Resignation
Protective withdrawal where effort is perceived not to pay and institutions appear unresponsive.
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Fentro combines public data, youth voice, programme learning and transparent evaluation to understand what helps young people re-engage.
Working paper
Behavioural Scripts and Youth Entrepreneurship in High-Income Subsistence Marketplaces
This conceptual working paper proposes three ideal-typical behavioural scripts, Resignation, Rage and Rebuild, that may shape how young people who are NEET engage with markets, work and entrepreneurship in high-income subsistence contexts.
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Three proposed scripts
Rage
Active resistance to systems, expectations or experiences perceived as unfair or excluding.
Rebuild
Constructive agency that can emerge when credible opportunity, relationships and practical support align.
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