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UP2YOUTH Internet Portal

UP2YOUTH is an EU-funded research project concerned with the agency of young people in the context of social change. While their transitions to adulthood are structured by risk and uncertainty young men and women develop coping strategies which in turn affect social structures. This regards especially work, family and citizenship which are the key topics [...]
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Children and Youth in Changing Societies

3rd International Conference Thessaloniki, Greece, 2-4 December 2010 The past twenty years have witnessed an increased academic interest in issues related to children and young people. As a result, Childhood and Youth Studies has emerged as a new field of interdisciplinary research in social sciences. Whereas childhood and adolescence have been extremely popular topics in [...]
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Manfred Lahnstein PhD Scholarships, EIT-Stiftung Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius

Deadline: October 28, 2010 The ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius, within the framework of the Bucerius Institute for Research of Contemporary German History and Society, are offering numerous Manfred Lahnstein PhD Scholarships to young researchers in various disciplines from Germany and Europe. The Manfred Lahnstein scholarship was being offered for the first time in 2007. [...]
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Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities

Penn Humanities Forum 2011-2012 Research Topic: ADAPTATIONS Deadline: October 15, 2010 Five Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities are available for the 2011-2012 academic year from the Penn Humanities Forum of the University of Pennsylvania for untenured junior scholars who are no more than eight years out of their doctorate. Candidates from all [...]
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