Call for Paper of the European Sociological Association Midterm Conference 2025 of RN30 – Youth and Generation. Keynote Speakers: Geoffrey Pleyers (#ISA President; CriDIS, University of Louvain); Benjamin Perasović (Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, University of Zagreb).
Dates: October 15-18, 2025
Location: Zagreb (to be defined)
Deadline: May 31, 2025
Abstracts may draw on a range of social science methods (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods) and engage with topics such as:
● Changed transitions to adulthood, job instability, flexible work practices and the paradox of mobility and socioeconomic and labour inequalities
● Generational differences and intergenerational conflicts as well as generational dialogues and solidarities
● Youth engagement in both everyday life, traditional and emerging forms of activism and participation
● Youth self-awareness as for their generational inter-and intra-generational relations
● Youth perspectives and engagement in security, war, political conflicts, and the crisis of democracy
● Responses to ecological crises and youth-led (anti) environmental movements
● The role of technology in shaping youth identities, opportunities, and social interactions
● Migration, mobility, and the migratory background experienced by young generations
● Digital and local cultures or subcultures in shaping youth experiences and expressions
● Emotions, aspirations, real utopias in youth social and political representations.
