News and reflections shaping the sector

The future of youth: what role for social economy?

The future of youth is at the heart of the European Union’s interest and strategies. In particular, the European Commission brings great attention to the topic of youth employment, and mostly to youth unemployment.

A brief overview of youth unemployment in the EU

Why we took a bath in the Mediterranean

Since the first appearance of the Italian “Social Enterprise Review” (Rivista Impresa Sociale) back in 1990, prior to the first law on Social Enterprises (the Italian Law on Social Cooperatives from 1991), this concept has steadily gained recognition by practitioners, policymakers and researchers. However, this term is still far from having a fully and widely accepted definition, either a scientific or an operational one.

Digitalisation and social economy: what’s new?