Jana Fikrlová at the international conference in Lisbon, Portugal

10 Jul 2024

Jana Fikrlová (second from left) at the conference in Lisbon.

INPSY member Jana Fikrlová visited the ISSBD 2024 conference in Lisbon, Portugal. The International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) focuses on the study of human development and brings together experts and practitioners from various disciplines who come from different parts of the world.

The program included contributions by scientists, which were presented in different thematic blocks. Jana Fikrlová presented in the section that focused on exploring various factors related to the civic engagement of young people in political and social contexts. Her paper was about adolescents' willingness to engage in (non-)normative political participation.

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Jana Fikrlová at the international conference in Lisbon, Portugal

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