Prospects for Young People's Success

Study - Wednesday 10 May 2006
Public opinion regularly focuses on the young people who come up against the gravest difficulties. It is not concerned with the others.Hardly has the problem been raised than the subject is dropped: the problem of the youth of a country who wonders what course to follow to succeed in life as it is not granted any of the attention, the confidence and the support expected from us. What has become of the debate on young people's emancipation and responsibility among an ageing population who attaches less and less weight to their influence in the electorate? What expressions of confidence and gestures of gratitude for their efforts and ideas, are young people presented with today? How can we make up for the widening gap between us and the other European countries and improve the conditions of young people's access to employment, responsibilities and political expression?

Authors

Anna Stellinger | Former Research Programme Director
A graduate of Lund University (Sweden) and Institut d’études politiques (Sciences Po), Anna Stellinger is a specialist in issues related to labour and State reform. Her recent work deals with young people’s future prospects, women’s employment, transformation of the Welfare State and labour market activation policies.

Marie-Christine Bellosta
A senior lecturer in French literature at the École normale supérieure, Marie-Christine Bellosta’s career has brought her extensive experience with respect to continuing education for teachers at the secondary school and university levels. She has devoted several studies to educational and teaching policies in France, including De la diplômation à l’emploi. Pour un renouveau de la politique scolaire et universitaire (September 2006).

Franck Debié | Former Executive Director of the Fondation
A graduate of École Normale Supérieure (ENS), Franck Debié holds an Agrégation in geography, and a PhD in political geography. He is an expert in analysing crises and peace processes. Franck Debié is the Director of the Center for Geostrategic Studies at the ENS in Paris and teaches courses on European issues at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC). He is the author of several works on the Middle East and the Balkans.

Monique Sassier | Member of the Supervisory Board
Former General Director of the Union nationale des associations familiales (UNAF), Monique Sassier is an expert in social issues such as the breakdown of social bonds or the transformation of the family unit. She is now Inspector General for the Administration of the French Ministry of National Education and is focusing her efforts on social and school integration.