Research publication

The politics of diversity in Europe
Gavan Titley and Alana Lentin. Council of Europe, 2008. ISBN 978-92-871-6171-0

It is this apparent acceptance of diversity as a fact and value that this book sets out to examine, in a range of ways, it offers a countervailing assessment of 'diversity; seeing it less as a unifying social imaginary and more as a cost-free form of politics attuned to the needs of late capitalist, consumer societies. The introduction distinguishes between 'diversity polities' — emerging from a range of critiques of social power — and the “politics of diversity”, a depoliticised celebration of difference that replicates the problems of multiculturalism without the benefits of the overt ideological engagement that multiculturalism has provoked.

The essays collected here are developed from a research seminar entitled "Diversity, Human Rights and Participation" organised by the Partnership on Youth between the Council of Europe and the European Commission. The studies gathered here are embedded in 10 different national contexts. They track dimensions of 'diversity' in education, social services, jurisprudence, parliamentary proceedings and employment initiatives, and assess their significances for the social actors who must negotiate these frameworks in their daily experience.

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 Social inclusion and young people: breaking down the barriers
Helen Colley, Philipp Boetzelen, Bryony Hoskins and Teodora Parveva. Council of Europe, 2007. ISBN 92-871-5826-6

Social exclusion, the polarisation of the types of chances life offers to different groups of young people, is increasing, it is spatially concentrated in some regions and neighbourhoods and is arguably linked to social class. Race and gender can also contribute to this phenomenon, as can other inequalities such as disability.

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 Charting the landscape of European youth voluntary activities
Williamson H., Hoskins B. with Boetzelen P. (eds.) Council of Europe, 2006. ISBN 978-92-871-6100-0

How does the voluntary engagement of young people enhance their active citizenship and solidarity? Can youth policies facilitate social inclusion through volunteering?

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Trading up – Potential and performance in non-formal learning
Chisholm, L. & Hoskins, B. (eds.) Council of Europe 2005. ISBN 92-871-5765-0

Understanding, explicating, recognising and evaluating the quality of non-formal learning in the youth sector.

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 Revisiting youth political participation
Forbrig J. (ed.) Council of Europe, 2005. ISBN 92-871-5654-9

Provides an interdisciplinary panorama of conceptual, historical, sociological and institutional analyses of young people and their democratic involvement in Europe today.

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  Resituating culture
Titley, Gavan (ed.) Council of Europe, 2004. ISBN 92-871-5396-5

The interdisciplinary contributions to resituating culture combine overviews of relevant cultural theory with the research and perspectives of the individual contributors.

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