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Activity Details (ID# 23038)

Title: Expert workshop ''The history of youth work in Europe and its relevance for today’s youth work policy''  
Description: This seminar combined the transnational perspective with the elaboration of another broadening perspective in relation to the history of youth work. An international comparative perspective has the potential to broaden the view on our national youth work policies and their inherent paradoxes. The Youth Partnership built up some tradition in international exchange.

This seminar did not aim at purifying an essential youth work concept irrespective of historical and cultural context. Rather it was the purpose to identify the close links between youth work developments and broader social, cultural and historical trends. What are the beliefs and concepts that underpin youth work? How do they relate to the recurrent youth work paradox saying that youth work produces active and democratic citizens but at the same time seems inaccessible for young people who are excluded from active citizenship? Tracing back the roots of youth work and identifying different evolutions within and between countries must help us to initiate a fundamental discussion on nowadays youth work identity. 
Status: Completed 
Date: 26/05/2008 - 29/05/2008 
Countries: All Council of Europe member states, Council of Europe, European Commission
Contributors: Belgium - Hosting
 
Programme:
(with external partner)
Joint Programme EC/CoE -  
Project: Youth policy development  (2008)
Location: Blankenberge, Belgium
CoE Contact: MEDLINSKA, Marta email
Partners: Agentschap Sociaal-Cultureel werk voor Jeugd en Volwassenen - National Institution 
Web Pages: 1 http://www.youth-partnership.net  
Last Modified: 19/03/2010 
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