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Deindustrialisation, youth unemployment, and the (broken) promises of education in the 21st century

In previous posts on this blog, we introduced the stories of Madeline and Marisa, two of the young people participating in our research in Geelong. In the third and final blog post in this series, we develop a discussion around some of the important themes that emerge from Madeline and Marisa’s stories.

Marisa’s story

The second in a series of three blogs in which we feature the stories of Madeline and Marisa, two of the young people participating in our research in Geelong. We consider what these stories provoke us to think about, and how the stories can make a productive contribution about young people’s hopes and aspirations in post-pandemic Geelong.

Madeline’s Story

The first in a series of three blogs in which we feature the stories of Madeline and Marisa, two of the young people participating in our research in Geelong. We consider what these stories provoke us to think about, and how the stories can make a productive contribution about young people’s hopes and aspirations in post-pandemic Geelong.

James’ Story

James is a young man from the Geelong region who spoke with us during 2021 and 2022, about his hopes and aspirations about the future – for the planet, his community, and himself.

Young People and the Moral Obligation to be Enterprising and Aspirational in Times of Crisis

We (James Goring, Peter Kelly, Diego Carbajo and Seth Brown) have just published a new paper in the highly ranked, international journal Futures. The article is titled Young People’s Presents and Futures, and the Moral Obligation to be Enterprising and Aspirational in Times of Crisis.

‘Being young’, ‘living well’, in/beyond the pandemic

We (Peter Kelly, Seth Brown and James Goring) have just had a chapter published in a new international collection - Wellbeing: Global Policies and Perspectives, Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond - edited by Annelies Kamp, Cheryl Brown, Trish McMenamin, and Veronica O’Toole. The chapter is titled ‘Being young’, ‘living well’, in/beyond the pandemic: Exploring the entanglements between COVID-19, the Anthropocene and young people’s wellbeing.

Young People and the Climate Crisis

Intergenerational Justice, the Climate Crisis and Young People’s Futures

In the context of the climate crisis, current ideas about intergenerational justice are focussed on contemporary populations of young people, and as yet un-born generations, and the futures that our past and present actions will visit on these generations.

Young People’s Voices and Participation and the Beginnings of ‘Co-Design’

In their recent book – Youth rising?: The politics of youth in the global economy – Mayssoun Sukarieh and Stuart Tannock (2014, p. 143) reflect on the problematic character of young people’s voices and participation in movements against such things as the climate crisis, war, and racism, and their encounters with the institutionalised promise of ‘youth participation’.

Young People’s Mental Health and Well-being in the Pandemic

Throughout the different waves and stages and responses to the pandemic there has been much commentary about the impacts of the crisis on the health and well-being of young people, including from agencies such as the National Youth Commission, YACVic and Mission Australia.

Aspiration and Young People’s Sense of their Futures in the Time of COVID

Introduction: Young People’s Aspirations, Health and Well-being and Voices in Geelong During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In a series of blogs we will provide an outline of three of the key themes that have emerged during the first year (2021) of a three (3) year project that we are conducting in Geelong, Victoria’s (AUSTRALIA) second largest city.

Inner North of Melbourne

COVID-19 and young people’s ‘Future Presents’: lockdown stories from the Anthropocene

Young People and the Climate Crisis

School Strikes for Climate: Young People, Dissent and Collective Identities in/for the Anthropocene

Inner North of Melbourne

Ash’s Story

COVID, Lockdowns and Young People’s Mental Health and Well-being: A Perspective From Geelong

Young People and the Climate Crisis

Blah, Blah, Blah: Young People, the Climate Crisis, Hope and the ‘Dithering’ of Adults

Young People and Digital Disruption

Young People as Biocultural Creatures: Re-imagining Sociologies of Young People’s Well-being

Inner North of Melbourne

Bella’s Story

Inner North of Melbourne

Connor’s Story

Inner North of Melbourne

Carmen’s Story

Inner North of Melbourne

Rosie’s Story