Digital Youth Work
[This post was written for the Childhood and Youth Studies Research Group (CYSRG) at the University of Edinburgh of which I am a member. You can see more about our group here] It is a truism now that young people’s… Read More ›
Recent Posts
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Young people, neoliberalism and ‘belonging’
In a previous post I drew attention to the importance of ‘place’ in the lives of the young people we work with. It has been said that those of us interested in youth sociology are so focused on issues of… Read More ›
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Being Young and Un/Non/Under Employed in the UK today
A recent e-mail came to me from CLASS highlighting some issues that i’ve been harping on about on this blog for a couple of years now. That the employment market facing young people today is characterised by innumerable barriers. This… Read More ›
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Why Attitudes to Poverty Matter
The following is a short blog I wrote on an event held at the Scottish Government on Monday 16th October 2017 as part of Challenge Poverty Week. The original post can be found here. It’s the fifth annual Challenge Poverty Week and… Read More ›
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Young People and Social Justice
The following is a blog I have written for ‘Challenge Poverty Week’ (15th -21st October 2017) – you can see the original post here and a range of other excellent writing for Challenge Poverty Week here and follow the links… Read More ›
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Ethical Interviewing and the Insider/Outsider Dichotomy
The following is a post on the research process, not on youth so you can switch off now if you’re not interested! I have not posted here for some time as I am in the thick of writing up my… Read More ›
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The young unemployed and a ‘perfect storm’ of stigmatisation
‘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 ›
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Conference: Young People’s Transitions: Dimensions, Difficulties and Diversity Multi-Disciplinary
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 ›
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The 2016 US Election: An interview with Dr. Akwugo Emejulu
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 ›
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Conference: Call for Abstracts
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 ›
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Being Young and Un/Non/Under Employed in the UK today
April 18, 2018
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Why Attitudes to Poverty Matter
October 25, 2017
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The young unemployed and a ‘perfect storm’ of stigmatisation
February 23, 2017
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Work-based training providers in Scotland facing savage cuts
March 10, 2016
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Young people, neoliberalism and ‘belonging’
August 13, 2019
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Conference: Call for Abstracts
November 29, 2016
