Thematic Research seminars

The Partnership’s commitment to research includes a programme of youth research seminars. Such events promote dialogue between young people, youth organisations, researchers, policy makers and practitioners. They are typically organised around key themes of relevance to young people in Europe that have been identified by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and relevant representatives of the youth field.

It is against this background that the following research seminars were / are being organised:

2008

Health and well-being of young people
European Youth Centre Strasbourg, 26-28^th November, 2008
Call for expression of interest for the seminar team
To register please go to the registration platform.
Deadline : 6 April 2008
For further information do not hesitate to contact Marta Medlinska 

2007

Youth research seminar on equal opportunities for all
European Youth Centre Budapest, 7-9 November, 2007
For further information do not hesitate to contact the Partnership Secretariat.

Youth Employment and the Future of Work
European Youth Centre, Strasbourg, 21-24 May, 2007
For further information do not hesitate to contact the Partnership Secretariat.

2006

Young people and Active Citizenship
European Youth Centre, Budapest, 23-25 November, 2006
For further information do not hesitate to contact the Partnership Secretariat.

Diversity - Human Rights - Participation - seminar report by Alana Lentin
European Youth Centre Strasbourg, 11-13 May 2006
This report discusses the role of the Council of Europe and European Commission in both the promotion of youth research and with regards to the theme of the seminar.
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2005

Social inclusion and young people - seminar report by Helen Colley, Bryony Hoskins, Teodora Parveva, and Philipp Boetzelen
(Research Seminar : REPORT , European Youth Centre Budapest, 31 October - 2 November 2005)
This report explores the challenge of promoting social inclusion for young people throughout Europe.
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2004

Charting the landscape of European youth voluntary activities by Howard Williamson and Bryony Hoskins with Philipp Boetzelen (Ed.)
This publication provides a starting point for developing future strategies for the implementation of policy on young people's voluntary activities. (Research seminar, European Youth Centre in Budapest, 5-7 July 2004).
Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2005 ; ISBN 92-871-5826-6.
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Trading up - Potential and performance in non-formal learning by Lynne Chisholm, Bryony Hoskins with Christian Glahn (Ed.)
This publication supports current efforts at European and national levels to improve the quality and recognition of non-formal learning not only in the youth sector, but also in other education and training contexts. (Research seminar: REPORT , European Youth Centre Strasbourg, 28-30 April 2004)
Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2005 ; ISBN 92-871-5765-0
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Revisiting youth political participation: Challenges for research and democratic practice in Europe by Joerg Forbrig (Ed.)
This book provides an interdisciplinary panorama of conceptual, historical, sociological and institutional analyses of young people and their democratic involvement in Europe today. (Research seminar: REPORT, European Youth Centre in Strasbourg, 24-26 November 2003)
Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2005 ; ISBN 92-871-5654-9
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Resituating culture by Gavan Titley (Ed.)
This publication reflects on Diversity, Racism, Gender and Identity in the Context of Youth. It is of particular import for youth workers, trainers and researchers active at local, national and European levels, and for any readers interested in contemporary debates on culture. (Research seminar: REPORT , European Youth Centre in Budapest, 11-15 June 2003)
Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2004 ; ISBN 92-871-5396-5
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