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Call for Papers Youth & Generation 'Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society' European Sociological Association 8th Conference Glasgow, 3rd - 6th September 2007 Dear Members of the youth research network within European Sociological Association It is time to prepare 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 - Vesa Puuronen Carsten Yndigegn (Coordinator) http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/youth.htm