Edited by Francisco Simões, Assistant Researcher and a full member of the Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social (CIS-Iscte), Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal

• Contents1 A research agenda for school-to-work transitions: introductionand overview 1Francisco SimõesPART I CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND2 School-to-work transitions: a theoretical overview 11Francisco Simões3 Making space for place in school-to-work transitions research 31Ruggero Cefalo and Francisco SimõesPART II YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITIONS:AGENCY, IDENTITY AND INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES4 Current education trends and labour market integration 48Ana Sofia Ribeiro5 Unpacking gendered inequalities: a comprehensive analysis ofschool-to-work transitions 62Pınar Uyan-Semerci and Emre Erdoğan6 Challenging school-to-work transitions 78Jonas Masdonati and Koorosh Massoudi7 Soft skills and transitions to the labour market 92Maria Manuel Vieira8 Identity formation and school-to-work transitions 106Adriano Mauro Ellena, Daniela Marzana and Elena MartaPART III SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITIONS IN CONTEXT: TRENDS ANDPOLICY RESPONSES9 Territorial asymmetries and youth labour market integration 121Athina Avagianou, Kostas Gourzis and Vasiliki Krommyda10 Digital transformation, AI and youth labour markets 131Niall O’Higgins and Adam Elsheikhi11 Climate change, green economy, and youth employment inagriculture 150İlkay Unay-Gailhard and Štefan Bojnec12 Public services delivery and youth employment 165Leonor Bettencourt and Jale Tosun13 Active labour market policies and school-to-work transition 185Claudia Petrescu, Antonella Rocca and Tatiana FerreiraPART IV CONCLUSIONS14 Conclusion 202Francisco Simões

‘This book rigorously unpacks the plurality and uncertainty of the new nature of the school to work transitions, going beyond the mere economic argument and discussing the role of institutions and territory. An essential guide for navigating youth employment in the age of AI and green transformation.’