Critical analysis of issues and policies relating to young people

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Youth & Policy offers a space for the critical analysis of issues and policies relating to young people.

Beyond Brexit: The Impact of Leaving the EU on the Youth Work Sector

Publication: October 2017
Annette Coburn and Sinéad Gormally examine the potential impact of Brexit for youth work....

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The National Citizen Service and The “Magic Money Tree”

Publication: October 2017
Seán Murphy questions the extent of funding for the NCS at a time of austerity....

Exploring ‘generations and cultures of worklessness’ in contemporary Britain

Publication: October 2017
Kevin Ralston and Vernon Gayle dispute the 'generations of worklessness' myth...

Young Women, Youth Work and Spaces: Resurgent Feminist Approaches

Publication: September 2017
Janet Batsleer explores work with young women in order to better understand issues such as equality, racialised harassment, sexual violence and responsibility. ...

Colonised youth

Publication: September 2017
Brian Belton argues that young people are subjected to sustained 'outsider' and deficit discourses....

Young Muslims and exclusion - experiences of ‘othering’

Publication: September 2017
Stephen Pihlaja and Naomi Thompson explore exclusionary experiences faced by young Muslims...