Youth Unemployment and Job Precariousness: Political Participation in a Neo-Liberal Era

Author:   David Cairns ,  Nuno de Almeida Alves ,  Ana Alexandre ,  Augusta Correia
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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9781137562791


Pages:   175
Publication Date:   14 March 2016
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Author:   David Cairns ,  Nuno de Almeida Alves ,  Ana Alexandre ,  Augusta Correia
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781137562791


ISBN 10:   113756279
Pages:   175
Publication Date:   14 March 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. Introduction 2. Austerity Generation 3. Historical Legacy and the Austerity Counter-Revolution 4. Being Unemployed and Precarious 5. Politicized Youth: Participation in the Austerity Era 6. Protest Youth: Portugal and the Anti-Austerity Protest Cycle 7. 'Brain Drain', 'Brain Circulation' and the Austerity Generation 8. Conclusion: The Frustration of Youth in the Austerity Era

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David Cairns is Senior Researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. His main research interests are in the fields of youth, geographical and social mobility, education and political participation. To date, he has almost 100 international publications, including articles in International Migration, British Journal of Sociology of Education and Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, and two books on the theme of youth mobility. Nuno de Almeida Alves is Head of the Department of Social Research Methods at ISCTE- University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal and a member of Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, ISCTE-IUL. He has conducted research in Portugal on young people, with particular focus upon the impact of job precariousness on transitions to adulthood. He has published several books and articles in this area and on other themes, including recent articles in Journal of Youth Studies and Time & Society. Ana Alexandre is a Researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. Her research interests include Portuguese youth, political participation and the study of the armed forces. Augusta Correia isa Researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, with research interests including youth, political participation and the environment, with particular focus upon quantitative methods.

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