European Voluntary Service for Young People

European Voluntary Service for Young People
Author: Klaus Sieveking
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2001
Genre: Education
ISBN:

The Community action programme «European Voluntary Service for Young People» (EVS), established in 1998, became part of the Community action programme «Youth» in April 2000. The EVS is open to young people aged 18 to 25 who have their legal residence in an EC member state, Norway or Iceland. The aim is to enable them to spend some time abroad, be it long-term (6 to 12 months) or short-term (3 weeks to 3 months), working in a non-profit project of a humanitarian, cultural, ecological or social kind. The publication comprises selected contributions to an international conference which took place in Bremen in April 1999. It was organised by the Centre of European Law and Politics at the University of Bremen in cooperation with the German office «Youth for Europe» and with the support of the European Commission.

Young People and the Belt and Road:Opportunities and Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe 

Young People and the Belt and Road:Opportunities and Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe 
Author:
Publisher: 三聯書店(香港)有限公司,聯合電子出版有限公司(代理)
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9620447700

Young People and the Belt and Road is a joint effort by over 40 young people across 20 countries to tell their stories about the future of Central and Eastern Europe, China, and the Belt and Road Initiative. In 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative, which envisions a world with better development, better connectivity, and better cooperation was launched in Kazakhstan,. As a global, multi-generational vision, the Belt and Road Initiative will primarily benefit the young people of the world today. To ensure the success of the Initiative, their voices need to be heard. This is particularly urgent as little systematic work has been done to encourage the participation of young people. This publication places the focus on young people and asks them the question: what should the Belt and Road Initiative look like for you? In this book, young authors from 16 Central and Eastern European nations share insights about their countries. For the Belt and Road Initiative, Central and Eastern Europe plays a critical role in linking together Western Europe, Northern Europe, Central Asia, and East Asia. Each chapter focuses on a single country in the region. Based on the complex historical background and present realities of their respective countries, the authors present their cases of the potential obstacles and opportunities related to the Initiative and provide their suggestions for change. 《青年與一帶一路》一書是由超過20個國家、40位年輕人共同努力的成果。他們討論中國及16個中東歐國家在一帶一路倡議的機遇與挑戰。由於這是中文讀本較少涉及的領域,而且都是所屬國家的年輕人執筆,所以彌足珍貴。事實上,這些國家在聯繫歐洲及亞洲方面,都扮演著關鍵的角色。他們大都是上世紀90年代以後,由前蘇聯加盟共和國獨立,之後大部分成為歐盟及北約一員,而每個國家都有著複雜悠久的歷史、獨特的自然及人文資源,以及不同程度的發展。

The Holistic Manifesto: Centre-Left Policies for the Twenty-First Century

The Holistic Manifesto: Centre-Left Policies for the Twenty-First Century
Author: E. P. Anthony
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2016-12-30
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1483455092

E.P. Anthony, an economist, trader and wealth manager focuses on the political economy of inequality and the decline of centre-left parties in the developed world in this manifesto. His analysis will especially appeal to readers in the Anglo-Saxon economies of the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand where inequality has increased most rapidly. The manifesto summarizes recent literature on inequality in an accessible way, including the best-selling books by Thomas Piketry, Chrystia Freeland, and Joseph Stiglitz. However, while those books provide great analysis, Anthony proposes solutions, including how to: prevent another global financial crisis; stimulate economic productivity and growth; and take wide-ranging action to reduce inequality...

Democracy when the People are Thinking

Democracy when the People are Thinking
Author: James S. Fishkin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2018
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0198820291

This book draws on practical experiments around the world to show how democracy can make a better connection to citizen voices in a scientifically based, thoughtful way.

Youth Participation in Democratic Life

Youth Participation in Democratic Life
Author: Bart Cammaerts
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2016-02-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137540214

This book is concerned with the contexts, nature and quality of the participation of young people in European democratic life. The authors understand democracy broadly as both institutional politics and civic cultures, and a wide range of methods are used to analyse and assess youth participation and attitudes.

Europe in Emerging Asia

Europe in Emerging Asia
Author: Fredrik Erixon
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2015-05-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1783482281

In light of the Eurozone crisis and the growth of Asian economies, have new challenges emerged for the relations between nations in these regions? As the Asian consumer class grows and its culture globalizes, what does this mean for the export of Eurocentric values and norms? And what does the future hold for the economic, political, and cultural policies between these two powerful regions? This book explores the relationship between European and emerging Asian economies, as globalization changes the international economic and political landscape. Reflecting on past interactions and possibilities for the future, the book brings together Asian and European perspectives from former politicians, diplomats, and academic experts to examine questions around trade and security, rights and climate change, identity clashes, and the colonial legacy. The book is a timely consideration of highly topical questions that will shape international politics in the twenty-first century.

Social Policy and Citizenship

Social Policy and Citizenship
Author: Adalbert Evers
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199754047

Taking nine European countries as case studies, the contributions to this volume analyze the ways that citizenship has changed in key areas such as social security, labor market policies and social services.

A Handbook of Children and Young People's Participation

A Handbook of Children and Young People's Participation
Author: Barry Percy-Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2009-09-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135267634

A Handbook of Children and Young People’s Participation brings together key thinkers and practitioners from diverse contexts across the globe to provide an authoritative overview of contemporary theory and practice around children’s participation. Promoting the participation of children and young people - in decision-making and policy development, and as active contributors to everyday family and community life - has become a central part of policy and programme initiatives in both majority and minority worlds. This book presents the most useful recent work in children’s participation as a resource for academics, students and practitioners in childhood studies, children’s rights and welfare, child and family social work, youth and community work, governance, aid and development programmes. The book introduces key concepts and debates, and presents a rich collection of accounts of the diverse ways in which children’s participation is understood and enacted around the world, interspersed with reflective commentaries from adults and young people. It concludes with a number of substantial theoretical contributions that aim to take forward our understanding of children’s participation. The emphasis throughout the text is on learning from the complexity of children’s participation in practice to improve our theoretical understanding, and on using those theoretical insights to challenge practice, with the aim of realising children’s rights and citizenship more fully.