Merike Darmody is a Research Officer, ESRI and adjunct Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin. Her research interests lie in cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and religious diversity in Ireland.Emer Smyth is Research Professor, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin and Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin. Her main research interests centre on education, school-to-work transitions, gender, and comparative methodology.

• Chapter 1 – Post-school pathways and migrant youth Chapter 2 – Expectation of early school leaving among Spanish immigrants: a process of segmented assimilation Chapter 3 – Post-school expectations and outcomes among migrant-origin young people in Ireland Chapter 4 – Ethnic segregation across fields of study in the Netherlands Chapter 5 – Educational and school-to-work pathways of majority and ethnic minority youth in Germany: direct links and detours Chapter 6 – Early labour market trajectories of the descendants of immigrants in France: Resources, barriers, and perceived discrimination Chapter 7 – Labour market entry and early career of immigrants in Italy: finally in but never established? Chapter 8 – Conclusion

Merike Darmody is a Research Officer, ESRI and adjunct Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin. Her research interests lie in cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and religious diversity in Ireland.Emer Smyth is Research Professor, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin and Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin. Her main research interests centre on education, school-to-work transitions, gender, and comparative methodology.

• Chapter 1 – Post-school pathways and migrant youth Chapter 2 – Expectation of early school leaving among Spanish immigrants: a process of segmented assimilation Chapter 3 – Post-school expectations and outcomes among migrant-origin young people in Ireland Chapter 4 – Ethnic segregation across fields of study in the Netherlands Chapter 5 – Educational and school-to-work pathways of majority and ethnic minority youth in Germany: direct links and detours Chapter 6 – Early labour market trajectories of the descendants of immigrants in France: Resources, barriers, and perceived discrimination Chapter 7 – Labour market entry and early career of immigrants in Italy: finally in but never established? Chapter 8 – Conclusion

Merike Darmody is a Research Officer, ESRI and adjunct Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin. Her research interests lie in cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and religious diversity in Ireland.Emer Smyth is Research Professor, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin and Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin. Her main research interests centre on education, school-to-work transitions, gender, and comparative methodology.

• Chapter 1 – Post-school pathways and migrant youth Chapter 2 – Expectation of early school leaving among Spanish immigrants: a process of segmented assimilation Chapter 3 – Post-school expectations and outcomes among migrant-origin young people in Ireland Chapter 4 – Ethnic segregation across fields of study in the Netherlands Chapter 5 – Educational and school-to-work pathways of majority and ethnic minority youth in Germany: direct links and detours Chapter 6 – Early labour market trajectories of the descendants of immigrants in France: Resources, barriers, and perceived discrimination Chapter 7 – Labour market entry and early career of immigrants in Italy: finally in but never established? Chapter 8 – Conclusion