Social Exclusion of Youth in Europe

1. Introduction: youth transitions in times of labour market insecurity - Michael Gebel, Marge Unt, Sonia Bertolini, Vassiliki Deliyanni-Kouimtzi, and Dirk Hofaecker


Part 1: Labour market insecurity and youth well-being and health


2. Effects of unemployment and insecure jobs on youth well-being in Europe: economic development and business cycle fluctuations - Olena Nizalova, Gintare Malisauskaite, Despoina Xanthopoulou, Katerina Gousia, and Christina Athanasiades


3. Health effects of unemployment in couples: does becoming unemployed affect a young partner's health? - Anna Baranowska-Rataj and Mattias Strandh


4. Multiple routes to youth well-being: a qualitative comparative analysis of buffers to the negative consequences of unemployment - Triin Lauri and Marge Unt


5. Experiencing unemployment and job insecurity in two European countries: German and Italian young people's well-being and coping strategies - Christoph Schlee, Rosy Musumeci, and Chiara Ghislieri


Part 2: Labour market insecurity and youth autonomy


6. Meanings of work in the narratives of Italian, Estonian, and Polish young people who experience labour market insecurity - Eve-Liis Roosmaa, Epp Reiska, Jedrzej Stasiowski, Sonia Bertolini, and Paola Maria Torrioni


7. Housing autonomy of youth in Europe: do labour and housing policies matter? - Valentina Goglio and Sonia Bertolini


8. Is housing autonomy still a step towards adulthood in a time of job insecurity? - Sonia Bertolini, Rosy Musumeci, Christina Athanasiades,


Anastasia Flouli, Lia Figgou, Vassiliki Deliyanni- Kouimtzi, Veneta Krasteva, Maria Jeliazkova, and Douhomir Minev


9. Becoming economically autonomous: young people in Italy and Poland in a time of job insecurity - Antonella Meo, Valentina Moiso, Jedrzej Stasiowski, and Zofia Wlodarczyk


10. The role of informal social support for young people in unemployment and job insecurity in Italy, Estonia, and Germany - Antonella Meo, Roberta Ricucci, Christoph Schlee, Jelena Helemaee, and Margarita Kazjulja


11. How young people experience and perceive labour market policies in four European countries - Roberta Ricucci, Chiara Ghislieri, Veneta Krasteva, Maria Jeliazkova, Marti Taru, and Magdalena Rokicka


Part 3: Labour market insecurity and the socio-economic consequences for youth


12. Can labour market policies protect unemployed youth from poverty? A cross-European comparison - Malgorzata Klobuszewska, Marta Palczynska, Magdalena Rokicka, Jedrzej Stasiowski, Kadri Taeht, and Marge Unt


13. Unemployment and job precariousness: material and social consequences for Greek and Italian youth - Lia Figgou, Martina Sourvinou, Christina Athanasiades, Valentina Moiso, and Rosy Musumeci


14. Syntheses of long-term socio-economic consequences of insecure labour market positions for youth in Europe - Dirk Hofaecker, Sina Schadow, and Janika Kletzing


15. Conclusions: Integrating perspectives on youth transitions and the risk of social exclusion - Sonia Bertolini, Vassiliki Deliyanni-Kouimtzi, Michael Gebel, Dirk Hofaecker, and Marge Unt