Main partners in the youth research field

The aim of the Partnership is to provide added value to the programmes of the two institutions (Council of Europe and European Commission) and their institutional partners.

Here are our main partners in the field of youth research:

• Master's Degree in European Youth Studies 

• Institut für Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik (Institute for Social Work and Social Education) (ISS)

Other interesting websites

• German Youth Institute. The German Youth Institute is Germany´s largest non-university research institute devoted to the study of children, youth, and families. Both at its headquarters in Munich and at a second office in Halle the non-profit organisation employs 140 social scientists. The Institute is mainly funded by the Federal Government and Germany´s Laender. Additional funds come from the European Commission and national and international foundations. The German Youth Institute employs a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research strategies and methods such as continuous social monitoring of changing living conditions and studies on specific socio-political questions. Based on its research results, the Institute provides expertise and data bases for policy makers and practicioners at the European, federal, regional, and local level. The Institute runs international research projects, participates in international conferences, and hosts foreign researchers, practitioners, and politicians.

• International Childhood and Youth Research Network (ICYRNet). The international Childhood and Youth Research Network (ICYRNet) is a network of organizations and individuals from all over the world whose mission is to promote, internationally, the inter-disciplinary study of children and young people in order to further awareness and understanding of issues that affect their well being.

• International Council on National Youth Policy (ICNYP). ICNYP is an international non governmental organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of the national youth policy concepts and processes. ICNYP addresses itself to all States in the world, which are primarily responsible for national youth policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. In its activities, ICNYP works with all stakeholders, including young men and women, NGOs, notably youth NGOs, with governments, parliaments, with inter-governmental organisations, bilateral organisations and with the United Nations System.