Anne Mette W. Nielsen

Education:
MA in Literary History from Aarhus University and PhD in Modern Culture from the University of Copenhagen.

Research field:
In my research of young people and youth life I focus mainly on young people's engagement and participation in art and culture. In recent years I have had a special interest in the lives of young people who are on the edge of ordinary education and employment, and how their encounters with art and culture affect their lives. I have previously done research in a cross field between education, democracy and globalization in relation to formal and informal education and I continuously draw on these perspectives in my current research.

I am interested in the following areas:

• Art, culture, nature, sports and activism

• Youth culture and creative expression

• Belonging and participation

• Trends and dilemmas in youth life

• Youth on the margins of society, lives and living conditions

• Education, democracy and globalization

Current and recent research projects:

• The Aspirants: A study of the encounters between young people, culture and creative skill development in a new employment effort.

• Forming new communities through creative learning processes: A study of creative learning processes and how they can strengthen the formation of belonging and new social bonds in lower secondary schools.

• Young people, art and well-being: A study of art museums ability to strengthen young people's well-being and broader life perspectives.

• GAME Street Sport Internship: A study of GAME's project Street Sports Internship aimed at STU students and FGU students.

• Citizen-oriented art: A study of art projects in four housing areas with the aim of creating greater knowledge about whether and how they move art closer to citizens' everyday lives.

• Nature for a good life: A study of nature as a framework for social efforts directed towards young people in exposed positions.

• When participation makes a difference: A Study of what makes a difference for vulnerable children and young people's participation and participation opportunities within different types of formal and informal social arenas.

• When art makes a difference: A study of how young people on the margins of society and their participation in music, art and theatre projects exploring the specific elements and processes that make a positive difference from a youth perspective.

 Positions of trust:

• Member of the Diversity Fund under the Danish Association of Folkhighschools

• Member of the board of Rapolitics

• Member of the board of Suhrs College

• Associated to the board of Aarhus School of Art and Media