Unemployment and job precariousness: material and social consequences for Greek and Italian youth

There is a growing body of literature on the consequences of unemployment and job precariousness in both Europe (Karanikolos et al, 2013; Berneo, 2014; O’Reilly et al, 2015) and beyond (Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern Ontario [PEPSO], 2013; Posel et al, 2014). This research interest seems to derive from the fact that the economic crisis was followed by an increased unemployment rate in many national contexts (Eurostat, 2015). Furthermore, the last decade has been characterised by an immense increase in precarious employment in the labour market that is affecting sectors and groups that had seemed to be insulated from