Andreas Karsten on four dilemmas that need to be confronted by youth research in the future. Presentation at the M.A. EYS Short Course in February 2011.

1. Supported by The future of youth researchWhere are we going?

2. Supported by I have no idea.Some context and four dilemmas.

3. Some context European youth research arena, a recognisedspecialised field Youth, and what it means to be young, is changing

4. Some context European youth research arena, a recognisedspecialised field Youth, and what it means to be young, is changing choice biographies youth as condition expectations vs choices acceleration of change vs deceleration of transitio Four key themes for a research agenda on youth the centrality of everyday life the relations between generations the questions of ambivalence the questions of responsibility

9. Dilemma 1 Young people go where they like it, and where they are liked.”

10. Dilemma 2 Over-generalisedconceptualisations from afar

13. Dilemma 3 Simplistic frameworks gain most political weight

14. Dilemma 4 The edge is the most interesting uncertainty leads to anxiety anxiety leads to aggression aggression leads to violence