Martinez-Cousinou, Gloria , CAMUS GARCÍA, ESTELA SARA, Alvarez-Sotomayor, Alberto
No
Rev. Int. Pensam. Polit.
Article
Científica
01/01/2022
001003642200007
The academic literature understands, in a consensual way, that political participation must be found at the center of democracy. But, around the meaning of the concept of political participation itself, there are disagreements. If to the debate on the meaning of participation and the possible implications of this debate we add young people as protagonists, a group considered especially apathetic and disaffected from traditional literature, the arguments become even more diverse. That is why it is necessary to delve into the ideas, beliefs and attitudes of our young people, especially their knowledge and interest in politics. Through the analisis of a pilot study carried out at Loyola University (academic year 2018-2019) we contribute to the knowledge about youth and political participation by focusing on how is the socialization of young people at the university, what they know, what they do not know and what impacts them after bringing politics closer to the classroom.
youth; political engagement; interest; agents of socialization; civic engagement; university