Cowork4YOUTH: Collaborative and sharing workspaces: policies for youth in EEA peripheral regions
Institute of Urban Environment and Human Resources - Panteion University ·Multi-country
About this project
<p><strong>Cowork4YOUTH</strong> is a research project aiming to increase knowledge on the impact of existing policies and offer policy suggestions to enhance <strong>youth employment opportunities in less-developed EEA regions</strong>. The direct target groups are the, usually ignored, NEETs aged 25-29, with particular emphasis put on young mothers and the long-term unemployed. From July 2022 until its completion in January 2024, Cowork4YOUTH will deliver <strong>14 outputs</strong>, including a Research Network, an Observatory, papers, and policy suggestions. Through an integrated multi-scalar methodology, these outputs will help accomplish 5 outcomes.</p> <p>Unemployment is a multi-faceted problem, with personal, social, and financial repercussions. If we are to overcome the issue, it is important to assess the effectiveness of European employment policies, such as the Youth Guarantee which in recent years has been the EU’s main instrument to tackle youth unemployment. It is also important to provide informed recommendations for improvement. To provide more targeted solutions, the project adopts a regional perspective across the study countries, focusing on tourism-dependent regions and regions in energy transition or industrial decline. Cowork4YOUTH, however, also explores the potential of alternative practices such as a socially-oriented platform economy and collaborative working spaces to contribute to the effectiveness of employment policies. The pandemic and its repercussions have forced stakeholders to look into alternative ways of invigorating the economy, and the time is right to investigate these practices.</p> <p>Cowork4YOUTH will expand its impact beyond the funding duration following an integrated sustainability and scalability plan.</p>
Project partners
- ISEAK Foundation Donor project partner· Spain
- Rhodes Centre for History and Social Research Social Cooperative Enterprise Donor project partner· Greece
- National Technical University of Athens Donor project partner· Greece
- Exeo Lab Srl Donor project partner· Italy
- Economic and Social Research Institute Donor project partner· Ireland
- European LEADER Association for Rural Development, Aisbl Donor project partner· Belgium
- Mid Sweden University Donor project partner· Sweden