• VIU/LIVES Winter School – “Life Course and Vulnerabilities”

    April 1 – 5, 2019 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Deadline to apply: November 30, 2018   This is the fifth edition of the LIVES Winter School, the first organized by Venice International University and led by the two VIU member universities: University of Lausanne and University of Padua. During an intensive one-week program, doctoral students and…

  • Young People’s Well-being, Resilience and Enterprise: Critical Perspective for the Anthropocene

    Call for abstracts/papers   Please find attached a call for abstracts/papers for a conference that we are organising in Bilbao, The Basque Country, for September 2019 As you can see we imagine a two day event with 24 presentations. Alongside the presentations there will be plenty of time for discussion (and Basque hospitality). We also…

  • Call for papers “Youth, Culture and Institutions”

    Study Days “Youth, Culture and Institutions” – V Edition “Giochi /Games” Entering Complexity Trieste (Italy), November 30th-December 2nd, 2018 Download the full Call for papers “Youth, Culture and Institutions” is a training opportunity for young people from Italy, Europe and elsewhere who aim to develop professional, managerial and organizational skills at a high level in…

  • SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH

    CALL FOR PAPERS Series: Human Rights for Children and Youth Volume 24: Human Rights for Children and Youth: Sociocultural Differentiation, Resistance and Unity. Guest Editor: Magali Reis – Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais – Brazil Co-editor: Marcelo S. Isidório – Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais – Brazil Recognizing children and youths as social,…

  • Call for Papers – World Conference on Child and Youth 2019

    The World Conference on Child and Youth 2019 (CCY 2019) invites researchers, educators, academicians, and practitioners to send their abstracts for the conference. The conference will be held from 04th – 05th July 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The theme of the conference will be “Well-being and Life Chances of Children and Youth in an…

  • Postdoctoral researcher in Sociology

    Sociologiska institutionen Click here to Apply before 2018-11-30 . . . Temporary position longer than 6 months 100% Umeå The Department of Sociology seeks applications for a postdoc position. The successful applicant is expected to contribute to the project “When and where is it possible for young workers to escape from low-wage jobs? The role…

  • A lovely story

    I was in Bulgaria over the past few days and, when I arrived on Wednesday, I was told that Petar-Emil Mitev would be at the conference where I was giving a keynote speech on Friday.  You may not know who he is but I have met him a few times, though the last time was…

  • Contemporary Apprenticeship Reforms and Reconfigurations

    8th International INAP Conference March 21st-22nd 2019, Konstanz, Germany   The International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP) (https://www.inap.uni-bremen.de/) invites contributions to its 8th international conference “Contemporary Apprenticeship Reforms and Reconfigurations” which will take place at March 21st – 22nd, 2019 at the University of Konstanz, Germany. Please find attached the call for papers (INAP 2019…

  • New RC34 Executive board 2018-2022

    At the ISA World Congress in Toronto, during the Business meeting, the new RC34 Executive board 2018-2022 has been appointed: President: Sharlene Swartz Deputy President: Ana Miranda Vice-Presidents Europe: Airi-Alina Allaste, Sarah Pickard, Ilaria Pitti Vice President Sub-Saharan Africa: Kiran Odhav Vice President MENA (Middle East and North Africa): Ali Akbar Taj Mazinani, Abeer Musleh…