Llakes Conference: The crisis for contemporary youth-opportunities and civic values in comparative, longitudinal and inter-generational perspective

4-5 June 2015 - Professor Ann Berrington was an invited speaker at this conference, which was held at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.

It is widely acknowledged that young people have been amongst the hardest hit by the global economic crisis and the subsequent austerity measures that many states instituted. Yet we also know that the challenges that young people experience are not necessarily temporary or crisis-driven; youth opportunities and values are also being affected by the changes that have been taking place in our social, economic and civic structures over the past two decades.

Professor Berrington's address, entitled "Young Adults, Economic Precariousness and Housing", examined how parental background characteristics and economic precariousness are associated with the ability to make the transition to residential independence from the parental home.

The aim of the conference was to examine how young people are making the transition to (and through) adulthood. In the process, the conference focused in particular on youth opportunities in the areas of employment, education and housing and their shifting attitudes towards political engagement, tolerance, trust, and the role of the individual versus the state.

Other speakers for the conference included:
• Professor Tracy Shildrick (University of Leeds)
• Professor Rachel Brooks (University of Surrey)
• Professor David Campbell (University of Notre Dame)
• Dr. Jennifer da Silva (Harvard University / Bucknell University)
• Dr. Rob Ford (University of Manchester)

Click on the link to see the full conference programme.

More information about this event can be found on the Llakes website.

Posted 16/04/2015 14:58