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Integrating young people into society: perceptions of enabling agents

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Raeside, R., Egdell, V., & Graham, H. (2017)
Integrating young people into society: perceptions of enabling agents. In H. Otto, V. Egdell, J. Bonvin, & R. Atzmüller (Eds.), Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times. Fighting Inequality Through Capability Oriented PolicyCheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing
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Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times. Fighting Inequality Through Capability Oriented Policy

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H. Otto, V. Egdell, J. Bonvin, & R. Atzmüller (Eds.), (2017)
Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times. Fighting Inequality Through Capability Oriented Policy
Following the 2008 economic crisis, the situation for young people deteriorated dramatically in many European countries. Employment and training opportunities have reduced, an...

Introduction: empowering young people in disempowering times? Creating collaborative and transformative capabilities through participation

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Otto, H., Egdell, V., Bonvin, J., & Atzmüller, R. (2017)
Introduction: empowering young people in disempowering times? Creating collaborative and transformative capabilities through participation. In V. Egdell, H. Otto, J. Bonvin, & R. Atzmüller (Eds.), Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times. Fighting Inequality Through Capability Oriented Policy, 1-19. (1). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing
No abstract available.

Introduction to the Case Studies

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Bifulco, L., Egdell, V. & McQuaid, R. (2015)
Introduction to the Case Studies. In Facing trajectories from school to work – Towards a capability-friendly Youth Policy in Europe, 201-207. BioMed Central. ISBN 978-3-319-11435-4

Addressing the Issue of Unemployment among Disadvantaged Youth in Scotland: Developing the Capability for Work

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Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. & Hollywood, E. (2015)
Addressing the Issue of Unemployment among Disadvantaged Youth in Scotland: Developing the Capability for Work. In Facing trajectories from school to work – Towards a capability-friendly Youth Policy in Europe, 248-256. ISBN 978-3-319-11435-4

Sustainable integration of the long term unemployed: From Work First to Career First.

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McQuaid, R. W., & Fuertes, V. (2013)
Sustainable integration of the long term unemployed: From Work First to Career First. In C. Larsen, S. Rand, A. Schmid, & R. Keil (Eds.), Sustainable Economy and Sustainable Employment: Approaches to Measuring Sustainability in Regional and Local Labour Market Monitoring, 359-373. Rainer Hampp Verlag
In recent decades, governmental approaches to employment activation policy in many countries have been driven by principles of individual skills development with a focus on “W...

Agglomeration of Contact Centres in Regional Economies.

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Cabras, I. (2010)
Agglomeration of Contact Centres in Regional Economies. Lambert Academic Publishing
In the second-half of the twentieth century, the emergence of contact centres has literally changed the way of communicating between suppliers and consumers. The capability of...

Forecasting in fast moving consumer goods organisations: a case study.

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Canduela, J. (2010)
Forecasting in fast moving consumer goods organisations: a case study. Lambert Academic Publishing
The FMCG sector is a main contributor to many economies and increasingly finds itself operating in highly complex markets characterised by powerful and demanding customers. Li...

Shape-Shifters: independent producers in Scotland and the journey from cultural entrepreneur to entrepreneurial culture

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MacPherson, R. (2008)
Shape-Shifters: independent producers in Scotland and the journey from cultural entrepreneur to entrepreneurial culture. In J. Murray, F. Farley, & R. Stoneman (Eds.), Scottish Cinema Now, 222-239. Cambridge Scholars Publishing
This essay examines the changing composition and relationship to public policy of the independent film and television sector in Scotland since the early 1980s. It looks in pa...

The bridge to Skye, Scotland.

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McQuaid, R. W., & Greig, M. (2006)
The bridge to Skye, Scotland. In G. Baldacchino (Ed.), Bridging Islands: the impact of "Fixed links"Acorn Press