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Austerity, Youth Policy and the Deconstruction of the Youth Service in England

  • Bernard Davies
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xix
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  2. Mapping and Contextualising the Territory: 2007–2018
    Bernard Davies
    Pages 1-20

  3. The New Labour Legacies

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 21-21
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    2. Towards a New Model of Youth Services
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 23-43
    3. Practice Under Pressure: From Youth Work to ‘Positive Activities’
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 45-64

  4. Austerity Bites

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 65-65
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    2. The National Picture: From ‘State Monopolies’ to ‘New Providers’
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 67-87
    3. The Local Youth Service Experience
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 89-105

  5. Wider Youth Policy Agendas

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 107-107
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    2. Remaking ‘The Broken Society’
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 109-126
    3. Remoralising the Young
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 127-139
    4. Parliamentary Scrutiny
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 141-155
    5. Government Policy: How Positive for Youth?
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 157-177

  6. Youth Policies in Action

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 179-179
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    2. Towards a National Service for Youth
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 181-194
    3. Implementing a National Citizen Service
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 195-215
    4. Youth Volunteering—The New Panacea
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 217-235
    5. Plugging ‘Youth Services’ Gaps
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 237-254
    6. Beyond the State: How ‘Voluntary’ Is the Voluntary Youth Sector?
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 255-278

  7. Training and Qualifying for Work with Young People

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 279-279
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    2. ‘Modernising’ Vocational Qualifications
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 281-301
    3. Higher Education Routes in Transition
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 303-324

  8. Beyond Deconstruction

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 325-325
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    2. Defending the Youth Service: Defending Youth Work
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 327-352
    3. What Future for Youth Policies? What Future for the Youth Service?
      Bernard Davies
      Pages 353-369
  9. Back Matter
    Pages 371-396
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About this book

Introduction

This timely book presents a vital analysis of the politics, policy and practice of youth work services in England and the impacts of the austerity agenda introduced after the 2007-08 financial crisis.

Davies frames his research within the ideological, political and economic context of the last decade, contemplating the prescriptions of neoliberalism, and various other socio-political developments. He illustrates how wider government policies, programmes and initiatives have marred the purposes and methods of the Youth Service and youth work facilities, forging connections with what this means for young people and youth work. 

Unique in its depth and detail, this book is one of the first comprehensive, evidenced and up-to-date accounts of UK Youth Policy. It is an essential and invaluable resource for youth educators, researchers, service managers, practitioners and activists, as well as scholars and students of youth studies, social policy, public policy, and history.

Keywords

UK youth policy 2007-2018 New Labour Coalition government Conservative government Local authority Access Funding cuts Positive for Youth paper National Citizens Service Voluntary sector Neoliberalism Austerity Big Society Localism Early Intervention Step Up To Serve Youth service

Authors and affiliations

  • Bernard Davies
    • 1
  1. 1.WarkwickshireUK

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03886-1
  • Copyright Information The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
  • eBook Packages Social Sciences
  • Print ISBN 978-3-030-03885-4
  • Online ISBN 978-3-030-03886-1
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