Dear all, please find a reminder of the CfP (deadline January 31) to NYRIS 12 - Youth in the Digital Age here. As well as a call for applications for a PhD Summer School during the same conference. Please share with any of your colleagues and PhD students who might not be a part of the list. thank you, Katrin Tiidenberg Institute of International and Social Studies Tallinn University @katrinoja 12th NORDIC YOUTH RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM (NYRIS) CHANGING SOCIETIES AND CULTURES: YOUTH IN THE DIGITAL AGE 12-14 June 2013, Tallinn University, Estonia Organised by the Institute for International and Social Studies, Tallinn University The organising committee for the 12th Symposium is pleased to announce that the Call for Papers is now open! NYRIS 12 focuses on cultural and social changes in the digital age. In the conference programme there are 30 sessions in 16 streams, covering youth-related topics from different perspectives: a Youth participation and political activities a Online youth activism a Youth and digital games a Youth and online identities a Youth and media a Transitions to adulthood a Youth memory and digital age a Youth and sexualities a Subcultures a Socialisation and generations a Educational transitions a Youth inequalities a Youth migration and mobility a Alcohol and drug cultures a Methods in youth studies a Youth unemployment For more detailed information about sessions and streams please see: http://www.tlu.ee/nyris12sessions. Researchers who would be interested in presenting abstracts on topics not covered by these streams are encouraged to submit their abstract in the category of “Other or uncertain”. Abstracts, written in English, should be submitted online before 31 January 2013. Go directly to the submission form: http://www.tlu.ee/nyris12submissions. The registration will open in January 2013 and will continue until May 2013. The official language of the conference is English. For more information about NYRIS 12 and the Call for Papers please see http://www.tlu.ee/nyris12 or write to nyris12[at]tlu.ee. ** PhD Summer School CALL FOR PAPERS: PHD SUMMER SCHOOL ON METHODS IN YOUTH STUDIES, PRECEDING THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE NYRIS12, JUNE 10-12, 2013, TALLINN The objective of the summer school is to support international discussion on the topic of methods in youth studies. New transnational and online environments where young people spend their time affect also research methodologies, ethics and data. With the rise of new contexts and advanced methods for gathering and analysing empirical material, contemporary research combines various approaches and methods alongside with new research problems. The course includes introductory keynote lectures by the experts of youth research covering different methodological approaches. The main focus is on seminars where PhD students present and discuss their papers under the guidance of keynote speakers. The purpose is to enable doctoral students to receive detailed feedback from professors as well as fellow doctoral students. All papers discussing compatibility between new research problems and methods, the wide range of qualitative, quantitative, internet based, offline and combined methods, as well as ethical considerations in youth research, are welcome. Selected papers will be published in conference proceedings. Abstracts (max 200 words) should be sent by e-mail to nyris12summerschool@tlu.ee by February 15 at the latest. Applicants will receive notice of acceptance by the end of February. Summer school includes preparation work with reading materials. All selected participants are expected to submit a paper (5-7 pages) by April 30. All papers as well as the reading material prepared by keynote speakers will be available for the participants from May 10. Students will receive 6 ECTS for their active participation and paper presentation. Summer school has no tuition fee, but the related expenses (travelling, accommodation etc) are on participants’ responsibility (for accommodation and travel information see also www.tlu.ee/NYRIS12). Unfortunately scholarships are not offered. The summer school is organised with support of the Doctoral School of Behavioural, Social and Health Sciences. PROFESSORS/KEYNOTE SPEAKERS a Prof. Airi-Alina Allaste, Tallinn University; a Prof. Andy Bennet, Griffith University; a Dr.: Ellen Helsper , London School of Economics; a Prof. Veronika Kalmus, University of Tartu; a Dr. Elina Oinas, University of Helsinki. a Organising assistant: Katrin Tiidenberg, Tallinn University.