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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
Some observations on the Magic Triangle
on singularities, lines, triangles, polygons and pyramids
Manfred Zentner
Danube University, Department Migration and Globalisation (Krems/Austria)
Institute for youth culture research – jugendkultur.at (Vienna/Austria) Pool of European Youth Researchers (PEYR)
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
The magic triangle
Youth policy
Youth work Youth research
The idea of mutual understanding, respect and dialogue
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
The magic triangle – mutual ignorance
Youth policy
Youth workYouth research
Research is doing pure research, sitting in the “ivory tower”, recognising policy only as framework of social reality, don’t want to inform “them”, youth workers are practitioners without research understanding, policy makers follow ideologies when shaping living conditions, not evidence
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
The magic triangle – tensions
Youth policy
Youth workYouth research
Research can not see experience of youth work as knowledge and will not lose independence to policy. Youth work follows values not the curriculum by the state, distrusts research that is biased. Policy makers feel disrespected since everyone takes the money and does what s/he wants.
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
The magic triangle – isolation / no contact of one partner
Youth policy
Youth workYouth research
e.g. youth research is not involved in policy making, since the actors are not invited to the table – because they are unseen researchers in the ivory tower, or because thy are ignored after bad table manners.
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
The magic triangle
Youth policy
Youth work Youth research
Well established after fights and struggles by top down or grass root processes…… BUT
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
The next step: more stakeholders – more than one triangle
Youth policy
Youth work
Youth research
Youth services / agencies
Youth research
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
The next step: triangles without any magic – polygons
Youth policy
Youth work
Youth research
Youth services / agencies
Non organised youth
Youth research
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
The next step: triangles without any magic – polygons
Youth policy
Youth work
Youth research
Youth services / agencies
Non organised youth
education policy
Youth research
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
The next step: where is all the magic gone?
Youth policy
Youth work
Youth research
Youth services / agencies
Non organised youth
education policy
research
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
The 3rd dimension – who is setting the rules?
practice
research
young people
stakeholders policy
YOUTH
economy data/statistics
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
The fourth dimension – time: defining priorities
• Changes of perspectives during time for power / domination relationships lead to networking above / beyond / with existing sub- / structures Migration Mobility / flexibility Internationalisation Globalisation Societal subgroups (gender / sexuality / culture / age…) Media (www, user generated content…)
• Who is the target of youth policy / youth work / youth research.
• WHAT IS YOUTH
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
The Austrian example
• 1946: Youth work in the agenda of the provinces (Bundesländer) when the Landesjugendreferenten were established in the departments of education in the regions (Experts came from education)
• 1953: The Austrian Youth Council (Bundesjugendring)• 1960: Austrian Institute for Youth Research• 1977: First regional law on youth in Vorarlberg including youth
consultation but no youth research• 1984: Federal Ministry of Family, Youth and Consumer Protection• Since 1988: regular reports on situation of youth• 2000: Federal law on promotion and support of youth and on youth
representation.• Youth strategy developed with ministry/-ies, youth council, bOJA, BÖJI,
youth research, other policy domains, provinces,
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
Remaining questions / outlook
• How to organise magical moments? And who? • Structuring the mutual exchange and dialogue?• On which level?
Global / European / EU-wide / national / regional / local E.g.: world youth forum, structured dialogue, CoE co-management,
EYF, PEYR,
• Peer learning instead of (national) research?• Who will be setting the topics??????
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Observations on the Magic Triangle5th seminar on History of Youth Work in Europe, Helsinki, 09 June 2014
Thank you for your attention
Manfred Zentner
Donau-Universität Krems,
Department Migration und Globalisierung
Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30
3500 Krems
www.donau-uni.ac.at/mig
