Cross-sectoral nature of European youth policy

Youth policy is seen as a cross-sectoral field of action in Germany (Hofmann-van de Poll 2022) and Europe (Nico et al. 2017). Due to the fact that young people are affected by decisions in all policy fields, youth policy should not only be understood as policy within the framework of child and youth welfare (or at the European level of the youth sector), but as policy exercised by different actors from different sectors. The research of AeJP revolves around an exploration of which opportunities and challenges emerge from this understanding of youth policy for cross-sectoral cooperation, and which strategies, structures and negotiation processes are used for cross-sectoral policy making.

Selected AeJP publications:

Hofmann-van de Poll, Frederike (2022): Das Politikfeld Jugend – eine Annäherung. In: Europäisches Zentrum für Föderalismus-Forschung Tübingen (EZFF) (Hrsg.): Jahrbuch des Föderalismus 2022. Föderalismus, Subsidiarität und Regionen in Europa. Jahrgang 23: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, S. 268 – 282. Online: doi

Hofmann-van de Poll, Frederike/Pelzer, Marit/Rottach, Andreas/Wielath, Svenja (2022): The cross-sectoral nature of EU youth policy. Some thoughts and contemplations. Conference Paper, Conference „ESPAnet 2022“ of the European Network for Social Policy Analysis, 14-16 September 2022, Vienna.

Hofmann-van de Poll, Frederike (2017): How can cross-sectoral co-operation work? Lessons learned from the implementation of the European youth strategy in Germany. In: Nico, Magda/Taru, Marti (Hrsg.): Needles in Haystacks. Finding a way forward for cross-sectoral youth policy. Reihe: Youth Knowledge Books. Band 21. Straßbourg: Council of Europe Publishing, S. 129-143. Online: Link

Reference literature:

Nico, M. (2017). A primary look at secondary data - CSYP in official documents. In: Nico, Magda/Taru, Marti (Hrsg.): Needles in Haystacks. Finding a way forward for cross-sectoral youth policy. Reihe: Youth Knowledge Books. Band 21. Straßbourg: Council of Europe Publishing, S. 129-143. Online: Link