European Research on Youth. Supporting young people to participate fully in society. The contribution of European Research

Young people are one of the major resources of Europe.
They also represent its potential for the future. However
they are also a group which face many challenges such
as youth unemployment and related social problems. The
resulting lack of personal and professional development
perspectives for young people have created high levels
of social disaffection in many European countries and
a ghettoisation of marginalised young people in many
cities. This is a disadvantage for individual young people
and for Europe as a whole.

This publication examines the results of a number of youth related projects funded under the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Research Framework Programmes of the European Union i.e. from 1996 to 2013. It analyses some common recurring themes which are of interest to policymakers and which could
contribute to the formulation of policies to support young peoples’ transition from education to employment and their full participation in society.

European Commission: Research: Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities in Europe: http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/index_en.html

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