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Description
Åbo Akademi University’s Centre of Excellence 2015-2018 in the YARG project is looking at how religion appears to young adults in a global context. Today, many claim that contemporary religion is undergoing a comprehensive change, and that this kind of change is strongly linked to the fact the world young people – digital natives – are growing up in is saturated with the media, consumer culture and social movements. At the same time, the world is becoming increasingly marked by a polarisation between pluralism and radicalisation.
The methodological development required by this study makes it challenging. Religion in today’s global context does not allow itself to be restricted by the concepts and tools available to us. For this reason, the YARG project is striving to further develop a new instrument based on Q methodology. The study is set to be carried out in Finland, Sweden, China, India, Israel, Peru, Ghana, Poland, Russia and the USA.
The research project YARG (Young Adults and Religion in a Global Perspective: A Cross‐cultural, Comparative and Mixed‐method Study of Religious Subjectivities and Values in their Context) is led by Professor in Study of Religions Peter Nynäs.
The methodological development required by this study makes it challenging. Religion in today’s global context does not allow itself to be restricted by the concepts and tools available to us. For this reason, the YARG project is striving to further develop a new instrument based on Q methodology. The study is set to be carried out in Finland, Sweden, China, India, Israel, Peru, Ghana, Poland, Russia and the USA.
The research project YARG (Young Adults and Religion in a Global Perspective: A Cross‐cultural, Comparative and Mixed‐method Study of Religious Subjectivities and Values in their Context) is led by Professor in Study of Religions Peter Nynäs.
Short title | YARG |
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Acronym | YARG |
Status | Finished |
Effective start/end date | 01/01/15 → 31/08/19 |
Links | https://www.abo.fi/en/yarg-young-adults-and-religion/ |
Funding
- Åbo Akademi Foundation sr: €1,000,000.00
- Academy of Finland: €600,000.00
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- study of religions
- values
- young adults and religion
- Q-methodology
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Masterclass on Q-methodology
Peter Nynäs (Speaker)
21 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Public or invited talk
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Understanding and using Q-methodology: logic and practice
Peter Nynäs (Keynote speaker)
11 Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Putting a Q into the Study of religions: observations from a global mixed method study of religiosity with the Faith Q-sort
Peter Nynäs (Keynote speaker)
24 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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A Multinational Study on Young Adults and Contemporary (Non)religion: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches
Nynäs, P., Keysar, A. & Sjö, S., 2022, The Diversity Of Worldviews Among Young Adults: Contemporary (Non)Religiosity And Spirituality Through The Lens Of An International Mixed Method Study. Nynäs, P., Keysar, A., Kontala, J., Kwaku Golo, B-W., Lassander, M., Shterin, M., Sjö, S. & Stenner, P. (eds.). Springer, p. 1-22Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Common Patterns of Religion and Spirituality: A Contribution to the Discussion on Typologies
Nynäs, P., Novis-Deutsch, N. & Stenner, P., 2022, The Diversity Of Worldviews Among Young Adults: Contemporary (Non)Religiosity And Spirituality Through The Lens Of An International Mixed Method Study. Nynäs, P., Keysar, A., Kwaku Golo, B-W., Lassander, M., Shterin, M., Sjö, S. & Stenner, P. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 93-112Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Family Resemblance in Variations of Contemporary Religiosity and Spirituality: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study
Nynäs, P., Kontala, J., Lassander, M. T., Novis-Deutsch, N., Sjö, S. & Stenner, P., 2022, The Diversity Of Worldviews Among Young Adults: Contemporary (Non)Religiosity And Spirituality Through The Lens Of An International Mixed Method Study. Nynäs, P., Keysar, A., Kontala, J., Kwaku Golo, B-W., Lassander, M., Shterin, M., Sjö, S. & Stenner, P. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 73-92Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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