La visibilidad de los jóvenes ‘Ni-Ni’ en el contexto económico español

Abstract

This work derives from the European Project 'Policies Supporting Young People in their Life Course. A Comparative Perspective of Lifelong Learning and Inclusion in Education and Work in Europe (Young Adullt) and seeks to make visible fragments of the lives of young people who neither study nor work (Ni-Ni), in the context of the Spanish economic crisis, in order to verify the existence of a mismatch in their transitions between training and employment, which hinders the attainment of an independent life. The methodology used gives this study a qualitative perspective materialized through biographical interviews with eight young Spaniards, enrolled in the Youth Guarantee programme and in a situation of inoperative training and employment. It is evident that the laxity of family, educational and labour links degrade the social rights of the most vulnerable young people. The challenges are the deconstruction of the 'NEET' label, as it does not reflect the heterogeneity of situations in which a young person finds himself during his trajectory; and the creation of effective social policies.