Thematic research seminars

The Partnership’s commitment to furthering youth research and constructing links with policy and practice includes a programme of youth research seminars. Such events promote dialogue among youth researchers and between them and young people, youth organisations, policy makers and practitioners, in relation to themes of relevance to young people in Europe identified as key by the European Commission, the Council of Europe, European Youth Forum, various youth research actors and other relevant representatives of the youth field.

The programme of each seminar consists of thematic panels, within which the selected research papers are presented and debated by all stakeholders. Those discussions lead to formulating recommendations for future reflection and youth research, policy and practice actions. The research papers, seminar agendas and reports recalling main debated issues as well as publications resulting from the respective events are available below. For further information do not hesitate to contact Partnership Secretariat.

The following research seminars were organised:

2008

Health and well-being of young people in Europe - research and policy seminar, INJEP, Marly-le-Roi, France, 7-11 December, 2008

• Newsletter on the seminar 

2007

Youth research seminar on equal opportunities for all - research seminar, European Youth Centre Budapest, 7-9 November, 2007

Newsletter on the seminar

Youth employment and the future of work - research seminar, European Youth Centre, Strasbourg, 21-24 May, 2007

• Seminar report by Jonathan Evans

• Newsletter on the seminar 

  2006

Young people and active European Citizenship - research seminar, European Youth Centre, Budapest, 23-25 November, 2006

• Seminar report by Ditta Dolejšiová, Miguel Ángel Garcia López and Marta Mędlińska
• Newsletter on the seminar and other developments concerning European Citizenship
• Link to the pdf version of the publication : European citizenship - In the process of construction - Challenges for citizenship, citizenship education and democratic practice in Europe (provisional layout) by Ditta Dolejšiová and Miguel Ángel García López (eds). Council of Europe, 2009.
• Order the publication European citizenship - In the process of construction - Challenges for citizenship, citizenship education and democratic practice in Europe

Diversity - Human Rights - Participation - research seminar, European Youth Centre Strasbourg, 11-13 May 2006

• Seminar report by Alana Lentin. 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.
• Publication by Gavan Titley and Alana Lentin. Council of Europe, 2008. ISBN 978-92-871-6171-0. Order the publication 

2005

Social inclusion and young people - research seminar, European Youth Centre Budapest, 31 October - 2 November 2005

• Seminar report by Helen Colley, Bryony Hoskins, Teodora Parveva, and Philipp Boetzelen. This report explores the challenge of promoting social inclusion for young people throughout Europe.
• Publication by Helen Colley, Philipp Boetzelen, Bryony Hoskins and Teodora Parveva. Council of Europe, 2007. ISBN 92-871-5826-6. Order the publication

2004

"How does the voluntary engagement of young people enhance their active citizenship and solidarity ?" - research seminar, European Youth Centre in Budapest, 5-7 July 2004

• Seminar report
• Publication "Charting the landscape of European youth voluntary activities" by Howard Williamson and Bryony Hoskins with Philipp Boetzelen (Ed.) Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2005 ; ISBN 92-871-5826-6. Order the publication
  This publication provides a starting point for developing future strategies for the implementation of policy on young people's voluntary activities.

 Trading up - Potential and performance in non-formal learning - research seminar, European Youth Centre Strasbourg, 28-30 April 2004

• Seminar report by Bryony Hoskins.
• Publication by Lynne Chisholm, Bryony Hoskins with Christian Glahn (Ed.), Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2005 ; ISBN 92-871-5765-0. Order the publication

This seminar supported the 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.

2003

Revisiting youth political participation: Challenges for research and democratic practice in Europe - research seminar, European Youth Centre in Strasbourg, 24-26 November 2003

• Seminar report by Bryony Hoskins
• Publication by Joerg Forbrig (Ed.), Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2005 ; ISBN 92-871-5654-9 Order the publication
  This book provides an interdisciplinary panorama of conceptual, historical, sociological and institutional analyses of young people and their democratic involvement in Europe today.

 Resituating culture - research seminar, European Youth Centre in Budapest, 11-15 June 2003

• Seminar report by Bryony Hoskins
• Publication by Gavan Titley (Ed.), Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2004 ; ISBN 92-871-5396-5 Order the publication
  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.