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ArgumentThe conference brings together a series of international researchers who examine youth policies within institutional structures and at the state level in six South and East Mediterranean countries (Tunisia, Morocco, Palestine, Egypt, Lebanon and Turkey).&#160;It sheds light on the politics of youth policies, sociological and economic obstacles to becoming "adults", and questions the historical turn after the 2011 "Arab Spring".&#160;Youth policies are examined at a macro-level in the areas of employment, family, migration and spatial planning in an attempt to understand the emergence of youth as a category, oftentimes identified with a public problem.&#160;The question of how various forms of marginalization and domination such as gender, social, urban/rural, ethnic, based on citizenship, etc. intersect and generate inequalities among youth in South and East Mediterranean countries is central to inquiry.Program9:30-10:15&#160;Welcome Address: Blandine Destremau (CNRS/Iris) and Myriam Catusse (Ifpo)Introduction of participants and overview of the conference programmePreliminary address: Youth policies on a tightrope in the SEM countries10:15-11:15&#160;Families and Challenges of Youth AutonomyThe Impact&#160;of Family Policies on Youth Policies in Turkey, Laden Yurttaguler (Bilgi University)Youth and Family in Tunisia: Trapped Between Normative Constraints and the Neo-liberal Economy, Renata Pepicelli and Daniela Pioppi (IAI)11:15-11:30&#160;Coffee break11:30-12:30&#160;Employment and Challenges of Youth InclusionFostering and Controlling the Unequal Inclusion of the New Generation: Youth and Employment in Morocco, Maria Cristina Paciello and Daniela Pioppi (IAI)The Shortfall of Development Policies to Address Youth Issues in Palestine, Abeer Musleh (Bethlehem University)12:30-14:00&#160;Lunch14:00-15:30&#160;Politics of Youth PoliciesYouth Policy in Tunisia: Internationalisation of Youth as a Public Policy Issue, Omar Somi.Gender, Intersectionality and Youth Policies, Ruba Salih (SOAS)Youth and Spatial Politics in Lebanon&#160;: Exclusionary Public Policies and Claiming the Right to the City, Mona Harb (AUB)15:30-15:45&#160;Coffee break15:45-17:15&#160;After the 2011 &#8220;Arab Spring&#8221;: A Historical Turn?From Economic to Social? Identifying a Shift in Tunisian Projectification, Aude-Annabelle Canesse (LAM/Sciences Po Bordeaux)The Disguise of Youth Inclusion in Egypt, Nadine Sika (AUC)Gulf and EU Migration Policies after the Arab Uprisings: SEM Youth as a Security Issue Fran&#231;oise de Bel-Air (Migration policy center/EUI)17:15-18:30 Comparative Perspectives and Conclusions: Blandine Destremau and Myriam Catusse