Regional lifelong learning policies and the social vulnerability of young adults in Girona and Vienna

Rambla, Xavier, Kazepov, Yuri, Jacovkis, Judith, Alexander, Lukas & Parreira Do Amaral, Marcelo

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Zusammenfassung

This article explores the interface between lifelong learning policies andthe definition of social vulnerability of young adults in two regions locatedwithin the European Union. Girona comprises a constellation of smalltowns with important industry, service and hospitality sectors. Vienna isa global city where many key international operators are based andemploy a large number of highly qualified professionals. The articleexplores to what extent the meta-governance and the ‘causal narratives'of lifelong learning policies contribute towards shaping the prevailingimages of youth vulnerability in these regions. In Girona, bureaucraticgovernance patterns lifelong learning policies, which strongly rely on thepotential of career guidance to encourage the youth to undertake furthereducation. Correspondingly, policy designs and professional discoursesemphasise that the beneficiaries previously failed at school. In Vienna,authorities govern lifelong learning by means of both bureaucracy andcomplex networks of employers and non-profit organisations. The ‘causalnarrative' of the policies straightforwardly claims that all youth must havean experience with employment, whether in apprenticeships or in transitionalworkshops that emulate real jobs. There, policies portray beneficiariesaccording to their capacity to undertake and finish apprenticeships.

Details zur Publikation

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019
Sprache, in der die Publikation verfasst ist: Englisch
Link zum Volltext: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02601370.2019.1678691