is “Challenges of the 21st Century: Democracy, Environment, Inequalities, Intersectionality”. I have asked Ilaria…
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3-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sociology of Youth
The Melbourne Graduate School of Education is currently seeking a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow in sociology of youth to work on the longitudinal mixed-methods Life Patterns research project at the Youth Research Centre, in the University of Melbourne. The postdoc also comes with a generous establishment/project allocation of $50,000 for additional costs (e.g. travel, conference, research…
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CfP “Arab youth: Reality and Change”
Research about youth in the Arab countries addressed two issues. First, providing a description and analysis for the lived sociopolitical context of youth and its effect on their status. The research focused on issues such as: youth culture, how youth spend their leisure time, and moving from education to market. Second, analyzing factors of inclusion/exclusion,…
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Young people’s well-being, resilience and enterpise: Critical perspectives for the Anthropocene
We are recirculating our Call for Papers (CfP) for the conference titled Young People’s Well-being, Resilience and Enterprise: Critical Perspectives for the Anthropocene to be held in Bilbao, Spain September 5-7, 2019 The CfP closes March 15th 2019. Advice on the conference and submitting an abstract is contained in the call: Bilbao Conference-September 2019-FINAL CfP…
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Living and Working in Poverty in Latin America. Trajectories of Children, Youth, and Adults
Maria Eugenia Rausky & Mariana Chaves (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-030-00901-4 Palgrave Macmillan This edited volume studies the complex interrelation of poverty, work, and different stages in the life course, and how it contributes to the permanent existence of poverty and inequality in vulnerable groups in society. Mechanisms of productions and reproduction of these relationships are…