The article presents an empirical analysis of the Italian Youth Guarantee (YG) based on the approach of the new policy design. After having reviewed the most recent literature concerning this analytical approach, it examines the rationales, actors, aims, and contextual factors, as well as the political dynamics, that characterised the design of the YG national plan and its first implementation at the local level. The article argues that the Youth Guarantee offered the opportunity to think about the reorganisation of responsibilities and operational governance mechanisms in the domain of active labour market policy. Although some innovations and discontinuities are evident, the path of reform is still largely incomplete
Patrik Vesan, Renata Lizzi (2017). The Youth Guarantee in Italy and the New Policy Design Approach: Expectations, Hopes and Delusions. WORLD POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, 13(2), 247-260 [10.1515/wps-2017-0005].
The Youth Guarantee in Italy and the New Policy Design Approach: Expectations, Hopes and Delusions
Patrik Vesan;Renata Lizzi
2017
Abstract
The article presents an empirical analysis of the Italian Youth Guarantee (YG) based on the approach of the new policy design. After having reviewed the most recent literature concerning this analytical approach, it examines the rationales, actors, aims, and contextual factors, as well as the political dynamics, that characterised the design of the YG national plan and its first implementation at the local level. The article argues that the Youth Guarantee offered the opportunity to think about the reorganisation of responsibilities and operational governance mechanisms in the domain of active labour market policy. Although some innovations and discontinuities are evident, the path of reform is still largely incompleteI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.