History of EARA
EARA stands for European Association for Research on Adolescence. EARA is a multidisciplinary European research organization established to understand adolescence as a life phase through scientific investigation and applied research.
The initiative to establish such an European association was taken by Hector Rodriguez-Tomé and Sandy Jackson. This followed a series of informal meetings at which psychologists from different parts of Europe gathered to discuss new developments, ideas, and research findings in the field of Adolescence. The meetings served to illustrate the range of knowledge and research in the area of adolescence that was present in the different European countries. Those attending saw the advantages of establishing closer acquaintance with other European colleagues and their work. The formation of an association seemed to be an obvious means to achieve this end.
EARA was first established as an international scientific organization at a meeting in Paris
- 1988 (the Association was formally formed in 1991). From Paris onwards, biennual conferences have been organized in various parts of Europe.
- 1988: 1st Meeting of the Steering group in Paris, France
- 1990: 2nd Biennial Conference held in Groningen, the Netherlands
- 1991: EARA officially formed
- 1992: 3rd Biennial Conference held in Bologna, Italy
- 1994: 4th Biennial Conference held in Stockholm, Sweden.
- 1996: 5th Biennial Conference held in Liège, Belgium.
- 1998: 6th Biennial Conference held in Budapest, Hungary.
- 2000: 7th Biennial Conference held in Jena, Germany.
- 2002: 8th Biennial Conference held in Oxford, England.
- 2004: 9th Biennial Conference held in Oporto, Portugal.
- 2006: 10th Biennial Conference held in Antalya, Turkey.
- 2008: 11th Biennial Conference to be held in Turin, Italy.
Click here to read the Rules and Bye-laws of EARA. (In French)