Foreword = 7
I. Opening addresses = 9
The importance of concrete strategies for violence prevention in schools / Walter Schwimmer = 11
Schools as microcosms of society /Jean-Marc Nollet = 15
Cross-sectoral co-operation in finding solutions / Berend-Jan baron van Voorst tot Voorst = 19
II. Perceptions of youth violence = 21
Towards more effective youth violence prevention . an overview / Manuel Eisner = 23
School violence in Europe . discussion, knowledge and uncertainty / Eric Debarbieux = 41
III. Three reports . Russian Federation, south-east Europe, United Kingdom = 63
Violence among children and young people in the Russian Federation / Valery Chinkov = 65
Peer violence and bullying in south-east Europe / Anica Mikus Kos = 71
Developments aimed at improving pupil behaviour and reducing escalation to violence / Chris Gittins = 79
Appendix = 85
Final Declaration = 87
I. Opening addresses = 9
The importance of concrete strategies for violence prevention in schools / Walter Schwimmer = 11
Schools as microcosms of society /Jean-Marc Nollet = 15
Cross-sectoral co-operation in finding solutions / Berend-Jan baron van Voorst tot Voorst = 19
II. Perceptions of youth violence = 21
Towards more effective youth violence prevention . an overview / Manuel Eisner = 23
School violence in Europe . discussion, knowledge and uncertainty / Eric Debarbieux = 41
III. Three reports . Russian Federation, south-east Europe, United Kingdom = 63
Violence among children and young people in the Russian Federation / Valery Chinkov = 65
Peer violence and bullying in south-east Europe / Anica Mikus Kos = 71
Developments aimed at improving pupil behaviour and reducing escalation to violence / Chris Gittins = 79
Appendix = 85
Final Declaration = 87