Youth, Diversity and Employment

'This book is an important contribution to the welfare state literature as well as the school-to-work transition literature, on three regards in particular. First, it provides an in-depth empirical analysis of the situation of young people and of policy reforms in Nordic countries, which are comparatively highly relevant, both from a scientific and a political point of view. Second, authors do not focus only on one policy sector and try to take into account many policies at the same time, which is crucial if one wants to take "regimes" or "institutional complementarities" seriously. Third, they deal with specific groups of vulnerable young people usually overlooked in the literature, i.e. minority ethnic youth and young people with disabilities.' -- Tom Chevalier, Journal of Social Policy 'The book addresses very timely issues from a variety of perspectives and is thus appealing not only to scholars and students of social sciences and legal studies but also to practitioners and policymakers who seek a nuanced account of the multifaceted challenges involved with school to work transitions and youth unemployment.' -- Jennifer Shore, Social Policy and Administration

Edited by Rune Halvorsen, Associate Professor, Oslo Metropolitan University and Bjorn Hvinden, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

Contents: Preface 1. Introduction Rune Halvorsen and Bjorn Hvinden 2. Young People at Risk. School Dropout and Labour Market Exclusion in the Nordic countries Christer Hyggen, Lidija Kolouh-Soederlund, Terje Olsen and Jenny Tagtstroem 3. Youth Labour Market Outsiderness: The Nordic Model compared with Britain and Germany Martin Seeleib-Kaiser and Thees F. Spreckelsen 4. Early School Leaving and Labour Market Inclusion in the Nordic Countries Olof Backman, Vibeke Jakobsen, Thomas Lorentzen and Eva OEsterbacka 5. Minority Ethnic Youth in the Nordic Labour Market. Policy Responses and Outcomes Susan Niknami, Lena Schroeder and Eskil Wadensjoe 6. New Approach to Promoting Youth Inclusion in the Labour Market? Disability in the Nordic Welfare States Rune Halvorsen, Bjorn Hvinden, Susan Kuivalainen and Mi Ah Schoyen 7. Nordic Disability Employment Laws and Policies in a Human Rights Perspective Oddny Mjoell Arnardottir, Marianne Jenum Hotvedt, Kevat Nousianen and Maria Ventegodt 8. Social networks, recruitment strategies and the ambiguities of employment activation programmes: perspectives of employers and vulnerable youth Rannveig Traustadottir, James G. Rice and Kristjana Jokumsen 9. Integrated discussion: managing diversity among youth in Nordic social protection policies Rune Halvorsen and Bjorn Hvinden Index