If you want an evidence-based view of the relationship between qualifications and disadvantage, on the challenges for the citizenship curriculum, or on the persisting weaknesses of British youth policy, you should turn here for some pithy, pertinent perspectives.
Catan has done a remarkable job of pulling together a range of debates about youth transitions, social exclusion, social capital and public policy in an incisive and informative way. There is even the occasional quotation from a young person capturing the relationships between theoretical and political considerations, and young people's lives and world views.
Catan engages powerfully with the critical debate about the relationship between research, policy and practice. After all, the research took place as New Labour was waxing lyrical about new approaches to supporting young people and pioneering a range of initiatives.
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