New technologies, in particular social networks, play a very important role in the life of young people, unfortunately also to the point of instigating violence among them.
Since the beginning of 2013, CESIE has been working on a new project about the abovementioned topic. STIR (Safeguarding Teenage Intimate Relationships) is a project funded by the Daphne III Programme of the European Commission (DG Justice) and it aims at understanding the existing connection between new technologies and phenomena such as violence, bullying and abuse among young people in Europe.
STIR is realised by a consortium made up of 6 partners, including organisations and universities in 5 European Countries: University of Bristol (United Kingdom); University of Central Lancashire – UCLAN (United Kingdom); Norwegian Centre of Violence and Traumatic Stress (Norway); European Centre of Studies and Initiatives – CESIE (Italy); Applied Research and Communication Fund (Bulgaria); Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (Cyprus).
During the years 2013-2015, the partner organisations will analyse abuse and violence among teenagers in intimate relationships, perpetuated both in the real and the virtual world. The activities foreseen for the project are:
- A research about the policies and practices regarding the topic in the European area, and an analysis of state-of-the-art research and institutional commitment and initiatives;
- 20 interviews and a questionnaire administered to 1.000 youth in each partner country;
- Constant consultation with a group of young people that will follow all stages of the project, so as to maintain a close connection with the reality at study;
- Development of a web-resource and a mobile application accessible to everyone and tailored on young people’s needs on the basis of the results obtained through the project.
Further information about STIR can be accessed by contacting justice@cesie.org.
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
