Introduction: Between knowledge and economy: Lifelong learning policies for young adults in Europe – Xavier Rambla, Siyka Kovacheva and Marcelo Parreira do Amaral

PART I: Lifelong learning between knowledge and economy

Lifelong learning policies for young adults in Europe: a conceptual and methodological discussion – Marcelo Parreira do Amaral

Coordinated policy-making in lifelong learning: functional regions as dynamic units – Marcelo Parreira do Amaral, Kevin Lowden, Valeria Pandolfini and Nikolas Schöneck

A social investment perspective on lifelong learning: the role of institutional complementarities in the development of human capital and social participation – Yuri Kazepov, Ruggero Cefalo and Mirjam Pot

PART II: Lifelong learning supporting young adults

Young adults as a target group of lifelong learning policies – Xavier Rambla, Dejana Bouillet and Borislava Petkova

The effectiveness of lifelong learning policies on youth employment: do regional labour markets matter? – Queralt Capsada-Munsech and Oscar Valiente

Governing the normalisation of young adults through lifelong learning policies – Risto Rinne, Heikki Silvennoinen, Tero Järvinen and Jenni Tikkanen

Tackling vulnerability through lifelong learning policies? – Thomas Verlage, Valentina Milenkova and Ana Bela Ribeiro

Are lifelong learning policies working for youth? Young people’s voices – Siyka Kovacheva, Judith Jacovkis, Sonia Startari and Anna Siri

PART III: Young adults’ experiences of lifelong learning in the European Union

Assessing young adults’ living conditions across Europe using harmonised quantitative indicators: opportunities and risks for policy makers – Rosario Scandurra, Kristinn Hermannsson and Ruggero Cefalo

The changing meanings of lifelong learning policies: consequences for young adults and their life courses – Tiago Neves, Natália Alves, Anna Cossetta and Vlatka Domović

Telling the story: exploring lifelong learning policies for young adults through a narrative approach – Mauro Palumbo, Sebastiano Benasso and

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Conclusion: Navigating lifelong learning policies in Europe: impacting and supporting young adults’ life courses – Siyka Kovacheva, Xavier Rambla and Marcelo Parreira do Amaral

Dr. Xavier Rambla is an Associate Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. He has led research projects on educational reform, education, poverty and social exclusion, educational development and policies addressing early school leaving in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Spain. He has also collaborated in projects on education and social cohesion in Europe, and critical co-educational action-research in several regions in Spain. Dr. Rambla has also worked to connect academic research with professional practice by collaborating as a consultant with some civil society organizations. His current research interests are educational governance and its implications for inequalities and human development.