‘The imposition of stigma is the commonest form of violence used in democratic societies…[It] can best be compared to those forms of psychological torture in which the victim is broken psychically and physically but left to all outward appearances unmarked.’… Read More ›
Multi-Disciplinary Conference at the University of Edinburgh, 21 April 2017 *NOTICE: THE CONFERENCE IS FULLY BOOKED – WE ARE KEEPING A WAITING LIST AS THERE MAY BE CALL-OFFS AS THE DAY APPROACHES, SO PLEASE DO REGISTER IF KEEN TO ATTEND… Read More ›
For regulars of the blog, this is not a post on youth issues. Probably for a one-off i’m going off-piste and using the blog as a platform to share something else, so hope you’ll forgive me! I’m fortunate at the… Read More ›
YOUNG PEOPLE’S TRANSITIONS: DIMENSIONS, DIFFICULTIES AND DIVERSITY Multi-Disciplinary Conference – University of Edinburgh, 21 April 2017 A one-day conference for youth researchers, policymakers and practitioners sponsored by the University of Edinburgh School of Social and Political Science and the… Read More ›
The notion of ‘choice’ is particularly strong today in public discourse and reflects the increased marketization of our society. As such, young people are expected to have the capacity to be ‘rational planners’ of their future – making short-term decisions… Read More ›
By Dr. Emily Rainsford For a long time youth scholars, including myself, have been arguing and showing empirically that young people are not apathetic or non-political. Instead we have argued that they are alienated from… Read More ›
I agreed to write a blog on the recent ‘Youth Matters’ conference in Newcastle after discussion with one of the organisers. Having attended the fantastic ‘Precarity Tees’ event the previous month, I thought the odds on this conference being as… Read More ›
