Young People and Social Policy in Europe [electronic resource] : Dealing with Risk, Inequality and Precarity in Times of Crisis /
Antonucci, Lorenza.editor.
Hamilton, Myra.editor.
Roberts, Steven.editor.
This edited collection provides the first in-depth analysis of social policies and the risks faced by young people. The book explores the effects of both the economic crisis and austerity policies on the lives of young Europeans, examining both the precarity of youth transitions, and the function of welfare state policies.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Foreword by Andy Furlong; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction: Young People and Social Policy in Europe: Past and Present; 2 Constructing a Theory of Youth and Social Policy; Part I: Precarity, Social Exclusion and Youth Policy in Europe; 3 The Complex Nature of Youth Poverty and Deprivation in Europe; 4 At Risk of Deskilling and Trapped by Passion: A Picture of Precarious Highly Educated Young Workers in Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom; 5 Social Exclusion, Risk and the UK Youth Labour Market
6 Young People at Work in Greece before and after the Crisis7 The Impacts of Employment Instability on Transitions to Adulthood: The Mileuristas Young Adults in Spain; Part II: Changing Transitions, Welfare Sources and Social Policies; 8 Labour Market Risks and Sources of Welfare among European Youth in Times of Crisis; 9 Have Nordic Welfare Regimes Adapted to Changes in Transitions to Adulthood? Unemployment Insurance and Social Assistance among Young People in the Nordic Welfare States; 10 The Dualisation of Social Policies towards Young People in France: Between Familism and Activation
11 Young Adults' Transitions to Residential Independence in the UK: The Role of Social and Housing Policy12 Life-Course Policy and the Transition from School to Work in Germany; 13 Youth Transitions, Precarity and Inequality and the Future of Social Policy in Europe; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
This edited collection provides the first in-depth analysis of social policies and the risks faced by young people. The book explores the effects of both the economic crisis and austerity policies on the lives of young Europeans, examining both the precarity of youth transitions, and the function of welfare state policies.
Europe-Politics and government.
Welfare state.
Social policy.
Economic policy.
European Union.
European Politics.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Social Policy.
Economic Policy.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
European Union Politics.