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UNDER 30'Young people's mental health and well-beingThis episode of UNDER 30, the podcast of the European Union - Council of Europe youth partnership, delves into the topic of youth mental health and wellbeing. The discussion features Aagje Rottiers from Ambrassade in Belgium and Paavo Pyykkönen from the Finnish National Agency for Erasmus Plus and the European Solidarity Corps. We explore the increased importance of youth mental health post-pandemic, the role of youth work in supporting mental health, and specific initiatives like training modules for youth workers. Lana Pasic from the EU-Council of Europe youth partnership highlights the findings from ongoing studies and the role of y...2025-04-2833 min
UNDER 30'Youth researchIn this episode, we are talking with Howard Williamson, a youth worker, academic youth researcher and lecturer, and youth policy adviser, Professor of European Youth Policy at the University of South Wales on what is youth research, who are youth researchers, what are the trends in youth research. This episode is a part of MOOC on Youth Research Essentials.Hosts: Dariusz Grzemny and Lana Pasic. Links:MOOC info page: https://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/youth-partnership/mooc-on-youth-researchPool of European Youth Researchers (PEYR): https://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/youth-partnership/peyrYouth...2025-02-1732 min
UNDER 30'Youth action for climate justiceIn September 2024 the European Union - Council of Europe Youth Partnership organised a symposium on Young people, democracy and climate action to discuss how young people are engaging with climate crisis, what are the main emerging priorities, challenges, and how youth research, youth policy and youth work are responding to this issue. Climate justice was one of the main topics tackled during the seminar. In this episode, we are hosting: Eimear Manning from the National Youth Council Ireland and Agnes Gkoutziamani from Youth and Environment Europe.Hosts: Dariusz Grzemny and Lana Pasic. Links: 2025-01-1632 min
UNDER 30'How to be more sustainable in mobility projects?Sustain-Mobility was the fourth conference of the European Platform on Learning Mobility (EPLM) in the youth field that took place near Munich at the end of March 2023. It was hosted by Jugend für Europa, the German National Agency for the EU programmes Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps , in co-operation with the Youth Partnership and other EPLM members. In this episode, we are discussing the results of the conference and reflect on issues related to sustainability in youth learning mobility projects. Guests: Manfred von Hebel - Jugend für Europa, the German National Agency for th...2023-09-2126 min
UNDER 30'Young women's political participationAs we celebrate International Women's Day, we know that young women's participation in political life remains a challenge. How are young women engaging with political processes at European, national and local levels? What are the main barriers and support mechanism for their participation? Who can be an ally in building a fairer and more inclusive society? Guest: Caterina Bolognese (the Head of the Gender Equality Division at the Council of Europe) and Anna Lavizzari (a researcher at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, a member of the Pool of European Youth Researchers). Ho...2023-03-0827 min
UNDER 30'Media and information literacyMedia and information literacy is crucial for a fully-fledged democracy to work. Young people need to understand how to navigate the web and differentiate between truthful and misleading or false information. In this episode, we discuss the threat misinformation can pose to young people and how to counter it through critical thinking translated to the digital sphere, that being MIL. Guests: Evaldas Rupkus and Meelika HirmoHosts: Ismael Páez Civico and Lana PasicWould you like to know more? SALTO Participation & Information Resource Centre has...2022-10-2031 min
UNDER 30'The state of youth civil societyYouth civil society was quick to respond to the recent challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. What is the state of youth civil society nowadays? How does it need to be supported? We are discussing these questions with Alex Kent from Restless Development that has published the report on the state of youth civil society and Lucas Stede from the Advisory Council on Youth in the Council of Europe. Hosts: Lana Pasic and Dariusz GrzemnyThe transcript is available HERELinks:The State of Youth Civil Society...2022-08-1828 min
UNDER 30'Types of learning mobilityLearning mobility activities in the youth field are restarting following the two years of break due to COVID-19 pandemic. How are youth workers, young people, trainers, facilitators and youth organisations experiencing the return to in-person activities? How are blended, online and hybrid activities taking place?In this episode we discuss the experiences of learning mobility during and post pandemic, and the use of online, hybrid and blended activities. What types of learning environments are best fitted for learning mobility activities? What are the benefits and challenges of each? Guests: Snezana Baclija Knoch a...2022-07-0730 min
