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Youth work and policy in Austria. How the cooperation between federal states is formalised Bettina Schwarzmayr. Definition. Youth work in the federal states addresses the following issues: ...advocacy for children and young people ...promotion and support of institutions
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Youth work and policy in Austria How the cooperation between federal states is formalised Bettina Schwarzmayr
Definition Youth work in the federal states addresses the following issues: • ...advocacy for children and young people • ...promotion and support of institutions • ...services for children and young people and youth workers • ...training and education for youth workers
What is a Landesjugendreferent...? • ...established right after world war II • ...to revitalise democratic youth structures • ...development and training of youth leaders • ...initial observed by representatives of the allies • ...political, moral and spiritual detoxication
How do they work and cooperate? • ...different range of competences • ...voluntary coordination of measures and activities • ...supported by the liaison agency of the cooperation of federal states • Meeting: “provincial youth directors conference” = Landesjugendreferentenkonferenz
What are the aims of the cooperation? • ...setting up joint initiatives • ...coordinate policies, legislation, measures • ...develop joint activities • ...share information • ...develop joint opinions • ...develop recommendations
Terms of Reference for federal states experts meetings • ...supported and attended by the liaison agency for cooperation between federal states • ...attended by representatives of federal states • ...other jurisdictions e.g. the federal ministry can be invited • ...economically reasonable and functional • ...the host state announces venue, date, agenda • ...host state chairs the conference
Terms of Reference for federal states experts meetings • ...liaison agency for cooperation between federal states invites other federal states and distributes documents for the agenda • ...conferences can develop joint recommendations • ...decisions are based on unanimity • ...recommendations and decisions need to be submitted to the governments of the federal states
Examples of initiatives • ...ARGE Partizipation (working group on participation) • ...Youth Information Network • ...fail: youth protection