Overview
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
- Systematically covers rural NEETs as a subgroup of NEETs
- Follows a multidisciplinary approach, bringing together the most relevant scholars on the topic of rural NEETs
- Informs European policy makers about a much-needed area of policy design
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology (BRIEFSSOCY)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Keywords
- Open Access
- bioecological model
- informal social support
- vulnerable youth in Europe
- rural Europe
- youth social development and inclusion
- Rural Youth Online Observatory
- role of employment services
- transition from school to work
- territorial disparities
- formal and non-formal education
- social inequality
- SDG 10
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Francisco Simões is an associate researcher and a full member of the Centre for Social Research and Intervention (CIS) – ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal. He has a doctoral degree in psychology from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. He was the Chair of COST Action Rural NEET Youth Network, funded by the European Commission, through the COST Association (2019-20243). He was also the principal Investigator of the project Tr@ck-IN - Public employment services tracking effectiveness in supporting rural NEETs, funded by the Youth Employment Fund (EEA & Norway Grants) (2021-2024). He is a member of the Coordination Group of the EU Rural Pact. He has worked extensively as a consultant for local, regional and national authorities in Portugal in the implementation of educational and training programs for vulnerable young people, including NEETs. His research is focused on the psychosocial analysis of school-to-work transition outcomes in terms of social inclusion, well-being, and access to education and decent jobs for vulnerable young people such as those Not in Employment, nor in Education or Training (NEET). interests are focused on the psychosocial development of adolescents and young adults in rural areas, especially those Not in Employment, nor in Education or Training (NEET). He has published more than 50 national and international scientific works, on topics such as: young people’s social development and well-being; school attainment; school-to-work transition; youth mobilities between rural and urban areas; young adults perceptions about farming; or youth mentoring.
Emre Erdoğan is the Head of the Department of International Relations at Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey. With a doctoral degree in political science from Boğaziçi University, he has served as researcher and senior consultant in various projects in academia and civil society. His research focuses on political participation, foreign policy and public opinion, child and youth well-being, methodology and statistics. He extensively studies and publishes about youth in Turkey, integration of Syrian refugee youth in Turkey, othering, polarization and populism. He is the author of several books and articles on these topics. He is serving as the scientific director of Turkuazlab (www.turkuazlab.org) and as the general coordinator of İstanbul Bilgi University publications.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: NEETs in European rural areas
Book Subtitle: Individual features, support systems and policy measures
Editors: Francisco Simões, Emre Erdogan
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Sociology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45679-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-45678-7Published: 09 February 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-45679-4Published: 08 February 2024
Series ISSN: 2212-6368
Series E-ISSN: 2212-6376
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 113
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Social Structure, Social Inequality, Social Policy, Politics of the Welfare State, Social Work and Community Development, Comparative Social Policy, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging