Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times

Edited by Hans-Uwe Otto, Bielefeld University, Germany, Valerie Egdell, Northumbria University, UK, Jean-Michel Bonvin, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, Department of Sociology, University of Geneva, Switzerland and Roland Atzmüller, Johannes Kepler University, Austria

‘This more nuanced and contextualised analysis of young people's lives and aspirations, developed through participatory research methodologies that reveal both objective and subjective disadvantage,and myriad strat­egies for addressing it, is perhaps the best I have read for many years. It is damning in its critique of many contemporary social policies directed towards young people, and direct in its advocacy of some very plausible alternatives.’

• Content:Introduction: Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times? Creating Collaborative and Transformative Capabilities through Participation Hans-Uwe Otto, Valerie Egdell, Jean-Michel Bonvin and Roland Atzmüller PART I The Capabilities of Disadvantaged Young People in Europe 1. Analysing Inequality and Disadvantage from a Capability Perspective Jean-Michel Bonvin, Benoît Beuret and Stephan Dahmen 2. The Participation of the Young in the European Union Céline Goffette, Josiane Vero, Helen Graham, Robert Raeside, Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti, Alberta M.C. Spreafico and Agnese Peruzzi3. One Youth, one Voice: Principles of Justice and Public Policies for Early School Leavers in France Thierry Berthet and Véronique Simon4. Towards a Subjective Capability Quality of Life Scale (SCQL) in EuropeChristian Christrup Kjeldsen5. Capabilities, Participation and Public Policies for Young People: A Critical Analysis of a Local Policy Process in Spain Sergio Belda-Miquel, Alejandra Boni Aristizábal and Aurora López-FoguésPART II Training and Employment Policies in Europe: A Way Towards the Enhancement of Young People’s Capabilities? 6. Vocational Training in the Framework of the ‘Austrian Training Guarantee’Roland Atzmüller and Alban Knecht7. Participation and Expectations: The Youth Guarantee in Italy – A Comparison Study in Lombardy and CampaniaGiuseppe Acconcia and Paolo Roberto Graziano8. The Dynamics of Youth Policies in Switzerland: Between Participation and Activation Stephan Dahmen, Jean-Michel Bonvin and Benoît Beuret9. Integrating Young People into Society: Perceptions of Enabling Agents Robert Raeside, Valerie Egdell and Helen Graham 10. Contextual and Individual Determinants of Involuntary Jobs among Young Workers in Europe: A Capability Approach Céline Goffette and Josiane VeroPART III Participation as Research Method and Policy Strategy: Creating and Unleashing Transformative Capabilities11. Full Participation Matters? A Subject Orientated Approach to Participation from a Capability Perspective Thomas Ley 12. The CCAPPA Method and the Capability Approach: Giving Voice to Young People in Research Through Participative Methods Véronique Simon and Thierry Berthet13. Interventions of Feminist Youth Work: Towards Participatory Parity? Bettina Haidinger14. Aspirations of Young People Living in Disadvantaged Areas in Denmark Niels Rosendal Jensen and Anna Kathrine FrørupPART IV CONCLUSION: Developing Capability Oriented Youth Policies to Fight Inequality and Disadvantage – Developing the Capability to Aspire and to Participate15. Improving the Quality of Life of Disadvantaged Young People in Europe All Contributors 16. The Capability to Aspire of Young People in Disadvantaged Circumstances Evelyne Baillergeau and Jan Willem Duyvendak17. Participation and Participatory Research from a Capability Perspective Caroline Vandekinderen, Griet Roets, Hilde Van Keer and Rudi RooseIndex