UNDER 30'Restarting youth learning mobility – quality tools in practiceLearning mobility activities in the youth field are restarting following the two years of break due to COVID-19 pandemic. How are youth workers, young people, trainers, facilitators and youth organisations experiencing the return to in-person activities? In this episode we discuss the experiences of learning mobility during and post pandemic, and the changing needs of all actors. What should be done to ensure the quality of learning mobility activities in the current context? How can the EPLM quality tools, Handbook and the Q!App, be useful in the current context?Guests: Marta Br...2022-06-0229 min
UNDER 30'Improving youth participation in EuropeParticipatory democracy does not rely only on elections, but also on a range of other tools and mechanisms which facilitate citizens' participation in decision-making. These tools can help young people to organise, engage with policy-makers at all governance levels and demand policy changes. In this episode we discuss the contemporary youth participation trends, what different tools and methods are used by the Council of Europe and its member states, the European Youth Forum, and youth organisations across Europe, and what is needed to achieve meaningful participation and impact on policy. Guests: Cornelia Pe...2022-04-0731 min
UNDER 30'Do we need Radical Citizenship Education?Citizenship education remains a contested term, lacking a universally accepted definition. Both, the understanding and practice of citizenship education have been discussed by educational institutions, the youth sector, political parties, ideologies, cultures and society as a whole. While citizenship education is often understood in relation to democracy, human rights and young people's participation in decision-making processes, some researchers and practitioners argue that we need to go beyond the current practice and consider a radical reform in the way citizenship education is taught.Guests: Nika Bakhsoliani and Sérgio XavierHosts: Ismael Páez Civico and Lana Pa...2022-03-2432 min
UNDER 30'What's new on the Covid-19 Knowledge Hub?In this podcast series, we have discussed many times the impact of the pandemic and all related restrictions on the lives of young people. Some time ago, we also had an episode on the Covid-19 Knowledge Hub developed by the Youth Partnership. The Hub has been there for a year now, and since it was officially launched at the Youth Knowledge Forum in October 2021 it has been filled with new information, research papers and other relevant materials. In this episode, we take a closer look at how the Hub functions today, what are the n...2021-11-0424 min
UNDER 30'Greening the youth sectorThe issue of climate change and its impact on all of us has been discussed in many activities implemented both by the European Union and the Council of Europe. It also appears in many policy papers issued by both institutions. It is also present in many initiatives undertaken by youth organisations and youth movements. How can we, in the youth sector, be more environmentally conscious? How can we mainstream environmentally responsible practices? How can we make the youth sector greener?Recently, the EU-CoE youth partnership, in cooperation with the Task Force on greening the...2021-09-0227 min
UNDER 30'Digitalisation and young people with disabilitiesIn previous episodes of our podcast, we have explored different topics covered in the latest Youth Knowledge Book on Young People, social inclusion and digitalisation. With this episode, we would like to focus on another topic you can find in the Knowledge book - digitalisation and social inclusion of youth people with disabilities. This topic is explored in two articles, which you can find in chapter 3 and 4 of the book. Today we are having two authors of these chapters: Roman Banari who wrote an article in which he presents the challenges for yo...2021-08-1224 min
UNDER 30'Digitalisation, young people's mental health and well-beingThis is another episode, in which we do deeper into different topics explored in the Youth Knowledge Book on Young People, social inclusion and digitalisation. This time we look into two chapters that discuss how digitalisation is affecting young people’s mental health and well-being.Our guest, Cathy Street wrote a chapter, in which she looks into young people’s digital well-being outlining current research findings about both positive and negative effects of digitalisation, including problematic or excessive use of technology and some theories behind these findings.Ursula Curven, our...2021-07-2028 min
UNDER 30'Young migrants and refugees, social inclusion and digitalisationThis time we are talking with two guests - Daniel Briggs, who wrote an article on the use of WhatsApp by newly arrived refugees in Europe and Antía Pérez-Caramés, who reflected on the virtual communities created and used by young Spanish migrants in Europe. Both articles were published in the Youth Knowledge Book on Young people, social inclusion and digitalisation [LINK].Hosts: Dariusz Grzemny and Lana Pasic. The transcript is available HERE2021-07-0124 min
UNDER 30'Power, participation and geographical isolationThis episode is one of the few ones, in which we will talk with different authors who contributed to the latest Youth Knowledge Book on Young people, social inclusion and digitalisation. Dariusz Grzemny and Lana Pasic are talking with two guests who wrote the chapter on Power, participation and geographical isolation exploring the impact of a digital project run with young people in the Scottish Highlands: John Taylor - Area Youth Officer from High Life Highland and Anja Johnston - an assistant youth worker in the far North of Sc...2021-06-1027 min
