NEETs in European rural areas: Individual features, support systems and policy measures

ISBN-13: 9783031456787 / Angielski

Francisco Simões; Emre Erdogan

Opis

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Spis treści

Introduction: Francisco Simões (ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal) & Emre Erdoğan (Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey).- 1. Methodology for understanding policies towards rural NEETs: Emre Erdoğan (Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey); Anastasia Contini (Diesis Coop, Belgium); Mateusz Smoter (Institute for Structural Research, Poland); Antonella Rocca (Pathernope University of Naples, Italy); Heidi Paabort (University of Tartu, Estonia).- 2. Rural NEETs social networks and social inclusion: Maria Fernandes-Jesus (York St John University, United Kingdom) & Tatiana Ferreira (Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, Portugal).- 3. Rural NEETs and formal and non-formal education: Paul Flynn (National University of Ireland Galway) & Heidi Paabort (University of Tartu, Estonia).- 4. Employment & employment services in rural areas: Claudia Petrescu (Quality of Life Research Institute, Romanian Academy, Romania) & Òscar Prieto-Flores (University of Girona, Spain).- 5. Rural NEETs and sustainability: Alen Mujčinović (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina) & Štefan Bojnec (University of Primorska, Slovenia).- 6. A meta-model for promoting rural NEETs social inclusion: Francisco Simões (Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal) & Emre Erdoğan (Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey).

O autorze

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.