New Zealand’s ‘neoliberal generation’ are those born since the introduction of neoliberal reforms in 1984. Young people from this generation were interviewed as they embarked on post-high school pathways and followed up a year later. Young people were employed as peer researchers and invited to create an ‘anti-CV’. The presentation focuses on methodology and key findings.

Bio
Karen Narin is Associate Professor at the University of Otago, in New Zealand. Her research portfolio is interdisciplinary with contributions to education, youth studies, qualitative research, and geography education. Her current research follows two trajectories (1) young adults collectively organising for social and political change, and (2) demystifying the process of writing for publication.