While research on ethnic-racial socialisation is well-established in the United States, it is still in its infancy in Europe. This workshop brings together researchers from Europe working in this field to discuss the state of research and methodological aspects.
This workshop addresses ethnic-racial socialisation (ERS) in racially and ethnically minoritised families in European countries. ERS refers to processes and practices through which parents but also other socialisation agents such as schools, peers, and the media convey messages about race and ethnicity to children and adolescents. While research on ERS is well-established in the United States, research is still in its infancy in Europe.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers from Europe working on ERS. The programme features a keynote lecture by Prof. Linda Juang (University of Potsdam) and includes presentations from participants. There will also be space for roundtable discussions on how to conduct research (e.g., terminology and methodology) on ERS in Europe.
Researchers who would like to give a presentation as part of the workshop are invited to send a proposal to the organisers (title; abstract of 300 words max.) until 5 January 2026.
Welcome Coffee & Registration
Welcome
Tülin Şener, Ankara University (Turkey) & College for Social Sciences and Humanities
Philipp Jugert, University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany)
Keynote Lecture
Linda Juang, University of Potsdam (Germany)
Coffee break
Discussion
Lunch break
Chair: Marie Kaiser
13:30
How Do Context and Interpersonal Level Intergroup Contact Shape Ethnic-Racial Socialization Among Parents of Migrant Descent in Germany?
Tuğçe Aral, University of Potsdam (Germany)
14:00
Parental Ethnic-Racial Socialization in Europe: A Scoping Review
Ymke de Bruijn, Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
Coffee break
Chair: Danila Tran-Thuy-Duong
15:00
“Look at him, he’s here to steal, he’s trouble”: ethnic-racial socialization messages conveyed to and about minoritized students in connection with a desegregation initiative
Ylva Svensson, University West (Sweden)
15:30
When do ethnic majority youth see ethnic discrimination? The role of minoritized identities, interethnic friends, experiencing and witnessing victimization
Eren Aslı Tekin, KU Leuven (Belgium)
Discussion & Closing
Tülin Şener & Philipp Jugert
Welcome Coffee
School and peer contexts
Convenors: Ylva Svensson, University West (Sweden) & Linh Ha Nguyen, KU Leuven (Belgium)
Higher education and post-migrant identity
Convenors: Waffa Nekka, University of Bordeaux (France) & Aydın Bayad, University of Bielefeld (Germany)
ERS Interventions
Convenor: Jana Vietze, Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
Coffee break
Bringing It All Together: Cross-Context Perspectives
Moderators: Philipp Jugert, University of Duisburg-Essen & Tülin Şener, Ankara University (Turkey)
Lunch break
Moderator: Linda Juang
Use of US theories and terminology in European context
Philipp Jugert, University of Duisburg-Essen
Building cross-cultural ERS projects: From concept to collaboration
Tülin Şener, Ankara University (Turkey) & College for Social Sciences and Humanities
Coffee break
Special Issue
Philipp Jugert, University of Duisburg-Essen & Linda Juang, University of Potsdam (Germany)
Closing
Prof. Tülin Şener
Ankara University (Turkey) | Educational and Developmental Psychology
E-mail: tulin.sener@college-uaruhr.de
Tülin Şener is Full Professor of Educational Psychology at Ankara University, Turkey. As an expert in developmental psychology, her research spans child and adolescent development, identity, well-being, parenting, children’s and youth participation and civic engagement with a strong focus on culturally contextualised perspectives. With extensive international experience, she has held prestigious positions as a visiting scholar at The City University of New York and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, and conducted postdoctoral research at the Berlin Intercultural Research Center for Child, Youth, and Adult Studies, Germany.
Tülin Şener has played a pivotal role as a national and international consultant, particularly for the Council of Europe, where she contributes actively to education policy and democratic participation projects aimed at strengthening youth civic engagement, child rights, and democratic and inclusive education across Europe and Turkey. Additionally, she serves as a consultant for United Nations initiatives focused on youth rights, sexual and reproductive health education, and humanitarian support programmes for young refugees.
Her scholarly contributions include numerous authored and edited academic books, peer-reviewed articles, and significant translations. She also holds advisory roles in key child rights, democratic education, and youth participation initiatives, reflecting her commitment to bridging academic research with impactful policy and practice.
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Prof. Philipp Jugert
University of Duisburg Essen | Intercultural Psychology
E-mail: philipp.jugert@uni-due.de
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Prof. Philipp Jugert
University of Duisburg Essen | Intercultural Psychology
E-mail: philipp.jugert@uni-due.de
Philipp Jugert is Professor of Intercultural Psychology – Migration and Integration at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Previously, he was a research associate at the University of Leipzig (2011-2018). Jugert completed his PhD at the International Graduate College ‘Conflict and Cooperation between Social Groups’ (IGC) at the University of Jena.
His work focuses on social-developmental psychology, intergroup relations, identity development, and civic engagement of young people. In particular, he explores how children and adolescents navigate cultural diversity in a variety of settings and how social contexts shape and are shaped by their attitudes and behaviours. He has co-led several national and international collaborative projects on youth integration and political socialisation. His current work investigates civic engagement of immigrant parents in formal and non-formal institutional settings.