Jovens, participação política e engajamentos: experiências e significados

Abstract

O artigo retoma a discussão sobre as mudanças das formas de participação política de jovens no atual contexto de transformações societárias ainda em curso em nosso país. À luz do debate recente a respeito das formas de engajamento, militância e ativismos, o texto retoma a percepção de jovens de camadas populares e médias, em diferentes momentos do percurso de vida (jovens-adolescentes, jovens-jovens, jovens adultos) e com diferentes experiências de participação, sobre suas ações na esfera pública, dentro e fora do contexto escolar, para indicar algumas pistas sobre os sentidos da ação política na contemporaneidade.The article resumes the discussion about the changes in the forms of political participation of young people in the current context of societal transformations still underway in our country. In the light of the recent debate on forms of engagement, militancy and activism, the text resumes the perception of young people from lower and middle classes, at different moments in their lives (young-adolescents, young-young people, young adults) and with different experiences of participation, about their actions in the public sphere, inside and outside the school context, to indicate some clues about the meanings of political action in contemporary times.The article resumes the discussion about the changes in the forms of political participation of young people in the current context of societal transformations still underway in our country. In the light of the recent debate on forms of engagement, militancy and activism, the text resumes the perception of young people from lower and middle classes, at different moments in their lives (young-adolescents, young-young people, young adults) and with different experiences of participation, about their actions in the public sphere, inside and outside the school context, to indicate some clues about the meanings of political action in contemporary times.L'article reprend la discussion sur l'évolution des formes de participation politique des jeunes dans le contexte actuel de transformations sociétales toujours en cours dans notre pays. A la lumière du récent débat sur les formes d'engagement, de militantisme et de militantisme, le texte reprend la perception des jeunes des classes populaires et moyennes, à différents moments de leur vie (jeunes-adolescents, jeunes-jeunes, jeunes adultes) et avec différentes expériences de participation, sur leurs actions dans la sphère publique, à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur du contexte scolaire, pour indiquer quelques indices sur les significations de l'action politique à l'époque contemporaine.