Youth university students and interest in politics

Analysis of pilot study

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https://doi.org/10.46661/revintpensampolit.7504

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youth, political engagement, interest, agents of socialization, civic engagement, university

Abstract

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. In this work, 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.

 

 

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Author Biographies

Estela Camus-García, Universidad Loyola Andalucía

Estela Camus-García es Doctora en Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración, con Mención Europea y del Parlamento español (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 2015). Ha trabajado como politóloga y técnica de proyectos europeos en distintos centros de investigación y universidades nacionales (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Fundación Avedis Donabedian, Universidad Loyola Andalucía). ha realizado estancias y se ha formado en el extranjero (EHESS-París, Fulda University of Applied Sciences). Entre sus principales líneas de investigación se encuentran el liberalismo político, la ciudadanía activa y la socialización política. Actualmente es profesora en el Departamento de Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Loyola. 

Alberto Álvarez-Sotomayor, Universidad de Córdoba

Alberto Álvarez-Sotomayor es Doctor en Sociología (Mención Europea) por la Universidad de Granada. Actualmente es Profesor Contratado Doctor en la Universidad de Córdoba, econtrándose acreditado a Profesor Titular por la ANECA. Previamente trabajó como sociólogo en el Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA-CSIC). Ha realizado estancias de investigación en centros de prestigio internacional como las universidades de Oxford, Utrecht y Georgetown. Sus investigaciones se desarrollan principalmente en los campos de la sociología de la educación y de la sociología de las migraciones internacionales. Sus principales líneas de trabajo son el análisis de distintas formas de desigualdad educativa, los procesos de integración de los hijos de inmigrantes, y la socialización política de la juventud. Ha publicado artículos en revistas como European Political Science, Revista Internacional de Sociología (RIS), International Journal of Sociology of Education, Revista Española de Sociología (RES) y Papers, entre otras.

 

 

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2022-12-27

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MARTÍNEZ-COUSINOU, G., Camus-García, E. ., & Álvarez-Sotomayor, A. . (2022). Youth university students and interest in politics: Analysis of pilot study. International Journal of Political Thought, 17(1), 135–155. https://doi.org/10.46661/revintpensampolit.7504

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