Youth Policies in Europe

Towards a Classification of Different Tendencies in Youth Policies in the European Union

Claire Wallace, Rene Bendit

Drawing upon material from several research projects, this article attempts to classify youth policies in the European Union according to a variety of dimensions: the organisation ofthe youth sector, the target groups for youth policies, the definitions ofyouth and the main purposes ofyouth policies. One problem in undertaking this exercise is that not only are youth policies highly diverse between countries, but they are also diverse within countries, being decentralised towards the regional/local level and the voluntary sector in many countries. The paper goes on to look at aspects of the ‘Europeanisation’ of youth policies.

Proposition de citation

Wallace, C. & Bendit, R [Rene] (2009). Youth Policies in Europe: Towards a Classification of Different Tendencies in Youth Policies in the European Union. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 10(3), 441–458.

https://doi.org/10.1080/15705850903105868

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