The Youth Employment and Politics webinar series is linked to IDS’ strategic research initiative: ‘Ensuring decent work and political inclusion for young people’, which is part of the 2020-25 IDS Strategy.
Presentations will primarily focus on sub-Sahara Africa and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. In line with our values on inclusiveness of voices and co-construction of knowledge, the webinar series will capture diverse perspectives. Speakers and discussants represent academia, civil society, governments and UN agencies. Researchers involved in the IDS Europe Engagement Initiative will also share insights. Together we aim to strengthen development thinking and practice for more effective interventions for ‘the Covid generation’ to tackle what is a universal development challenge.
The battle of youth continues: Shifting the policy narrative from security to peace
7 May 2021 14:00–15:30 UK
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Speakers
- Dr. Salvador Forquilha, researcher, Institute for Social and Economic Studies (IESE) and a senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique.
- Dr Sofya Shabab, Research Officer, Institute for Development Studies (IDS).
- Ali Altiok, Youth, Peace and Security Project Officer, Interpeace.
Discussants
- Cecile Mazzacurati, Head, Secretariat on Youth, Peace & Security, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Shadi Rouhshahbaz, PeaceMentors
Chair
- Dr. Marjoke Oosterom, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Hard work and hazard: Youth and the rural economy in Africa
28 May 2021 14:00–15:30 UK
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Speakers
- Dr James Sumberg, Emeritus Fellow, Institute of Development Studies (IDS).
- Justin Flynn, Research Officer, Institute of Development Studies (IDS).
- Dr Thomas Yeboah, Research Fellow, Bureau of Integrated Rural Development Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Discussants
- Prof. Ben White, Emeritus Professor of Rural Sociology at the International Institute of Social Studies.
Chair
- Dr. Marjoke Oosterom, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Critical considerations for youth agency in humanitarian settings
22 June 2021 14:00–15:30 UK
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Speakers
- Dr. Claudia Seymour, Senior Researcher, Graduate Institute Geneva
- Dr Philip Proudfoot, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
- Prof Dorothea Hilhorst, Professor, International Institute of Social Studies
Discussants
- Mallika Lyer, Programme Coordinator, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
- Natascha Skjalsgaard, Global Youth Advisor at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Chair
- Dr. Marjoke Oosterom, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies