Sponsor:
European Commission; Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security; Austrian Ministry for Health, Family and Youth Affairs
Type of Acitivity:
International research project
Period:
2007 - 2009
Contact at the OeIJ:
Project Management:
Austrian Institute for Youth Research
Co-operation Partner:
Judit Strömpl, University Tartu, Estonia
Helena Helve, Mikkeli Polytechnic, Finland
Howard Williamson, University of Glamorgan, U.K.
Working Language:
English
Brief Description of the Project:
The study aimed to draw a picture of the different types of everyday violent interactions between 13 to 16 year olds in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Austria, Estonia, Finland and the U.K.. Furthermore, the study focused on the impact of direct or indirect involvement in peer violence in the public space: How do young people experience and interpret it, how do they deal and cope with it in their daily routine? Responding to these questions, qualitative research methods gave young people the chance to explain their own point of view. In the interpretation process, particular attention was paid to gender and ethnicity as relevant categories for the understanding of the researched phenomenon. The project was completed rounded off by a cross-national analysis and recommendations. The book „Portraits of Peer Violence in Public Space. Experiences from Young People in Four Localities in Europe" presents the project design as well as the main findings from the study.
Puplication:
Portraits of Peer Violence in Public Space
Howard Williamson