The Centre for Youth Studies at HSE University–St Petersburg invites researchers, faculty members, graduate students, and practitioners working on youth issues to take part in the international scientific conference ‘Youth Lifeworlds: Identities. Pathways. Futures.’
The conference continues a series of scientific events held by the Centre for Youth Studies every two years since 2013 and is one of Russia's leading professional platforms for discussing youth studies agendas.
The 2026 conference focuses on youth lifeworlds—subjective meanings, values, references, biographical projects, and everyday agency. In the context of growing precarity and the transformation of institutional landscapes, the subjective perspective of young people and their own perception of their lives become decisive factors in making life decisions and choosing behavioural strategies. We propose to view everyday youth agency as a key resource that not only helps maintain personal resilience but also actively shapes one's own lifeworld, thereby transforming social structures.
Special attention will be given to comparative research and cross‑cultural perspectives.
Topics
- Transitions to adulthood and generational analysis
- Youth cultures, subcultures, scenes and solidarities
- Migrations, mobilities and local identities
- Youth in the field of economy and labour market
- Digital youth
- Religion and ethnicity of youth
- "Youth in the city", social activism of youth
- Youth values and lifestyles
- Youth in science
Key Dates
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Abstract submission deadline
September 10, 2026
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Notification of acceptance
UPD: new date is September 28, 2026
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Online registration (confirmation of participation)
until October 1, 2026
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Programme release
October 10, 2026
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Conference
October 29–30, 2026
Location
Russia, St Petersburg, 123 A Griboyedov Canal Embankment
Conference Format
Offline — for Russian participants
Hybrid — for international participants
Participation Fees
No registration fee (free participation)
The organisers provide:
- coffee breaks on conference days
- information support
Working Languages
Russian, English
