Fokus 10 English
This is a shortened version of the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs’ report FOKUS10, an analysis of youth influence. How can young people influence and participate actively in representative democracy, family, school, work, or their leisure time? This text illuminates young people’s volunteer work, confidence in democracy, and their experience of being a part of society.
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Can I marry who I choose?
This is a brochure for young people who are worried that they won't be able to marry whoever they want. It has information about the Swedish legislation on marriage, who to contact for help and what young people need to think about if they are going abroad and are afraid of getting married against their will.
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Youth today 2009 - A description of young people´s living conditions
Youth Today 2009 is a compilation of young people’s living conditions produced by the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs, building on reports from 17 government agencies and the Swedish Sports Confederation.
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Youth and Youth Policy - A Swedish Perspective
This compendium defines various concepts that are used when discussing youth policy or young people as a group. As the text is intended to be used for discussions on youth policy between countries, it introduces a number of characteristics that are used in international comparisons.
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See me
A study among young people between 13 and 25 years of age. The study illuminates young people’s experiences of, and attitudes towards, exposure of a sexual nature and sexual exploitation via interactive media such as the internet, and also their experiences of and attitudes towards the provision of sexual services in return for compensation of some kind.
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Fokus 09 - Methods against the exclusion of young people
The Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs highlighted the conditions for young persons who live in some of Sweden’s poorest areas in the report Fokus 08. In Fokus 09 we continue on the same theme, but this analysis also includes three other EU countries, Denmark, England and the Netherlands. We describe methods and policies for encouraging more young people to find work, educate themselves and to participate in the society.
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Youth Influence – The Real Deal
contains a list of different methods used to get young people to participate in local society, information about the European structures linked to national conditions in youth work, and success factors for youth influence.
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Introduction to Youth Policy – Swedish and Turkish Perspectives
This compendium defines various concepts that are used when discussing youth policy or young people as a group.
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You get what you ask for – Using surveys to learn about young people
This compendium presents a method and important starting points for gathering knowledge about the living conditions of young people.
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Possibilities and opportunities – Best practices for young people on the labour market from Turkey and Sweden
This compendium consists of two overviews of the Turkish and Swedish situation for youth on the labour market.
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Strengthen the rights of young people! – Summaries from three seminars on the theme Awareness of provided social services and rights for young people
At the seminars the participants identified current problems concerning youth participation in Sweden and Turkey and what can be done in order to change the situation.
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About the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs [2009]
Information brochure on The Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs (Ungdomsstyrelsen).
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FOKUS 08 - The living conditions of young people in socially deprived neighbourhoods in Sweden [2009]
The situation young people find themselves in and circumstances around their childhood and adolescence vary in our country. Fokus 08 highlights the conditions for young persons who live in some of Swedens poorest areas.
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Creating meetings[2009]
Inspiring resources for meetings between young people and decision makers.
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Luxury or necessity [2008]
Luxury or necessity – an evaluation of international co-operation in the youth field.
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Go international – the Benefits of International Co-operation in the Youth Field [2008]
This brochure is about different experiences of international co-operation in the youth field. Collaborations that can inspire new, exciting projects –both at home and far away.
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Behind the screen [2008]
Behind the screen – a description of those who play computer and TV games.
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Young people with attitude [2008]
Young people with attitude [Unga med attityd] is the 2007 attitude and value survey. The survey has focused on 6 000 persons in the age-range of 16–29 years and 1 500 in the age-range of 35–74 years.
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They call us youth [2003]
They Call us Youth is the third attitude and values survey that has been conducted among young people in Sweden on behalf of the government.
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Valuable information [2003]
On the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs' government grants to youth organisations.
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Shortcuts to gender equality [2003]
Shortcuts to gender equality highlights the work being done to develop gender equality and improve conditions for girl.
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So far and yet so near - Young people building networks across the seas [2003]
So far and yet so near shows that the ongoing project activities are contributing to the emergence of a greater sense of togetherness and community in the Barents and Baltic region.
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Together [2003]
Experiences show that cross-sector co-operation might be difficult in the local administrations. This report is intended for anyone working with young people, and for those making the decisions on the lines of actions of these activities.
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Swedish YOUTH [2002]
Summary of report no. 2002:5. For the second year in succession, the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs has conducted a follow-up of the Swedish youth policy.
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Swedish Presidency 2001 in the field of Youth Policy [2001]
This publication is a compilation of the main documents produced during the Swedish presidency in the field of youth policy.
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Swedish YOUTH [2001]
This is a summary of the first year's following-up of the national youth policy.
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Career Opportunities - In Music and the creative industries in Sweden
There is evidence that music and other forms of entertainment are becoming a major growth industry in the global marketplace.
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Girls' Power - A compilation from the conference on gender equality, December 2000
A compilation from a conference on gender equality in Sweden.
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One in a Hundred
The Development Guarantee was introduced in Sweden January 1, 1998. It gives municipalities the opportunity to assume responsibility for young people between the ages of 20 to 24 for which the employment office cannot find employment within 90 days.
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