The zone of precarity and discourses of vulnerability : NEET in the UK(Comparative Studies on NEET, Freeter, and Unemployed Youth in Japan and the UK)

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  • The zone of precarity and discourses of vulnerability NEET in the UK

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This article focuses on the way in which NEET has been used to conceptualise vulnerability among young people in the UK. It describes the origin and development of NEET, highlights the difficulties and ambiguities associated with the term, describes its prevalence and explores some of the issues that arise from attempts to capture precarious situations. While the need to capture the insecurity that characterises many transitional experiences is recognised, it is argued that in policy terms NEET is a flawed concept that tries to merge a heterogeneous mix of young people, some being extremely disadvantaged while others are able to exercise choices. It is argued that more imaginative ways are needed to hold policy makers to account and that there is a need to place a greater emphasis on stimulating demand for youth labour rather than focus on alleged skill deficits.

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  • 人文学報. 教育学

    人文学報. 教育学 (42), 101-121, 2007-03

    首都大学東京都市教養学部人文・社会系 東京都立大学人文学部

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