External Publications

2026

Cefalo, R., & Scandurra, R. (2026). Welfare Regimes, Subnational Territories and Dynamics of School‐To‐Work Transitions. Social Policy & Administration, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.70056

Cuzzocrea V., Benasso S., e Grande C. (2026), #You_are_not_alone: youth and the emergence of discourses on mental health in Italy, International Review of Sociology, pp. 1–21

Löffler, J., Tikkanen, J., Kovacheva, S., & Ferraz, H. (Forthcoming). Grounded Youth – Building Spatial Futures in Declining Regions. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education.

Manzano, M. (2026). Between ambition and alignment: transitions to post-compulsory education of children of migrants in Barcelona. Critical Studies in Education, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508487.2026.2618244

Scandurra, R., & Cefalo, R. (2026). Assessing the impact of the Youth Employment Initiative in European regions. Journal of Social Policy, 55(1), 261-282. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279425101001

Tikkanen, J., Parreira do Amaral, M., Järvinen, T., & Alves, N. (2026). Constructing Learning Outcomes in Europe: Promises and challenges. In J. Tikkanen, M. Parreira do Amaral, T. Järvinen, & N. Alves (Eds.), Constructing Learning Outcomes: Problematising (under)achievement in Europe (pp. 3–27). Bloomsbury. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/ 9781350446717.ch-I

Tikkanen, J., Parreira do Amaral, M., Järvinen, T., & Alves, N. (Eds.) (2026). Constructing Learning Outcomes: Problematising (under)achievement in Europe. Bloomsbury. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350446717

Tikkanen, J., Zeferino, L., Pernhaupt, N., & Cefalo, R. (Forthcoming). Navigating the Maze: Reflexivity as a Critical Skill in Spatialised Youth Transitions. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education.

2025

Benasso S., Kovacheva S. e Raffini L. (2025), “Participatory Methods Fostering Young People’s Empowerment in Education”, in J. Tikkanen, M. Parreira do Amaral, T. Järvinen e N. Alves (a cura di) Constructing Learning Outcomes: Problematizing (Under)Achievement in Europe, Bloomsbury Education, Londra, pp. 159-178

Cefalo, R., & Kazepov, Y. (2025). Toward a modular understanding of school-to-work transitions: Comparing Italy and Austria. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 66(6), 807-830. https://doi.org/10.1177/00207152241295985

Ferraz, H. (2025). Cultural Domination and Resentment: Gramsci, Bourdieu and the Democratic Crisis in Contemporary Europe. Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia, 55, 8–22. https://doi.org/10.15388/ActPaed.2025.55.1

Ferraz, H. (2025). From promise to capture: The limits of compensatory education and the territorial politics of equity. Policy Futures in Education, 24(3), 453–467. https://doi.org/10.1177/14782103251381955

Ferraz, H., Neves, T., & Nata, G. (2025). From equity to containment?: a critical analysis of compensatory education in Portugal. The International Academic Forum, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.13.3.13

G. K. Zarifis, Benasso S. e Hristozova Darena (2025), “A Review of European Policies on Socio-cultural Diversity in Education”, in J. Tikkanen, M. Parreira do Amaral, T. Järvinen e N. Alves (a cura di) Constructing Learning Outcomes: Problematizing (Under)Achievement in Europe, Bloomsbury Education, Londra, pp.139-157

2023

Cefalo, R., Scandurra, R. (2023). What, for whom, and under what circumstances: Do activation policies increase youth employment in the EU? Journal of European Social Policy, 33(4), 391–406. https://doi.org/10.1177/09589287231199568

Zelinka, J., Parreira do Amaral M., Benasso S. e König J. (2023), Citizenship in Times of Crises – Crisis of Citizenship?, De Europa. European and Global Studies Journal, 6(2), pp. 17-40