Join us for the fourth Youth Research Dialogue
Digital youth work: from policy to practice
Our Youth Research Dialogue series continues!
The fourth episode in 2024 will happen on 11 October. This time we talk about digital youth work in the context of the European youth programmes and beyond. We discuss this topic along the lines of policy as well as practice insights and related questions. Fresh findings from our RAY research project on the role of digitalisation in youth work and non-formal learning will be introduced as well as first insights by our guest speaker from the PhD research on digital transformation in youth work – towards a human rights based digital youth work. In the dialogue, we discuss the European policy context, digital realities of young people, digital youth work good practices, structural success factors as well as future needs for policy and practice.
As special guests, we are very happy to welcome organisations which were involved in the RAY DIGI project. They will introduce their work as well as their digital youth work practices.
WHAT?
Digital youth work: from policy to practice
WHEN?
11 October, 15:00 – 15:45 CEST
WHO?
>> Alessandra Coppola, researcher, youth trainer and project manager
>> Friedemann Schwenzer, RAY transnational research team
>> Special guests: organisations involved in the RAY DIGI project: Clare Duffy / Civic Digits & Eva Křížová / USE-IT (project DIG-IT)
WHERE?
Livestream, which can be followed
Here: bit.ly/YouthResearchDialogue18
Here: RAY Network – YouTube
Moderated by
Tomi Kiilakoski and Domagoj Morić
SPEAKERS
>> Alessandra Coppola, researcher, youth worker and project manager
Alessandra Coppola is a youth sector professional with a multifaceted profile. Graduated in Political Science, she has been a youth worker and project manager for 10 years, locally and internationally; she is an activist for human rights, particularly in digital spaces and against hate speech. She’ also a policy expert involved in advocacy for the recognition of youth work, in Italy and internationally. She is currently a PhD student at University of Salerno with a research on digital transformation in youth work, including a human rights based perspective. Alessandra is the President of the youth organization APICE in Italy; a Board Member of NINFEA, the National Association of Youth Workers in Italy and part of the research team of Youth Wiki Italy. As an expert and consultant, she cooperates with the Eu-CoE Youth Partnership and with the Council of Europe, specifically with the Youth Department and with the Anti-discrimination Department – Hate Speech, Hate Crime and Artificial Intelligence Unit.
>> Friedemann Schwenzer, RAY transnational research team
Friedemann Schwenzer is a researcher at Youth Policy Labs, a research agency and think-tank in the youth sector, where he is part of the RAY transnational research team. Friedemann has an academic background in cultural studies and a professional background in youth work. Digital youth work has been at the core of his work for many years: He is the author of a curriculum on digital youth work (digitalejugendarbeit.de) and lead researcher of the RAY DIGI study, which he will present at the upcoming RAY Research Dialogue.
>> Special guests – organisations involved in the RAY DIGI project:
>> Clare Duffy / Civic Digits
Dr Clare Duffy is the artistic director of Civic Digits C.I.C, a data driven creative learning theatre company which focuses on young people their families and communities.
Clare created Many Good Men in February 2024 at Hearts Football Club after co-writing it with two groups of young people. Many Good Men is a piece of digital forum theatre addressing the radicalisation of masculinity, incel culture and the manosphere. “Essential viewing for our time, not only for young people, but for everyone who cares about their future.” ★★★★ THE SCOTSMAN
Civic Digits made The Big Data Show a digitally interactive live and hybrid show about privacy, hacking and the value of data, which over 4000 young people ages 10 – 13 have participated in since 2017. It is part of an accredited course: An Introduction to Cyber Resilience and Digital Citizenship. Other on-going projects include Bad Actor/The Data Driven Actor and A.I and Planet Earth
More about Civic Digits can be found at www.civicdigits.com
>> Eva Křížová / USE-IT (project DIG-IT)
DIG-IT is a 3-years-long experimentation giving opportunities:
– to more youth initiatives to share local tourist info in a contemporary way with digital media
– developing IT skills for alternative touristic paper maps creators
– enabling young leaders to benefit from a strong innovative tool to convince official funders to support their initiative with the wider audience of youth urban travelers.
DIG-IT is strongly connected to the USE-IT project that has existed since the 1970s and transformed into the USE-IT Europe network in early 2000s. Its most renowned activity is publishing iconic paper square city maps for young travellers (https://digit.use-it.travel/).
Eva Křížová has been leading the USE-IT Prague group since 2011, she is a board member of USE-IT Europe and a partner in Erasmus+ DIG-IT project.
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What are the Youth Research Dialogues?
The overall aim of the ‘Youth Research Dialogues’ series is to not only to make RAY research findings more accessible but also other European youth research studies and create a dialogue between researchers about their findings. The ‘Youth Research Dialogues’ series promotes different topics, e.g. inclusion and diversity, pandemic and youth work, digitalisation etc. In addition to researchers from the RAY Network, the ‘Youth Research Dialogues’ series features research colleagues from different global and European contexts and networks.
What is the research project on the role of digitalisation in youth work and non-formal learning in the context of the European youth programmes (RAY DIGI)?
This research project explores the dimensions of digitalisation, document the progress of digitalisation in the European youth programmes, and develop recommendations to strengthen and support digital dimensions in youth work. More information HERE.