First published in Great Britain in 2017 by
Policy Press University of Bristol 1-9 Old Park Hill Bristol BS2 8BB UK Tel +44 (0)117 954 5940 e-mail
North American office: Policy Press c/o The University of Chicago Press 1427 East 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637, USA t: +1 773 702 7700 f: +1 773-702-9756 e:
Policy Press 2017
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
A catalog record for this book has been requested
ISBN 978-1-4473-3054-7 paperback
ISBN 978-1-4473-3052-3 hardcover
ISBN 978-1-4473-3055-4 ePub
ISBN 978-1-4473-3056-1 Mobi
ISBN 978-1-4473-3053-0 epdf
The rights of Shane Blackman and Ruth Rogers to be identified as editors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved: no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of Policy Press.
The statements and opinions contained within this publication are solely those of the author and not of the University of Bristol or Policy Press. The University of Bristol and Policy Press disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any material published in this publication.
Policy Press works to counter discrimination on grounds of gender, race, disability, age and sexuality.
Cover design by Andrew Corbett
Front cover image: Jason Dodd
Readers Guide
This book has been optimised for PDA.
Tables may have been presented to accommodate this devices limitations.
Image presentation is limited by this devices limitations.
Patrick Ainley is Professor of Training and Education at the University of Greenwich. He has been a researcher, reader and professor at the University of Greenwich since 1995. His research expertise is in the further education to higher education interface.
Frances Atherton is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Childrens Services at the University of Chester. She is involved in ethnographic research with homeless people in Chester and has an interest in qualitative research methodologies and their philosophical foundations.
Susan Batchelor is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow (based in the Sociology subject area and the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research). Her research is on youth, gender, culture and crime, with a particular focus on young women and violence.
Shane Blackman is Professor of Cultural Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University. He is an editor of the Journal of Youth Studies and YOUNG: Nordic journal of youth research .
Linda Brooks is a volunteer and Treasurer for the Canvey Island Youth Project, which helps disadvantaged young people aged between 11 and 25 with advice and support on homelessness, benefits, drugs and alcohol. It also helps young people in urgent hardship.
Emma Davidson is a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. Her research is concerned with young peoples everyday lives, their relationships and social/spatial geographies.
Eldin Fahmy is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol. He has researched and published widely in the areas poverty, social exclusion and citizenship, specifically in relation to youth poverty, social inclusion and participation, and is one of the editors of the Journal of Poverty and Social Justice .
Alistair Fraser is a Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology at the University of Glasgow (based in Sociology subject area and the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research). His research focuses on youth gangs and social change.
Carlie Goldsmith is Director of North RTD (Research Training and Development), a small social research company that specialises in research on crime, criminal justice and inequality. She is also a tutor at the Free University Brighton where she teaches modules on social inequality and criminological theory.
Mary Jane Kehily is Professor of Gender and Education at The Open University, specialising in the field of childhood and youth studies. She is a former editor of Children and Society and Gender in Education .
Leona Li Ngai Ling is a Senior Research Assistant, Tutor and Honorary Lecturer at the Department of Sociology and Centre for Criminology, University of Hong Kong.
Jane McKay is a Senior Lecturer in Education Studies in the Faculty of Education and Childrens Services at the University of Chester. Her research interests are in childrens rights, notably in the field of special educational needs and disability, and vulnerable groups.
Robert McPherson is a PhD student at Canterbury Christ Church University. His PhD is an ethnographic study on a city-centre pub, studying young peoples alcohol consumption within the Canterbury night-time economy. He teaches sociology, cultural studies and youth studies.
Sen Murphy is a Senior Lecturer in Youth Work at Teesside University. He has developed key specialisms in youth work practice, childhood and youth studies, childrens rights, globalisation, youth work history, and contemporary youth policy.
Kim Robinson is a Lecturer in Social Work at Deakin University in Australia. She has worked in a variety of social work settings, including drug and alcohol services, local government, a major public womens hospital, community health and a centre for the care of refugee torture and trauma. In addition she worked at the University of Kent for 10 years prior to returning to Australia.
Ruth Rogers is a Reader in Social Justice and Inclusion at Canterbury Christ Church University. Her research and publications are in the areas of social exclusion, marginalisation and youth transitions, particularly among looked after children.
Anthony Ruddy is an Intelligence Specialist at North Yorkshire County Council and an ESRC Research Fellow at the University of York. His main research interests are centred on youth poverty and youth transitions in the UK, which are the key themes explored in his PhD research in the Social Futures Institute at Teesside University.