The Call for Abstructs for the International Conference of the Center for Youth Studies 2026 Is Open
On October 29–30, the International Conference of the Centre for Youth Studies 'Youth Lifeworlds: Identities. Pathways. Future' will be held. We share the details of the event and useful links.
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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
abstract submission deadline
notification of acceptance
online registration (confirmation of participation)
programme release
October 29-30
the Conference dates
Offline location: Russia, St Petersburg, 123 A Griboyedov Canal Embankment
Working Languages: Russian, English
A hybrid format of participation is provided for international conference attendees.
No registration fee — the participation is free.
