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Students in Twentieth Century Europe

Portsmouth, United Kingdom
18 July 2013

Across the twentieth century students have been seen as both the economic and political saviours of Europe, but also a destructive force demanding change. Particularly, but not exclusively, since 1968 students have often been depicted as trouble-makers as they have taken to the streets to protest on a variety of issues.  Reports of student protests have rarely represented students and their demands accurately, largely obscured the connections between these protests and wider society and treated 'students' as a single unified entity. 

This symposium seeks to re-focus the attention of historians and social scientists on students themselves, as well as the role and importance of students, in twentieth century Europe contributing to a more detailed and nuanced history of students.