Resisting the Label: How Young People Challenge Negative Everyday Representations

This book draws on ethnographic research across multiple European contexts to explore how young people navigate their complex positioning in society today.

Jo Deakin is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Manchester University. Her work explores the intersection of youth work, justice, and social policy, focusing on young people’s responses to criminalization and stigma.

Hilary Pilkington is Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester and Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences. Her research explores youth cultural practices, political participation, and extremism.

Zyab Ibañez is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Government and Public Policies (IGOP) at Universitat Autònoma Barcelona. With a PhD from the European University Institute and an MSc from the London School of Economics, his research examines how institutional frameworks influence public policy implementation in employment, working-time, and migration.

Aet Annist is Associate Professor of Ethnology and UNESCO Chair in the Institute of Cultural Studies, University of Tartu. Her research examines social fragmentation, community resilience, and processes of dispossession in neoliberal contexts.