UNDER 30'Young people, social inclusion and digitalisationThe EU-Council of Europe youth partnership has done research on the topic of young people, social inclusion and digitalisation in 2019 and has recently published the youth knowledge book on “Young people, social inclusion and digitalisation”.In 16 chapters, the authors critically examine if and how digitalisation can support the quest for social inclusion, ranging from the exploration of policies, tools and platforms available to young people and youth workers in Europe, supporting young people’s access to education and employment opportunities, opening up avenues for digital youth work, providing opportunities for participation for young people with d...2021-05-0729 min
UNDER 30'COVID-19 and young people’s mental healthWelcome to Under 30, the podcast series by the youth partnership that brings the research results, explores trends in young people's lives and themes relevant for youth policy and practice.The issue of young people’s mental health and psychological well-being appeared in some of the previous episodes of our podcast when we were discussing the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of young people and on the youth services. It was also discussed during the 3rd European Youth Work Convention and the final declaration from the Convention highlights the importance of mental health promotion in...2021-04-1530 min
Digitalisation and Inclusion4: Research outcomes about digitalisation and inclusion - pt. 2Episode 4: we go on discussing the making and the outcomes of the research "Digitalisation and social inclusion" with the curator Lana Pasic, and Veronica Stefan, member of the research team. Check www.digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net for more!2021-03-0825 min
Digitalisation and Inclusion3: Research outcomes about digitalization and inclusion - pt. 1Episode 3: we discuss the making and the outcomes of the research "Digitalisation and social inclusion" with the curator Lana Pasic, and Veronica Stefan, member of the research team. Check www.digitalinclusion.salto-youth.net for more!2021-03-0821 min
UNDER 30'COVID-19 and learning mobilityThe transcript of this podcast is available HERE----------COVID-19 had an impact on practically all aspects of young people’s lives. Learning mobility of young people is one of them. Borders were closed, people were not able to move freely, students’ dormitories were turned into places for people in quarantine, students were losing their jobs, youth exchanges were cancelled, youth work moved online. How big was the impact of COVID-19 on learning mobility of young people? How did the youth organisations deal with international projects being cancelled? What support was o...2021-02-2529 min
UNDER 30'Shrinking civil society space for young peopleThe audio file with the transcript is also available HEREYouth organisations experience a shrinking space for civil society in a variety of ways and on many different levels. Space can start to shrink when governments see civil society as a threat. As a result, they employ tactics to discredit and weaken them, thereby shrinking the space in which they can work.In this episode, we are discussing how the space for civil society is changing, particularly for young people. We also reflect on the most recent developments impacting this change (e...2021-02-0429 min
UNDER 30'Youth work in Eastern and Southeast EuropeSee the transcript of this episode HEREHow is youth work done? Who does it? Is it recognised? And if yes, how? How does one become a youth worker? What are the trends and developments in youth work and youth policy? How will the results of the latest European Youth Work Convention impact youth work and how youth work can contribute to the Bonn Process? These are just a few questions we are discussing in this episode, with the geographical focus on Eastern and Southeast Europe. In order to talk about the r...2020-12-2729 min
UNDER 30'The impact of COVID-19 on youth servicesThe transcript of this episode is available HERE-----The COVID-19 pandemic and all measures that were implemented by the European countries to control the spread of the coronavirus had a huge impact on young people's lives and the youth services.The youth partnership developed a Knowledge HUB to highlight the research and knowledge gathering initiatives that look at the two sides of the pandemic impact: challenges for the youth sector and positive initiatives. In this episode, we are talking with two researchers involved in the HUB - Anna Lavizzari and Manfred Zentner about the...2020-12-2228 min
UNDER 30'Young people, digitalisation and techlashThe transcript of the podcast is available HERE__________________________________________________Technology and digitalization have become an integral part of our lives, but particularly the lives of young people. What are the new challenges of digitalization for young people? What can youth work do to address these challenges? These are just a few questions we are discussing with:Lasse Siurala - a former Director of Youth Services at the City of Helsinki (1995-1999, 2001-2012) and Director of Youth and Sports at the Council of Europe (1999-2001). An Adjunct Professor at the Aalto University, Helsinki and Lecturer of youth work a...2020-12-0929 min