The first contribution to this book is an analytical paper by David Cairns that was commissioned by the Youth Partnership of the European Commission and the Council of Europe in 2015. It provides a helpful overview of the key concepts relating to learning mobility and social inclusion and places them in the research and policy contexts. The paper argues that social inclusion is an issue that needs to be recognised as a major risk factor in the lives of many young people across Europe, encompassing not only difficulties resulting from a lack of labour-market integration but also issues relating to personal well-being and lack of integration into European society.

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