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Young people and youth policies in Spain in times of austerity: between juggling and the trapeze

The aim of this article is to present and discuss the situation regarding young people and youth policy in Spain via the parameters of the magic triangle linking policy, research and action: (1) the situation of young people in Spain today -some indicators are highlighted regarding the main challenges and opportunities for young people, with references to the so-called"Ni-Nis" (neither studying nor working)- and the movement of the"outraged" youth that occupied the streets of Spain"s major cities in May 2011; (2) the current approaches adopted by public youth policies in Spain and limitations and difficulties encountered by the government in attempting to meet the demands of young people; (3) social work with young people and professionals involved in youth policies. In the last section, we conclude with some open questions and proposals for the immediate future

© International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2014, vol. 19, núm. S1, p. 62-78

Taylor and Francis

Autor: Soler Masó, Pere
Planas Lladó, Anna
Feixa, Carles
Data: 2014
Resum: The aim of this article is to present and discuss the situation regarding young people and youth policy in Spain via the parameters of the magic triangle linking policy, research and action: (1) the situation of young people in Spain today -some indicators are highlighted regarding the main challenges and opportunities for young people, with references to the so-called"Ni-Nis" (neither studying nor working)- and the movement of the"outraged" youth that occupied the streets of Spain"s major cities in May 2011; (2) the current approaches adopted by public youth policies in Spain and limitations and difficulties encountered by the government in attempting to meet the demands of young people; (3) social work with young people and professionals involved in youth policies. In the last section, we conclude with some open questions and proposals for the immediate future
Format: application/pdf
ISSN: 0267-3843 (versió paper)
2164-4527 (versió electrònica)
Accés al document: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/9288
Llenguatge: eng
Editor: Taylor and Francis
Col·lecció: Versió preprint del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2013.823552
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És part de: © International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2014, vol. 19, núm. S1, p. 62-78
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Títol: Young people and youth policies in Spain in times of austerity: between juggling and the trapeze
Tipus: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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