‘NEET’ to work? – substance use disorder and youth unemployment in Norwegian public documents

Juberg, Anne; Skjefstad, Nina Schiøll

doi:10.1080/13691457.2018.1531829

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“…Furthermore, work is considered the key to active citizenship in society (Juberg & Skjefstad, 2019).…”

Section: Activation Policies In Norwaymentioning

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Labour market integration of adults with alcohol and substance use problems in the Nordic countries

2024

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How are adults who have a problematic use of alcohol and/or other substances integrated into the labour market? This question is the focal point of the Nordic project on integration into the labour market of adults with dependence or abuse. This report explores the labour market integration in the Nordic countries of individuals with substance use problems (including alcohol, illicit drugs, and prescription medications). The remit covers Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. While labour market integration of vulnerable groups has received significant attention in the Nordic region, there is a dearth of research focusing exclusively on individuals with alcohol and substance use problems.

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“…Furthermore, work is considered the key to active citizenship in society (Juberg & Skjefstad, 2019).…”

Section: Activation Policies In Norwaymentioning

confidence: 99%

Labour market integration of adults with alcohol and substance use problems in the Nordic countries

2024

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“…Though published studies delineate the well-known vulnerability of Norwegian NEETs, a growing body of research has begun to investigate the contextual, societal, and background determinants of NEET status, among them adverse childhood experiences, instances of bullying, and social and educational problems-not to mention how such educational, health, and social problems inform each other (Kristensen et al, 2021;Sveinsdottir et al, 2018). Given the nascent nature of this stream of research, there is an identified need for further studies that examine the sources of these health-related issues faced by young NEETs (Stea et al, 2019), as well as for studies that scrutinise and critique the inclination to medicalise or pathologise social problems (Juberg & Skjefstad, 2019). Even though health problems seem to play a pivotal role for young adults with NEET status, they seldom emerge as the sole or exclusive concern.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Several of the articles under review are concerned with NEET as a concept (Gjersøe & Leseth, 2021;Holte, 2021;Holte et al, 2019;Juberg & Skjefstad, 2019;Myhr et al, 2018;Stuart, 2020). Whereas many studies focus on the risk factors responsible for NEET status, Holte (2021, p. 198) examines this concept critically, arguing that risks are "probabilistic, not deterministic, constructs: Risks relate to the aggregate outcomes for categories of people, but do not determine outcomes for individuals."…”

Section: Neet As Concept and (Individual) Characteristicmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At the level of policy, Juberg and Skjefstad (2019) delve into the ontological assumptions underpinning Norwegian policy documents. Investigating how Norwegian policy frames work opportunities for Norwegian NEETs grappling with substance use disorders, they uncover three dominant discourses: the medicalisation discourse, the stigma discourse, and the social investment discourse.…”

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NEETs in Norway: A Scoping Review

Øydgard,

Tørrisplass,

Breimo

2024

PaG

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In contrast with the rest of Europe, Norway has one of the lowest proportions of young people who are outside education, employment, or training (NEET), yet many of the youth categorised as NEETs in the country often suffer more severe challenges than their European counterparts. This scoping review analyses state-of-the-art research on NEETs in Norway and has found that such studies can be divided into two separate strands, one focusing on NEETs as a social problem and the other on strategies for the re-education and re-employment of NEETs. Reflecting on this trend, we argue that this segmentation of social problems and individual solutions in research could be symptomatic of an underlying issue that may be mirrored in policymaking and practice.

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“…Public opinion about people affected by homelessness is strongly influenced by the idea that a person's circumstances are determined by their will, character and choices (Schwan, 2016;Scullion, Somerville, Brown & Morris, 2015;Teixeira 2017). Topics of social inequality are often individualised and naturalised by professionals (Juberg & Skjefstad, 2019), and professional narratives are fatalistic and construct substance use as a personal problem, obstructing the process of creating 'new identities' not linked to substance use (Alexander, 2008;Järvinen, 2002;Selseng, 2017;Teixeira 2017). Research on 'homeless identities' has also been argued to construct homelessness as an identity problem, depersonalising people and making what they lack their defining characteristic (Parsell, 2010), as well as opening for dehumanising policy and 'care' (Herring, Yarbrough & Alatorre, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

‘The Long and Winding Road’ — Collective action among people experiencing homelessness

Aaslund¹,

Seim²

2020

IJAR

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What possibilities exist for collective action among marginalised people? Through participatory action research (PAR), we study possibilities for collective action among people affected by homelessness and substance use. We describe the process of collective action in a single case, the X-street project, and scrutinise how collective identity can contribute to understandings of collective action. Findings of collective identity in boundary work, consciousness-raising and negotiations suggest that identity work and collective action are closely linked in processes of empowerment and created in mutually reinforcing processes. The case shows that the group succeeded in building a collective action project by simultaneously challenging its members’ public identity and providing them with home and work. More research is needed about the processes of collective action, and the relationship between material change and identity work.

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‘NEET’ to work? – substance use disorder and youth unemployment in Norwegian public documents

Cited by 9 publications

References 43 publications

Labour market integration of adults with alcohol and substance use problems in the Nordic countries

Labour market integration of adults with alcohol and substance use problems in the Nordic countries

NEETs in Norway: A Scoping Review

‘The Long and Winding Road’ — Collective action among people experiencing homelessness

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