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EXCEPT co-coordinator Michael Gebel speaks on the role of human capital and social resources in structuring young people's entries into the labour market in Central and Eastern European societies
29.11.2016Michael Gebel – co-coordinator of the EXCEPT research project - gave a talk on "The transition from education to work in Central and Eastern Europe" at the Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in Regensburg. He summarised key findings on the role of human capital and social resources in structuring young people's entries into the labour market in Central and Easter...
Read more First EXCEPT findings of assessments of the national youth employment policies in EU were presented in Sofia
29.11.2016EXCEPT Bulgarian team presented a report on Active Policies for Youth Employment at the Conference “Labor Market, Education, Employment: Contemporary Challenges and Perspectives”, organized by ISSK & Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Sofia on November 28-29, 2016. The presentation summarized results from the already prepared EXCEPT national reports (from Estonia, Greece, Italy, Poland,...
Read more Despoina Xanthopoulou from the EXCEPT Greek team outlined the variations of the relationship between labor market exclusion and well-being of youth across different European countries
22.11.2016Despoina Xanthopoulou, from the EXCEPT Greek team, presented some findings regarding the role of country-level moderators on the relationship between labor market exclusion and well-being of young people in Europe at the 4th biannual conference of the Division of Organizational Psychology of the Hellenic Psychological Society. This took place on November 11, 2016 at the University of Macedonia, Th...
Read more A cross-national comparison of gender differences in unemployment experience
14.10.2016The first Master thesis research, conducted within the EXCEPT project, was published at the Umeå University, Sweden.
The paper examines gender differences in unemployment experiences in 30 European countries. Multilevel regression analysis is used to test whether the effect of unemployment on wellbeing is moderated by gender, and if this moderation varies between national contexts.
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EXCEPT student exchange between UDE and UNITO
12.10.2016On October 6-12, students from the Universities of Turin and Duisburg-Essen met in Turin for a joint research initiative, which foresees the involvement of MA students from the two EXCEPT partner countries in joint research projects. This initiative will further disseminate the theoretical framework and empirical results of the EXCEPT among youth, to promote...
Read more A new paper on analysis of the ways young people in Greece account for unemployment and precarious work conditions in the era of the “economic crisis” has been presented
10.10.2016The “Accounting for unemployment in the era of the “economic crisis: Challenges for political psychology” paper was presented by the EXCEPT Greek team at the Mini Conference of Political Psychology in Southern Eastern Europe, organized by the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) in Novi Sad, Serbia , 7-9 October 2016.
The study explores the ways in which young ...
Read more EXCEPT presents at European Association of Educational Dialogue event
07.10.2016On 5-7th of October 2016 a major conference was organized by the European Association of Educational Dialogue, attracting 400 participants. The topic was new technologies and innovation in education. Polish EXCEPT partner IBE had a stand and an EXCEPT poster was presented. Participants included students of vocational schools.
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Young people reflect on ‘becoming adult’ - EXCEPT project exhibition at Tallinn University
03.10.2016The ‘You(th) Vision’ exhibition at Tallinn University showed scenes of transition from youth to adulthood as seen through the lens of young people in eight countries.
EXCEPT’s photo-competition attracted more than 200 entries reflecting on what it means and how it feels to become adult nowadays. The Exhibition opened on 28 September in Science Week, with open lecture...
Read more Call for proposals for the SISE conference co-organized by EXCEPT partner University in Turin
01.10.2016Except researchers organize a panel on “Job flexibility and life course of young people in Europe” for the first Conference of the Italian Society of Economic Sociology (SISE) “The new frontiers of the Economic Sociology” which will take place in “Sapienza” University (Rome) on January 26-28th , 2017.
We invite you to submit your ab...
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EXCEPT researchers share their findings at the 4th Project meeting in Sofia
26.09.2016The 4th EXCEPT meeting was hosted by the Bulgarian partner institution in Sofia. EXCEPT researchers met with the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy of Bulgaria and representatives of Bulgarian trade unions and discussed the most urgent matters in terms of Bulgarian youth labor policies. During the internal meetings the research team shared the results of their lon...
Read more EXCEPT Team meets with public authorities to discuss the most important issues of the youth inclusion public policies on the 21-23 September in Sofia, Bulgaria
22.09.2016The regular EXCEPT Project meeting took place in Sofia (Bulgaria) already on September 21st. The first day of the public event gathere public authorities, researchers and other stakeholders to discuss the most important challenges faced by the youth inclusion public policies both at European and national levels. The EXCEPT team met with the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy&nbs...
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Young people express their thoughts on adulthood at the Heilig Länder Rock Festival in Germany
10.09.2016On the 10th of September 2016, the Bamberg EXCEPT Team set up a graffiti wall at the local “HEILIG LÄNDER ROCK FESTIVAL” in Breitbrunn, Germany. Youth between the ages 16 and 30 years who visited the music festival were invited to express their thoughts about the questions “What do you associate with work?” and “What does becoming an adult mean to you?&rdquo...
Read more “Education policies and social inequality in wellbeing among young people” – study by EXCEPT researcher Björn Högberg presented at annual ESPAnet Conference 2016, Rotterdam
05.09.2016Depression and reduced general well-being is increasingly recognized as a major public health issue of the day, in particular among youth. As is seen in most aspects of poor health, there is also a social gradient in the burden of reduced wellbeing. This paper seeks to investigate the institutional causes of inequalities in wellbeing among youth by analyzing how educational policies moderate the a...
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EXCEPT Photo Competition winners have been selected
27.07.2016EXCEPT Photo Competition winners have been selected! According to the results of public voting the Competition winners are:
1st place - Theologia, 20, Greece
2d place - Marie, 21, Estonia
3d place - Fillipo, 21, Italy
A special jury prize for photographs from non-Except countries goes to Aggelos, 21 from Albania.
Local exhibitions of the EXCEPT Photo Competition photographs will be o...
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EXCEPT researchers present their paper at the 3rd European Social Survey Conference
15.07.2016Jonas Voßemer presented a joint paper with five other EXCEPT researchers (Michael Gebel, Kadri Täht, Marge Unt, Björn Högberg and Mattias Strandh) at the 3rd European Social Survey Conference, 13-15 July 2016, at the University of Lausanne.
The paper examines the effects of unemployment and insecure jobs on well-being and health as well as the moderating role of three differ...
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