Conf/CfP - Social Justice in Times of Crisis and Hope: Young People, Well-being and the Politics of Education
VENUE: RMIT UNIVERSITY EUROPE, CARRER DE MINERVA, 2, 08006 BARCELONA, SPAIN
Social Justice in Times of Crisis and Hope: Young People, Well-being and the Politics of Education
The 21st Century has so far been characterised by conflict, displacement, growing economic insecurity and austerity. Increasing social polarisation has meant that contemporary societies are becoming more unequal with smaller segments of the population having access to the most wealth. Recent years have seen large numbers of young people involved in social movements aimed at creating socially just societies. The ongoing conflicts around the world and the recent refugee crisis in Europe has only intensified calls for justice, equity, compassion and understanding. We live in times of despair and conflict, but also times of hope and action.
This three-day conference (including a half-day networking event) asks delegates to explore the role of social justice in times of crisis and hope. We ask for papers that examine the role of young people in contemporary social movements, with the kinds of demands that are being made by the world’s young people, and with the spaces within which they are making such demands. In addition we encourage papers that engage with the notion of well-being, with what this means in the contemporary moment and for whom. Finally we wish to interrogate the politics of education, to think about the limits and possibilities, the challenges and opportunities for social justice through education.
The Centre for Education, Training and Work in the Asian Century
(RMIT University, Australia)
The Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing in Education
(Lancaster University, UK)
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/social-justice-crisis-hope/