October 19, 2019. Global Interdisciplinary Policy Research Conference on ‘Youth Transitions’ in Geneva/Switzerland, February 20-21, 2020. Call for contributions by November 15, 2019.

GLO is collaborating in the Organization of  The  Global Interdisciplinary Policy Research Conference on Youth Transitions, organized by the Center for Finance and Development of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, on the 20-21 February 2020 in Geneva/Switzerland.

The Conference, organized with the support of multiple partners, will bring together researchers from academia across disciplines with policy practitioners across public and private stakeholders, to  review the state of policy research and debate on youth transitions.

Multiple dimensions of youth transitions will be discussed: the crises in school to work transition  and future of work prospects for young people; youth transitions in situations of conflict and peace-building; and youth participation in civic and political spheres.

The Conference will also launch the first Global Network of Policy Research on Youth Transitions that will promote and partner for expanded  policy and research interface on priority issues.

To participate, please register at the Conference Webpage. Attendance is free, however participants will have bear their own cost of travel and accommodation. Program.

For partnerships and contributions to the debate and to the future Global Network, please contact GLO Policy Director Azita Berar by November 15, 2019.

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