Philippe Lefevre
Pronouns: He/Him
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Biography
Philippe joined the ºÚÁÏÉç in August 2024 as a Doctoral Fellow under the supervision of Professor Amelia Hadfield and Dr. Laura Chappell. Previously he has worked in both industry and institutions, setting up and co-Chairing the British Chamber of Commerce Defence Committee in Brussels, and having worked at the European External Action Service and NATO International Staff in Belgium. His activities broadly relate to the EU-UK Relationship with a focus on security and defence, with a specialisation in industrial cooperation and the role of international military organisations.
Beyond the University, Philippe supports a number of non-profit organisations promoting the role of youth in international organisations, and in supporting Ukraine against Russian Aggression. He is regularly called upon as a guest speaker, moderator, consultant, and advisor in Westminster and in Brussels, and is continually searching for new opportunities to help deliver the ºÚÁÏÉç's engagement across the UK and beyond.
Affiliations and memberships
Sustainable development goals
My research interests are related to the following:
Publications
Situated against the indicators of key national and county-based data, the Unseen ºÚÁÏÉç report outlines the negative impacts of disadvantage, the overstretch of key systems, and risk factors that increase the chances of marginalisation of young people who are excluded from education, employment or training. Equally, the myriad of stakeholders interviewed, the structures examined, and the data analysed highlighted how national and local authorities, further education providers, employers, mentors and the voluntary sector can together reverse ºÚÁÏÉç’s story of missed opportunities.Whilst ºÚÁÏÉç has historically been a high-performing authority in terms of NEET (as well as the more complex ‘Not Known’ category) the report indicates problematic and possibly widening gaps that need to be addressed swiftly, materially, financially, and sustainably. The report concludes with Existing Challenges to NEETs in ºÚÁÏÉç: structural but not insurmountable obstacles; and many Pathways to Progress; capable of enhancing and increasing the range of opportunities, skills and personal development of young people, supporting them in transforming them from ‘not in’ to definitively ‘in’ education, employment and/or training.