Youth Research Dialogue
RAY DAY ON 20 OCTOBER: Youth Research in the past 15 years
Our European-wide RAY Communication Day took place on 20 October and we implemented our 4th Youth Research Dialogue ‘Youth Research in the past 15 years: Looking Back, Moving Forward’ on this common day dedicated for RAY and our activities.
We discussed insights, surprising facts and highlights from RAY research across our all our projects from the past 15 years. Dive with us in thought-provoking and startling facts and figures about the European youth programmes and beyond.
Our guest speaker brought in a valuable perspective concerning the wider context of youth research and connected topics, discourses, spotlights and challenges.
The time travel and look-back was complemented by a discussion about the future needs, including questions: What is next for youth research? Is the field ready for what’s ahead? How do we make sure that stakeholders within the youth work and youth policy field in Europe are equipped (enough) to make sense of evidence-based research and have the means to absorb and use this knowledge? What kind of research will be needed, how will it be done, and by whom (actors, content and methodology)?
Moderated by Ozgehan Senyuva and Domagoj Morić.
Live stream available
If you didn’t have the time to join or want to rewatch the Youth Research Dialogue again, just access the recording of the live stream here:
SPEAKERS
>> Sladjana Petkovic, Senior European and UN Youth & Development Consultant
Sladjana Petkovic is a senior European and UN Youth and Development expert with over 20 years of professional experience in managing and conducting research, policy analyses, and applying participatory, human-centered approaches to support decision-making and service design to preserve adolescents, youth, and children’s rights in Europe and Central Asia. Since 2010, she has provided expert support for the development, monitoring, and evaluation of EU youth programs, as well as the implementation of initiatives within European cooperation in the field of youth, through the EU-Council of Europe youth partnership (Pool of European Youth Researchers, Advisory Group).
>> Andreas Karsten, RAY transnational research coordinator
Andreas is the transnational research coordinator of the RAY Network. He works for Youth Policy Labs, where he leads a small team of participatory research, public policy and open data aficionados in Berlin, and likes surprises.