the future of youth research
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Andreas Karsten on four dilemmas that need to be confronted by youth research in the future. Presentation at the M.A. EYS Short Course in February 2011.TRANSCRIPT
The future of youth research
Where are we going?
Supported by
I have no idea.
Some context and four dilemmas.
Supported by
Some context
European youth research arena, a recognised specialised field
Youth, and what it means to be young, is changing
Some context
European youth research arena, a recognised specialised field
Youth, and what it means to be young, is changing choice biographies youth as condition expectations vs choices acceleration of change vs deceleration of transitio
Four key themes for a research agenda on youth the centrality of everyday life the relations between generations the questions of ambivalence the questions of responsibility
Dilemma 1
Young people go where they like it, and where they are liked.”
Dilemma 2
Over-generalised conceptualisations from afar
Dilemma 3
Simplistic frameworks gain most political weight
Dilemma 4
The edge is the most interesting
uncertainty leads to anxiety anxiety leads to aggression aggression leads to violence