Youth Democratic Political Identity and Disaffection

Globally, youth satisfaction with democracy is declining-not only in absolute terms, but also relative to how older generations felt at the same stage in their lives. Young people's democratic political identity is lower than any other age group. One can point to concrete factors to explain suc...

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Autores: Essomba Gelabert, Miquel Àngel|||0000-0001-5644-7176, Nadeu, Maria, Tarrés Vallespí, Anna|||0000-0002-9732-5439
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Youth
Democracy
Participation
Populism
Civic engagement
Democratic citizenship
Democràcia
Participació
Populisme
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spelling Youth Democratic Political Identity and DisaffectionActive Citizenship and Participation to Counteract Populism and Polarization in BarcelonaEssomba Gelabert, Miquel Àngel|||0000-0001-5644-7176Nadeu, MariaTarrés Vallespí, Anna|||0000-0002-9732-5439YouthDemocracyParticipationPopulismCivic engagementDemocratic citizenshipDemocràciaParticipacióPopulismeGlobally, youth satisfaction with democracy is declining-not only in absolute terms, but also relative to how older generations felt at the same stage in their lives. Young people's democratic political identity is lower than any other age group. One can point to concrete factors to explain such declines-ranging from the growth of youth unemployment to the persistence of corruption and poverty in new democracies. Growing discontent with living conditions is taken advantage of by populist leaders. This populist rule-whether from the right or the left-has a highly negative effect on democratic political identities (especially on youth) and can lead to a significant risk of democratic erosion. Our research aims to explore the significance of youth identification with democracy, and their participation approaches as an alternative to the decline in democratic quality in Barcelona, Spain. Using quantitative data collection and analysis, in this article we present the first results of our research and suggest a path for further investigation.Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Equip de Recerca en Diversitat i Inclusió en Societats Complexes - ERDISC 22023-01-0120232023-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/286979https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/soc13120245reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2869792026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Youth Democratic Political Identity and Disaffection
Active Citizenship and Participation to Counteract Populism and Polarization in Barcelona
title Youth Democratic Political Identity and Disaffection
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Essomba Gelabert, Miquel Àngel|||0000-0001-5644-7176
Youth
Democracy
Participation
Populism
Civic engagement
Democratic citizenship
Democràcia
Participació
Populisme
title_short Youth Democratic Political Identity and Disaffection
title_full Youth Democratic Political Identity and Disaffection
title_fullStr Youth Democratic Political Identity and Disaffection
title_full_unstemmed Youth Democratic Political Identity and Disaffection
title_sort Youth Democratic Political Identity and Disaffection
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Essomba Gelabert, Miquel Àngel|||0000-0001-5644-7176
Nadeu, Maria
Tarrés Vallespí, Anna|||0000-0002-9732-5439
author Essomba Gelabert, Miquel Àngel|||0000-0001-5644-7176
author_facet Essomba Gelabert, Miquel Àngel|||0000-0001-5644-7176
Nadeu, Maria
Tarrés Vallespí, Anna|||0000-0002-9732-5439
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Tarrés Vallespí, Anna|||0000-0002-9732-5439
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Youth
Democracy
Participation
Populism
Civic engagement
Democratic citizenship
Democràcia
Participació
Populisme
topic Youth
Democracy
Participation
Populism
Civic engagement
Democratic citizenship
Democràcia
Participació
Populisme
description Globally, youth satisfaction with democracy is declining-not only in absolute terms, but also relative to how older generations felt at the same stage in their lives. Young people's democratic political identity is lower than any other age group. One can point to concrete factors to explain such declines-ranging from the growth of youth unemployment to the persistence of corruption and poverty in new democracies. Growing discontent with living conditions is taken advantage of by populist leaders. This populist rule-whether from the right or the left-has a highly negative effect on democratic political identities (especially on youth) and can lead to a significant risk of democratic erosion. Our research aims to explore the significance of youth identification with democracy, and their participation approaches as an alternative to the decline in democratic quality in Barcelona, Spain. Using quantitative data collection and analysis, in this article we present the first results of our research and suggest a path for further investigation.
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