Call for Papers
Youth & Generation
European Sociological Association 8th Conference
The youth research
network ‘Youth & Generation’ within European Sociological
Association invites for your contribution to the next bi-annual conference, which will take place in
Glasgow from 3rd - 6th September 2007.
The general theme for the
8th ESA conference will be ‘Conflict, Citizenship and Civil
Society’. It will be most welcomed that presenters have this in mind when
they are preparing their contributions. Papers can although be delivered within
the whole field of youth research. The bi-annual conference offers the
opportunity for all youth researchers to present their research.
For more
information about the ESA conference, visit: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/conferences.htm
and the dedicated website: http://www.esa8thconference.com/
We do not limit the range
of topics and issues that can be addressed in the network’s work group
sessions during the conference. We expect papers within a broad range of
topics. We welcome single presentations as well as coordinated proposals
for whole sessions.
The procedure at this
year’s conference diverges from previously. To submit an abstract, you
must use the form on the official website: http://www.esa8thconference.com/.
The organisers will supply the networks with the received abstracts. (OBS: You will find ‘Youth &
Generation’ when you scroll to the bottom of the Research Network list in
the pop-up window).
Abstracts
should be written in English and not exceed 200 words. The title should not
exceed 30 words. All
abstracts will be evaluated by the board of the network. When evaluating the
proposals, special consideration will be given to papers that bring innovative
dimensions into the research field. Only papers specifically addressing the
youth issue will be accepted.
Presentations
will be grouped by topic. We kindly ask you to submit up to five keywords with
your abstract. This will help us secure that your work will be grouped with
those of colleagues with the same interest.
The following
list of keywords is tentative, and others can be suggested: age, alcohol and
drug use, biography, citizenship, consumerism, crime, delinquency, education,
embodiment and sexuality, ethnicity, European identity, family patterns,
gender, generation, globalization, identity, information technology, Internet,
labour market, life planning, life-course, life-style, marginalisation, media,
methodology, migration, minority youth, mobility, multiculturalism,
participation, political movements, poverty, risk society, social capital,
social movements, social exclusion, spatial identities, subcultures, theory,
transitions (specify), unemployment, values, violence, vulnerable and
threatened youth, working life, youth policy.
Sessions will
be organised to allow for 25-30 minutes for each paper, including discussion.
There will be 7 paper sessions. Two of the sessions will be of 2 hours duration
and 5 will be of 1.5 hours duration. Only presenters (first authors) who have
registered for the conference by 15th July 2007 will be included in
the programme.
Please, submit an
abstract no later than 28th February 2007.
The board will
inform about accepted papers 1st of April 2007.
Deadline for early
bird registration is 31st of May 2007.
Abstracts received
after 28th February will only be taken into consideration if there
are empty spaces.
Kind regards!
Serdar M. Degirmencioglu
- Britta Jonsson - Raili Nugin - Gary Pollock -