The aim of the Centre of Expertise for Youth Research is to produce reliable and up-to-date research data on the living conditions of young people and the youth sector to support the decision-making within youth policy and the entire youth sector.
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The Annual Conference of Youth Studies 2018: Youth Cultures and Wellbeing will be organized in Helsinki 5–6 November. Conference is the highlight of the Youth Research Society’s 30th anniversary.
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The 2017 Youth Barometer examined young people’s values and attitudes regarding skills and education. One of the main discoveries is that inequality can create obstacles on the educational path: 17 per cent of the respondents say that they have eliminated educational options because of lack of funds.
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The Näkökulma articles, published in autumn 2016 in the series Young People in Reception Centres (Nuorten turvapaikanhakijoiden elämää vastaanottovaiheessa in Finnish), have now been translated into English and published in a free online publication. The articles focus on the lives of young asylum seekers from the youth research perspective. Photo: Mostafa Mohammad Ali.
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Youth Wiki database was launched on 12th of December. It collects youth policy information of 27 European Union member states in nine chapters. The Finnish chapters are produced in the Finnish Youth Research Network.
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The Youth Barometer is an annual publication that studies the values and attitudes of young people aged 15–29 years who live in Finland. The theme of the 2016 Youth Barometer was the future. According to the Youth Barometer, 83 per cent of young people are optimistic about their future. Faith in one’s own future is strengthening, but faith in the world’s future and in Finland’s future as a homeland has clearly weakened.
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The book is a compilation of peer-reviewed articles in English by youth researchers connected to the Finnish Youth Research Network (FYRN) that have been published during 1999–2014.
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