Barriers That Keep Vulnerable People as NEETs

The rates of young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in the Mediterranean European Economic Area (MED EEA) are high. Hence, the European Union and national governments have developed and implemented different policies aimed to tackle the NEET situation. In this article, we try t...

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Authors: Pesquera Alonso, Carlos, Iniesta Martínez, Almudena, Muñoz Sánchez, Práxedes
Format: article
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)
Repository:RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/8920
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10952/8920
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:NEET
Mediterranean European Economic Area
Youth guarantee
Woman
Migrant
Public policy
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spelling Barriers That Keep Vulnerable People as NEETsPesquera Alonso, CarlosIniesta Martínez, AlmudenaMuñoz Sánchez, PráxedesNEETMediterranean European Economic AreaYouth guaranteeWomanMigrantPublic policyThe rates of young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in the Mediterranean European Economic Area (MED EEA) are high. Hence, the European Union and national governments have developed and implemented different policies aimed to tackle the NEET situation. In this article, we try to identify and understand the most relevant barriers that keep vulnerable people as NEETs. We focused on youth as being at the highest risk of becoming NEETs: migrant women aged 25–29. By using semi-structured interviews and focus groups with key stakeholders and NEETs in the Spanish region of Murcia, we collected their views on and experiences with different programs and strategies. We conclude that this group is exposed to additional barriers due to the intersectionality of their characteristics. There are structural and contextual aspects, such as motherhood, a lack of social networks, or not knowing the language, which NEET policies do not address. We highlight the need of (i) improving the adaptiveness of relevant policies by being tailored to specific problems NEETs face, (ii) expanding the focus of NEET policies, and (iii) including the regional perspective in NEET policy design. In our comprehensive approach, we stress that the NEET policy alone cannot solve the NEET problem.EducaciónCiencias Sociales y de la Comunicación2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10952/8920reponame:RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murciainstname:Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/89202026-06-07T18:35:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Barriers That Keep Vulnerable People as NEETs
title Barriers That Keep Vulnerable People as NEETs
spellingShingle Barriers That Keep Vulnerable People as NEETs
Pesquera Alonso, Carlos
NEET
Mediterranean European Economic Area
Youth guarantee
Woman
Migrant
Public policy
title_short Barriers That Keep Vulnerable People as NEETs
title_full Barriers That Keep Vulnerable People as NEETs
title_fullStr Barriers That Keep Vulnerable People as NEETs
title_full_unstemmed Barriers That Keep Vulnerable People as NEETs
title_sort Barriers That Keep Vulnerable People as NEETs
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pesquera Alonso, Carlos
Iniesta Martínez, Almudena
Muñoz Sánchez, Práxedes
author Pesquera Alonso, Carlos
author_facet Pesquera Alonso, Carlos
Iniesta Martínez, Almudena
Muñoz Sánchez, Práxedes
author_role author
author2 Iniesta Martínez, Almudena
Muñoz Sánchez, Práxedes
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv NEET
Mediterranean European Economic Area
Youth guarantee
Woman
Migrant
Public policy
topic NEET
Mediterranean European Economic Area
Youth guarantee
Woman
Migrant
Public policy
description The rates of young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in the Mediterranean European Economic Area (MED EEA) are high. Hence, the European Union and national governments have developed and implemented different policies aimed to tackle the NEET situation. In this article, we try to identify and understand the most relevant barriers that keep vulnerable people as NEETs. We focused on youth as being at the highest risk of becoming NEETs: migrant women aged 25–29. By using semi-structured interviews and focus groups with key stakeholders and NEETs in the Spanish region of Murcia, we collected their views on and experiences with different programs and strategies. We conclude that this group is exposed to additional barriers due to the intersectionality of their characteristics. There are structural and contextual aspects, such as motherhood, a lack of social networks, or not knowing the language, which NEET policies do not address. We highlight the need of (i) improving the adaptiveness of relevant policies by being tailored to specific problems NEETs face, (ii) expanding the focus of NEET policies, and (iii) including the regional perspective in NEET policy design. In our comprehensive approach, we stress that the NEET policy alone cannot solve the NEET problem.
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