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EXCEPT and NEGOTIATE meet
05.04.2017EXCEPT project coordinator Marge Unt visited Horizon2020 NEGOTIATE project (https://negotiate-research.eu/) meeting to discuss cooperation between the two sister projects. The meeting took place on 3-4 April 2017 in Girona. As the project is less than a year away from its end the meeting consisted of researchers presenting their findings on the negative effects of unemployment before finalizing th...
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Two EXCEPT papers presented at ISA RC28 conference in Cologne
03.04.2017At the ISA RC28 Social Stratification and Mobility, Spring Meeting in Cologne, Germany two papers based on the research done in the frames of EXCEPT project were presented. Jonas Vossemer presented a joint paper with four other EXCEPT researchers (Michael Gebel, Olena Nizalova, Katerina Gousia, Olga Nikolaieva). The paper addresses the potential long-term health consequences of an early-...
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EXCEPT project findings presented at a youth conference
09.03.2017The "Youth in the crossroads of cultures" conference was organized by two local county governments in central Estonia in the beginning of March. The central issue of the conference was identity and culture. In the frames of the conference, Eve-Liis Roosmaa and Marge Unt introduced the results from EXCEPT Project to an audience consisting of youth, educators and local politicians. The pre...
Read more Youth voice attracts attention in public TV
09.03.2017EXCEPT project researcher Margarita Kazjulja was invited to comment on the experiences of youth in the morning show of public TV channel of Estonian National Television. The interest in the work done in EXCEPT project was due to an article published earlier in the blog of Statistics Estonia which adressed the issues of youth entering the labour market. The interview centered on the need for youth ...
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You(th) Vision Exhibition at the University of Kent
09.03.2017Winning photographs from a Europe-wide competition which attracted entries from young people go on show at the University.
The EXCEPT’s ‘You(th) Vision’ exhibition at the University of Kent was launched by Sir Julian Brazier, MP for Canterbury and Whitstable on the 9th March 2017. The University of Kent’s Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) co-ordinated the UK&rsqu...
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Team EXCEPT meets in Warsaw!
24.02.2017On the 22-24th of February all of the EXCEPT teams met in snowy Warsaw to discuss the latest research and strategies. Topics such as transition from parental household, medium-term and long-term effects of unemployment, effects of atypical jobs on poverty were extensively discussed among researchers.
During the partner meeting the "Policy learning" conference was open to t...
Read more Exhibition of EXCEPT photo contest in Warsaw
21.02.2017On February 21, 2017 the exhibition of EXCEPT photo contest exhibition was held. 30 photos by young people were presented to the public in Educational Research Institute in Warsaw. The exhibition was also presented during the public seminar "Policy learning" and during the meeting of Except partners.
Read more New article «Young people entering the labour market: Obstacles and ways of coping»
19.02.2017A new article by the EXCEPT researchers is out now. As a first result of the analysis of interviews with youth in Estonia the article centers on the obstacles and coping strategies of young people entering the labor market.
The first part of the article provides an overview of the labour market situation of youth in Estonia and changes in the situation in 2003–2015 compared to t...
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EXCEPT findings presented to youth and policy makers in Ukraine
10.02.2017EXCEPT research has been presented to youth, researchers and policymakers at the Kyiv Economic Institute at Kyiv School of Economics. The event was opened by the Deputy Head of the State Employment Services. EXCEPT researchers presented the result of youth labor market policy analysis and long-term consequences of unemployment for youth in Ukraine and the EU. Invited guests from the ILO, Institute...
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EXCEPT goes on Ukrainian tour
09.02.2017Results of the EXCEPT research and the best photos from the EXCEPT Photo Competition were presented in 3 Ukraine cities: Kyiv, Cherkasy and Mykolaiv. During the tour, EXCEPT researchers presented the results of the qualitative empirical study on the difficulties young people face entering the labor market and the strategies they employ to overcome the negative consequences of labor market insecuri...
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EXCEPT team's contribution to STYLE project
01.02.2017At the end of January the Horizon2020 project STYLE (http://www.style-research.eu/), which examines the obstacles and opportunities affecting youth employment in Europe, gathered for a meeting. EXCEPT project coordinator Marge Unt was invited to comment on some chapters in the book summarizing the results of the project. "It was a great way to learn from STYLE Project dealing with t...
Read more EXCEPT project findings highlighted to the youth policies makers of the Turin Municipality
12.01.2017EXCEPT project findings were presented to youth policies makers of the Turin Municipality, Italy. EXCEPT researchers and local government representatives discussed the findings of the project and opportunities for further cooperation.
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What are the socio-economic consequences of early job insecurity and labour market exclusion of youth in Europe?
04.01.2017The 10th EXCEPT working paper focuses on the socio-economic consequences of early job insecurity and labour market exclusion (unemployment) of youth in Europe, referring to both monetary aspects (income poverty), as well as objective/subjective deprivation. It describes the financial and material situation of youth in comparison to prime age population, analyses the extent to which young people ex...
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The 8th EXCEPT working paper “Interdependencies between labour market insecurity and well-being - evidence from panel data” is out
20.12.2016The aim of this report is to present evidence of the causal effects of various forms of labour market insecurity on health and well-being based on longitudinal data. Specifically, it examines self-rated health and life satisfaction in both short and long-term perspectives.
The research analyses the overall association between different forms of labour market insecurity, labour market exclusion ...
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EXCEPT presents its new working paper on the impact of the institutional setting and policies on the well-being and health of youth in insecure labour market positions in EU-28 and Ukraine
14.12.2016This study uses a comparative perspective to analyses how individual experiences of labour market exclusion and job insecurity affect young people’s well-being and health in various national settings. In particular, the report provides analysis of the effects of unemployment and insecure jobs on the well-being and health of European youth. The study also explores the moderating role of
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