NEET Rural–Urban Ecosystems: The Role of Urban Social Innovation Diffusion in Supporting Sustainable Rural Pathways to Education, Employment, and Training

Emre Erdogan, Paul Flynn, Bahanur Nasya, Heidi Paabort and Vladislava Lendzhova
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Emre Erdogan: Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Istanbul Bilgi University, 34060 Istanbul, Turkey
Paul Flynn: School of Education, National University of Ireland, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland
Bahanur Nasya: Wonderland Platform for European Architecture, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Heidi Paabort: Department of Sociology, Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, 50090 Tartu, Estonia
Vladislava Lendzhova: Sociology Department, Philosophy Faculty, South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, 2700 Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-15

Abstract: Common themes of EU social policy include: the promotion of employment; improved living and working conditions; the equal treatment of employees; adequate social protection; and capacity building of the European citizenship. However, it is often the case that rural dwellers and, more specifically, rural NEETs, experience higher levels of marginalisation than their urban counterparts. Such marginalisation is evidenced by their exclusion from decision-making, public life, community, and society. These issues are compounded by an underdeveloped rural infrastructure, problematic access to education, limited employment opportunities, and a lack of meaningful social interaction. This study, a cross-sectional analysis, assesses a number (n = 51) of social interventions under the Youth Guarantee Programme from a social innovation perspective and presents a characterisation of examples of best practice across different dimensions of social innovations. This paper presents an examination of the potential of sustainable rural–urban ecosystems that are focused on supporting the symbiotic social innovation diffusion methods which can help to establish and sustain rural–urban pathways to improved education, employment, and training.

Keywords: rural–urban ecosystems; social innovation diffusion; education; NEET; social inclusion; Youth Guarantee Programme; best practices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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