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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Research in Social Change, 2020
This paper’s main aim is to observe and confirm youth unemployment as a structural phenomenon in ... more This paper’s main aim is to observe and confirm youth unemployment as a structural phenomenon in certain EU countries, including Slovenia. An innovative contribution is that it complements the prevailing economistic discourse with a sociological one. In the introduction, a brief history and overview of youth unemployment is presented. Slovenia is only briefly mentioned as having one of the relatively longest-lasting youth unemployment rates in the EU. In sections 2 and 3, approaches from economics and sociology are relied on while discussing three ‘types’ of EU countries with regard to different structural unemployment rates. From a sociological view, the longterm nature of youth unemployment is described, together with its impact on the social structure and (possible) socially destructive and economically destabilizing consequences. In section 4, analysis of “every-day life” indicators, namely, young people’s perceptions of work and life, reveals some surprising facts that depart f...
The article examines whether young people are at a greater risk of unemployment than the general ... more The article examines whether young people are at a greater risk of unemployment than the general population in the post-pandemic crisis. First, the authors draw attention to youth unemployment as a structural problem even before the pandemic, making young people more vulnerable. Further, the paper analyses the age structure of employed in sectors most impacted by the pandemic. The results show that disproportionally high number of young people work in the most impacted sectors, hold less secure types of employment and are thus more vulnerable and at-risk of unemployment in post-pandemic crisis. However, the impact on young will most likely not be the same in all EU countries.
Meritocracy between Myth, Norm and Reality
Družboslovne Razprave, 2020
The concept of meritocracy has recently been gaining importance in the social sciences and media.... more The concept of meritocracy has recently been gaining importance in the social sciences and media. Authors come to different conclusions on its importance for social (in)equality, mobility, education or the (re)production of knowledge, and the relationship between experts, politics and public opinion. While meritocracy means the 'ruling' of a special group possessing certain charac- teristics, it should also be considered as a regulatory principle of human resources management that directs the selection of people for strategically important functions. The main question in this introductory and review article is: what is the significance, scope and limitation of the meritocratic allocation of human resources in an emerging knowledge-based society, and how does it affect professional credibility (meritori- ousness), social mobility, social (in)equality and the wider socio-political context?
Is youth unemployment in EU countries structural?
Research in Social Change, 2020
This paper’s main aim is to observe and confirm youth unemployment as a structural phenomenon in ... more This paper’s main aim is to observe and confirm youth unemployment as a structural phenomenon in certain EU countries, including Slovenia. An innovative contribution is that it complements the prevailing economistic discourse with a sociological one. In the introduction, a brief history and overview of youth unemployment is presented. Slovenia is only briefly mentioned as having one of the relatively longest-lasting youth unemployment rates in the EU. In sections 2 and 3, approaches from economics and sociology are relied on while discussing three ‘types’ of EU countries with regard to different structural unemployment rates. From a sociological view, the longterm nature of youth unemployment is described, together with its impact on the social structure and (possible) socially destructive and economically destabilizing consequences. In section 4, analysis of “every-day life” indicators, namely, young people’s perceptions of work and life, reveals some surprising facts that depart f...
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Research in Social Change, 2020
This paper’s main aim is to observe and confirm youth unemployment as a structural phenomenon in ... more This paper’s main aim is to observe and confirm youth unemployment as a structural phenomenon in certain EU countries, including Slovenia. An innovative contribution is that it complements the prevailing economistic discourse with a sociological one. In the introduction, a brief history and overview of youth unemployment is presented. Slovenia is only briefly mentioned as having one of the relatively longest-lasting youth unemployment rates in the EU. In sections 2 and 3, approaches from economics and sociology are relied on while discussing three ‘types’ of EU countries with regard to different structural unemployment rates. From a sociological view, the longterm nature of youth unemployment is described, together with its impact on the social structure and (possible) socially destructive and economically destabilizing consequences. In section 4, analysis of “every-day life” indicators, namely, young people’s perceptions of work and life, reveals some surprising facts that depart f...
The article examines whether young people are at a greater risk of unemployment than the general ... more The article examines whether young people are at a greater risk of unemployment than the general population in the post-pandemic crisis. First, the authors draw attention to youth unemployment as a structural problem even before the pandemic, making young people more vulnerable. Further, the paper analyses the age structure of employed in sectors most impacted by the pandemic. The results show that disproportionally high number of young people work in the most impacted sectors, hold less secure types of employment and are thus more vulnerable and at-risk of unemployment in post-pandemic crisis. However, the impact on young will most likely not be the same in all EU countries.
Meritocracy between Myth, Norm and Reality
Družboslovne Razprave, 2020
The concept of meritocracy has recently been gaining importance in the social sciences and media.... more The concept of meritocracy has recently been gaining importance in the social sciences and media. Authors come to different conclusions on its importance for social (in)equality, mobility, education or the (re)production of knowledge, and the relationship between experts, politics and public opinion. While meritocracy means the 'ruling' of a special group possessing certain charac- teristics, it should also be considered as a regulatory principle of human resources management that directs the selection of people for strategically important functions. The main question in this introductory and review article is: what is the significance, scope and limitation of the meritocratic allocation of human resources in an emerging knowledge-based society, and how does it affect professional credibility (meritori- ousness), social mobility, social (in)equality and the wider socio-political context?
Is youth unemployment in EU countries structural?
Research in Social Change, 2020
This paper’s main aim is to observe and confirm youth unemployment as a structural phenomenon in ... more This paper’s main aim is to observe and confirm youth unemployment as a structural phenomenon in certain EU countries, including Slovenia. An innovative contribution is that it complements the prevailing economistic discourse with a sociological one. In the introduction, a brief history and overview of youth unemployment is presented. Slovenia is only briefly mentioned as having one of the relatively longest-lasting youth unemployment rates in the EU. In sections 2 and 3, approaches from economics and sociology are relied on while discussing three ‘types’ of EU countries with regard to different structural unemployment rates. From a sociological view, the longterm nature of youth unemployment is described, together with its impact on the social structure and (possible) socially destructive and economically destabilizing consequences. In section 4, analysis of “every-day life” indicators, namely, young people’s perceptions of work and life, reveals some surprising facts that depart f...