The future of youth research

Where are we going?

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I have no idea.

Some context and four dilemmas.

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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