The marketisation and instrumentalisation of young people – Where is the love?

Keynote talk: Cardiff & Vale College Conference 27th June 2019 The most visible differentiation between models of youth work across Europe exists in tensions between (positive) welfare-based and (deficit) target-based approaches. Any proponents of a more welfare-based youth work model often find themselves conflicted by the current growth of a neo-liberal, ‘New managerialist’ culture, which … Continued

Youth work and social pedagogy: towards consideration of a hybrid model

The most visible differentiation between models of youth justice across Europe exists in tensions between welfare-based and justice-based approaches. Proponents of welfare-based interventions often find themselves conflicted by the current growth of a neo-liberal, nationalistic, and perhaps at times xenophobic political climate across Europe, calling for tougher sanctions and sentences for young offenders. As a … Continued

Remembering Bert Jones 1935-2006

Transcript of a talk in memory of Bert Jones given by John Rose to the History of Youth Work conference in Durham in 2008. Bert and John had attended a number of these History conferences, running workshops and contributing to the discussions.  The subsequent book, Essays in the History of Youth and Community Work was … Continued