Sociology of Youth in French Canada: Nourished and Deepened By Multiple Academic Traditions

This presentation showcases interdisciplinary research on youth at the Observatoire Jeunes et Société (OJS), an international, mostly French-speaking research network based in Québec. A variety of national academic traditions (North American, French, Latin American) permeate our research approaches and conceptualisations (e.g., sociological transitions paradigm; precarity in work). We illustrate this with recent findings in four fields of research: work, education, culture, and marginalised youth. We conclude with an innovative ethical design for large-scale sharing of qualitative data, intended for a new, interdisciplinary project on youth engagement in various areas of life.