Contents: Preface 1. Introduction Bjørn Hvinden, Jacqueline O’Reilly, Tomáš Sirovátka and Mi Ah Schoyen PART I: THE PROBLEM OF EARLY JOB INSECURITY AND THE CRISIS 2. Mapping early job insecurity impacts of the crisis in Europe Maria Karamessini, Maria Symeonaki, Dimitris Parsanoglou and Glykeria Stamatopoulou 3. Factors explaining youth unemployment and early job insecurity in Europe Maria Karamessini, Maria Symeonaki, Glykeria Stamatopoulou and Dimitris Parsanoglou 4. The Great Recession and the youth labour market in European countries: The demographic versus the labour market effect Piotr Michoń 5. Scars of early job insecurity across Europe: Insights from a multi-country employer study Christian Imdorf, Lulu P. Shi, Stefan Sacchi, Robin Samuel, Christer Hyggen, Rumiana Stoilova, Gabriela Yordanova, Pepka Boyadjieva, Petya Ilieva-Trichkova, Dimitris Parsanoglou and Aggeliki Yfanti 6. (Un)realized agency in a situation of early job insecurity: Patterns of young people’s agency regarding employment Pepka Boyadjieva and Petya Ilieva-Trichkova PART II: POLICIES FOR DEALING WITH EARLY JOB INSECURITY 7. Diversity of youth policy regimes and early job insecurity – towards an integrated approach Ondřej Hora, Markéta Horáková and Tomáš Sirovátka 8. Policy adaptation to address early job insecurity in Europe Ondřej Hora, Markéta Horáková and Tomáš Sirovátka 9. Horizontal and vertical coordination of the European Youth Guarantee Irene Dingeldey, Lisa Steinberg and Marie-Luise Assmann 10. Has the European Social Fund been effective in supporting young people? Margherita Bussi, Bjørn Hvinden and Mi Ah Schoyen PART III: CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS 11. Implications for policymaking Bjørn Hvinden, Jacqueline O´Reilly, Tomáš Sirovátka, Mi Ah Schoyen and Christer Hyggen Appendix Index

'This excellent book analyses the challenge of youth unemployment, by focusing on its causes and consequences, during the Great Recession in Europe. Throughout the volume, it uses the notions of resilience, capability, and active agency, while also considering policy responses at various levels of governance. It is a very clearly-articulated book, conceptually and analytically, which should be read by academics, students and policy-makers interested in welfare and labour market issues.' --Caroline De La Porte, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark'This is the first volume of one of the most innovative studies on unemployment in recent years, exploring the sources of the persisting high rates of youth unemployment since the Great Recession. It provides valuable insight into the diverse patterns of youth unemployment and insecurity in the EU, the contribution of employer recruitment policies to scarring effects and the changing nature of national and EU policy responses.' --Duncan Gallie, Nuffield College, Oxford, UK'A compelling collection of chapters addressing the crucial issues of the consequences of job insecurity and exclusion in the transition to adulthood and the policies to tackle them. A must read for students, researchers, scholars and policymakers in the field of youth labour market integration.' --Ana M. Guillén, University of Oviedo, Spain