The Reasarch Symposium we will discuss how participatory forms of research with young people can contribute to social change in institutions and society. Good and bad experiences will be addressed, as well as necessary changes in research institutions and universities that need to be built up in order to realize collaborative research in the future.
Please register / sign up for the event via email (juli.mendes@ ash-berlin.eu) because the number of participants is limited.
The symposium will be held in English, is free of charge and open to all interested persons.
Program
01:45 p.m. Opening and Introduction
02:00 p.m. Strengthening Community-Engaged Research with Youth and University Conditions to Support It
- Prof. Dr. Emily J. Ozer (University of California Berkeley)
02:45 p.m. Coffee Break
03:00 p.m. The best interest of children and young people? What (social) researchers should learn from the COVID pandemic about the impact of not taking children and young people seriously
- Prof. Dr. Dirk Schubotz (Queen's University of Belfast)
03:45 p.m. Participatory Research, Social Change and the Public Sphere. Good and bad experiences
- Prof. Dr. Timo Ackermann (ASH Berlin)
04:10 p.m. General Discussion
04:30 p.m. Ending
Organization and moderation: Timo Ackermann (ackermann@ash-berlin.eu)
Further Information on the guest speakers
Emily J. Ozeris a clinical and community psychologist and Professor at the UC-Berkeley School of Public Health, whose multi-method research focuses on the role of school climate in adolescent development and mental health; psychological resilience; schoolbased interventions and youth participatory action research (YPAR), representing an equity-focused approach.
Dirk Schubotz is Professor of Youth and Social Policy at Queen's University Belfast. A native of Berlin, he studied Social Sciences at Humboldt University and Queen's University Belfast and completed his PhD (Dr. phil.) at Uni GH Kassel. Dirk has a youth work background and feels fortunate to have the opportunity to retain his interest and passion for young people, combining this with his academic work.
