The 2007 epsNet Plenary Conference will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia on the 22nd and 23rd of June 2007. As part of this major annual political science event a panel on the theme Youth as Political Stakeholders in States and the EU will convene. The theme of the panel is described as follows:
Presidential advisor and esteemed educator Mary McLeod Bethune once wrote of the great and powerful potential of her nation’s youth to direct national power to good ends. Some half century after her death, the powerful potential is recognised by political leaders nationally and internationally, yet some would claim that it remains a potential untapped. Despite being the demographic group that would seem, on latest trends, to be likely to live until the final years of the twenty-first century, young people often remain excluded from the political process either by design, convention or through a self-chosen lack of engagement with “things that don’t concern me yet”. While many politicians would claim a role exists in the political process for youth and youth issues, many would also argue that young people are not interested in that process and that ‘youth issues’ can remain conveniently and correctly shelved within a wider social welfare policy package.
This panel is convened to examine youth as political stakeholders in the context of a twenty-first century world. The panel director welcomes papers on any of the following topics:
· case studies of youth involvement in national/international politics;
· voting age/age of candidacy and the representation of youth;
· national/international youth organisations – challenges, successes and future;
· transnational youth issues, cooperation and context;
· youth issues in a national context – separate or part of wider social policy;
· political lobbying by youth groups – successes, failures, challenges;
· the impact of technology on the political activism of youth;
· local, national and international youth issues;
· the role of youth in setting long-term national policy;
· future tax burdens for youth in low birth-rate states – issues and solutions;
· any other topic related to the theme of the panel.
Submissions are welcome from all epsNet members and particularly from students, doctoral candidates and early career academics.
In order to be considered for this panel you must submit a paper proposal of no more than 300 words along with your contact details (name, email address, telephone number, university affiliation) and the number of the panel: C5. Proposals should be emailed to papers07@epsnet.org no later than 10 March 2007.
More information about the conference can be found at the epsNet Plenary Conference webpage: http://www.epsnet.org/2007/Call.htm
If you have specific questions you should also feel free to contact me by email to dylan.kissane@unisa.edu.au.
Best wishes and warm regards,
Dylan Kissane
PhD Candidate
School of International Studies
University of South Australia
Web: www.dylankissane.com
Email: dylan.kissane@unisa.edu.au
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