EUROPEAN YOUTH RESOURCES

ORGANIZATIONS & WEBSITES

Dija.de
Information on international youth work and political information on youth in 20 countries.

European Youth Centres
The European Youth Centres (EYCs) in Strasbourg and Budapest are permanent structures for the implementation of the Council of Europe’s youth policy. They are international training and meeting centres with residential facilities, hosting most of the youth sector’s activities.

European Youth Forum

"The European Youth Forum is an international organisation established by national youth councils and international non-governmental youth organisations to represent the interests of young people from all over Europe. It is the youth platform in Europe representing youth organisations in international institutions - mainly the European Union, the Council of Europe and the United Nations."

European Youth Information and Counseling Agency

"ERYICA is composed of national bodies (non-governmental or governmental) which seek to guarantee the right of young people to full and reliable information, which helps them make the choices they face in their lives, and which promotes their autonomy and their active participation in a democratic society."

European Youth Observatory

Comparative data about the situation of young people in different cities across Europe.

European Youth Portal
Links to many different youth portals around Europe.

Training Youth.net
Offers training opportunities and publications for youth workers and youth trainers in Europe.

Salto-Youth.net
"SALTO-YOUTH.net is a network of 8 Resource Centres working on European priority areas within the youth field. It provides youth work and training resources and organises training and contact-making activities to support organisations and National Agencies within the frame of the European Commission's

YOUTH programme and beyond."

BOOKS

Decker, Scott. (2005) European Street Gangs and troublesome youth groups: Findings from the Eurogang Research Program. AltaMira Press, 336pp.

Nurmi, Jari-Erik. (2001) Navigating through Adolescence: European Perspectives. Routledge, 320pp.  

Rifkin, Jeremy. (2004) The European Dream: How Europe's Vision of the Future is quietly eclipsing the American Dream. Jeremy P. Tarcher, 434pp.

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