Call for papers

'Rethinking Inequalities', the 7th ESA Conference 9 - 12 September 2005 in Torun, Poland

The general theme for the 7th ESA conference will be "Rethinking inequalities". It is most welcome that paper givers have this in mind when they are preparing their contributions. For more information about the ESA conference, visit: www.7thESAconference.umk.pl.

We expect papers within a broad range of topics touching on the issues of youth and generation. The following list of themes is tentative and other relevant themes can also be suggested:

Age, Biography and the Life-Course

Ethnicity, Multiculturalism and Multi-ethnic society

Gender Issues

Generational Relations and Family Patterns

Methodological Issues

Minority Youth: Diversity and Disadvantage in Europe (description below *)

Schooling, Education and Young People

Social and Political Movements and Young People's Participation

Social Exclusion, Poverty, and Marginalisation

Structure versus culture in youth research

Theoretical and Methodological Questions in Youth Research

Transitions from School to Work and Future Orientations

Vulnerable and Threatened Youth

Young People and Working Life, Labour market and Unemployment

Young People, Alcohol and Drug Use

Young People, Crime, Violence and Delinquency

Young People, Embodiment and Sexuality

Young People, Information Technology and Media

Young People's Identity Construction

Young People's Local and Spatial Identities

Youth and Citizenship

Youth and European Identity

Youth and Transnational Migration

Youth Cultures and Subcultures

Youth in Transitional Societies

Youth Values

Youth Work and Youth Policy

Youth, Consumerism and Life-Style

Youth, Globalization and Risk Society

Youth, Public Sphere and New Politics

IMPORTANT: Abstracts should be submitted before the 28th of February 2005. As the deadline for submitting the final programme to the conference organisers is the 31st of March 2005, no proposals received after the end of February will be taken into consideration.

Please email a 200-word abstract in English to the entire steering committee. Make sure to include the proposed paper's title, the author(s)'s name, institutional affiliation (both university and department), mailing address, email address, fax and phone number.

Decisions about whether the abstract has been accepted will be communicated no later than 31 March 2005.

PLEASE NOTE that according to the ESA guidelines for this conference, abstracts should not exceed 200 words and individuals should not deliver more than one paper at the ESA conference. Moreover, abstracts should only be sent to the below addresses and not to the Local Organization Committee in Torun.

More information: www.valt.helsinki.fi www.7thesaconference.umk.pl

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