Research Committees
RC34 Sociology of Youth
History
The ISA was founded 1948 in close cooperation with UNESCO's Research Department. As peace education and youth issues were in the forefront of the postwar, socio-political legacy of this foundation, many of the first officers of ISA were also youth sociologists. But in 1975 the RC34 was established as a specialized branch of ISA.
The RC34 was from the beginning not only a network for pure academic youth research, but also committed to the original heritage of social and political responsibility. This implies standing partnership with multilateral organisations aiming at conflict resolution, peace and the development of civic society. It is also the policy of RC 34 to invite for membership and participation colleagues from other disciplines as well as practitioners in the youth fields, and then to serve as a global, interdisciplinary network and meeting place for youth issues in general.
Structure
The Committee is built on associational principles of individual membership, formal statutes, a General Meeting every fourth year at the World Congresses, also electing a Board running the RC between the Congresses.
The work is built on regional Vice-Presidencies running their activities and networking in various areas of the world, and a Bureau taking care of the membership services and general, strategic affairs connected to the Presidency. An Advisory Board is appointed by the Board, as a body for special experiences and strategic competence in the field.
Objectives
The aim of RC34 is to contribute to the development of theory and practice of youth sociology and youth research on an international level, uniting professional knowledge, scientific consciousness, and social commitment of its members to work on problems and issues of youth on a local, regional, and international level.
Board 2023 - 2027
| President | Dan WOODMAN, University of Melbourne, Australia, dan.woodman@unimelb.edu.au |
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| Secretary | Ilaria PITTI, University of Bologna, Italy, ilaria.pitti2@unibo.it |
| Treasurer | Natalia WAECHTER, University of Graz, Austria, natalia.waechter@uni-graz.at |
| Online Communication Manager | Septrin CALAMBA, Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology, Philippines, septrinjohn.calamba@g.msuiit.edu.ph |
| Newsletter Editor | Andreas KARSTEN, Youth Policy Labs, Germany, andreas@youthpolicy.org |
| Senior Scholars Liaison | Howard WILLIAMSON, University of South Wales, United Kingdom, howard.williamson@southwales.ac.uk |
| Vice-Presidents | Asia: Izumi TSUJI, Chuo University, Japan Vinod CHANDRA, Lucknow University, India Europe: Airi-Alina ALLASTE, Tallinn University, Estonia Maurizio MERICO, University of Salerno, Italy Latin America: Ada Cora FREYTES FREY, Universidad Nacional de Avellaneda and Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche, Argentina Middle East: Abeer MUSLEH, Bethlehem University, Palestine North Africa: Rachid JARMOUNI, Université Moulay Ismail, Morocco North America: Sampson BLAIR, SUNY Buffalo, USA Oceania: Bronwyn Elisabeth WOOD, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Sub-Saharan Africa: Adam COOPER, Human Sciences Research Council and Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Past President | Sharlene SWARTZ, University of Cape Town, South Africa |
Program Coordinators for 5th ISA Forum of Sociology 2025 are:
Dan WOODMAN, dan.woodman@unimelb.edu.au
Ilaria PITTI, ilaria.pitti2@unibo.it
Trans-national (institutional) cooperation
RC34 has an institutional cooperation with UN (Headquarters), with Unesco and the Council of Europe, also at their regional and sub-regional actions. The cooperation aims at consultancy and more direct involvement in the processes of improved relationships between youth research and youth policies.
Membership
Dues: $50 (discount $10) for a 4-year period.
Interested in joining? Start your membership by visiting: https://members.isa-sociology.org/login
Newsletter
International Bulletin on Youth Research is available on RC34 website.