TY - BOOK ID - 48288072 TI - Negotiating early job insecurity : well-being, scarring and resilience of European youth AU - Christer Hyggen AU - Hvinden, Bjørn AU - Edward Elgar Publishing PY - 2019 SN - 1788118790 1788118782 PB - Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Job security KW - Employment protection KW - Employment security KW - Job insecurity KW - Security, Job KW - Economic security KW - Personnel management KW - Layoff systems KW - scarring KW - qualitative and quantitative analyses KW - capability approach KW - early job insecurity KW - resilience KW - Youth unemployment UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:48288072 AB - Offering new knowledge and insights into European job markets, this book explores how young men and women experience job insecurity. Focusing on the ways in which young adults deal with this by actively increasing their chances of getting a job through a variety of methods, it shows how governmental policies can be altered to reduce early job insecurity. By combining analysis of original data collected through a variety of innovative methods, the book compares the trajectories of early job insecurity in nine European countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Norway, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. It explores the differing reactions to the 2008 Great Recession and socio-economic and institutional characteristics of each country, analysing the strengths and weaknesses of different national policies. Contributions from experts in the field investigate the long-term consequences of having difficulty finding suitable and stable jobs in young adulthood, including 'scarring' in the form of weaker long-term employment prospects, lower life earnings and reduced well-being. Incorporating high-level academic research with policy recommendations, this insightful book is essential reading for advanced public policy and European studies scholars, as well as policymakers at national and European levels. ER -