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

‘Bring on the zombie apocalypse – we are ready!'

Publication: October 2021
Leighann McConville and Eliz McArdle research the experiences of Northern Ireland youth workers during Covid...

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The Problem of ‘Work’ in Youth Work

Publication: October 2021
In this extended article, John Holmes considers the nature of 'work', employment and employability in youth work....

Youth Work: A Manifesto Revisited - at the time of Covid and beyond

Publication: October 2021
Bernard Davies presents a revised version of his Manifesto for Youth Work for 2021....

What’s the “problem” with Irish youth work? A WPR analysis of value for money policy discourse and devices

Publication: August 2021
Sinead McMahon critically analyses Irish 'value for money' policy on youth work...

Exploring the experiences of young people with multiplicity

Publication: July 2021
Eve and Parry explore how the experiences of young people with multiplicity need to be centred in research and practice about and for them....

The 'secular culture' of youth work training

Publication: July 2021
A new research report on the role of religion and faith in youth work training was launched in May 2021....