By launching the new social media site, the German Youth Institute DJI, one of the largest social science institutes for research and development in Germany, is specifically aiming to stimulate interest among young foreign readers and underline the international orientation of the institute. The site on the blogging platform tumblr supersedes the previous English print edition of DJI Impulse.
Posts will be grouped together by theme on a regular basis, with scientists providing an insight into the key areas of research – the family, youth, childhood, migration, education and vocational training. At present, the focus is on the subject of “Political Violence in Adolescence”. The site features a number of texts from scientists analysing the latest results of research into Islamist radicalisation and drawing comparisons with findings from right-wing extremism. Among the topics currently being featured are political violence in adolescence and the problems faced by young refugees in Germany.
The research magazine DJI Impulse
The DJI’s free research magazine, which is published on a quarterly basis and has a circulation of 13,000, is aimed at an interdisciplinary readership including representatives from politics, field practice, the academic world and the media. Every issue of DJI Impulse is dedicated to a specific central theme and contains topical short reports and articles from the various fields of research.
Contact
Felicitas von Aretin
German Youth Institute (Deutsches Jugendinstitut, DJI)
Head of Department for Media and Communication
Tel. 0049 89/62306-258
aretin(at)dji.de
