Juventudes en movimiento: apuntes sobre las luchas juveniles en contextos electorales en Chile y Uruguay (2011 – 2014)
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Los contextos políticos que envolvieron a las últimas elecciones presidenciales de Uruguay y
Chile revistieron una particularidad histórica: movimientos juveniles irrumpen en el escenario
político con demandas puntuales que los posiciona como actores claves y en disputa dentro
de la contienda electoral. Dichas formas de movilización juvenil revisten características distintivas,
amalgamando novedosas formas de manifestación social con elementos tradicionales
del hacer político, situación que les permite lograr una armónica articulación con heterogé-
neos sectores de la sociedad civil. En base a una serie de apuntes de carácter exploratorio,
nos abocamos a vislumbrar en los casos chileno y uruguayo las modalidades de interpelación
política que asumen los jóvenes, en un contexto electoral. Con el objetivo de indagar sobre
su(s) construcción(es) identitaria(s) y la compleja interacción con los partidos políticos tradicionales,
en Chile analizaremos las movilizaciones en torno a la reforma del sistema educativo,
mientras que en Uruguay examinaremos las protestas desatadas a partir de la consulta
popular para bajar la edad de imputabilidad penal de los 18 a los 16 años.
Political contexts that surrounded the last presidential elections in Uruguay and Chile had a historical peculiarity: youth movements burst onto the political scene with specific demands that positions them as key actors and in dispute within the electoral race. Such forms of youth mobilization have distinctive features, amalgamating novel forms of social expression with traditional political elements, a situation that allows them to achieve a harmonious coordination with heterogeneous sectors of the civil society. Based on a series of exploratory notes, we focus to discern in the Chilean and Uruguayan cases modalities of political interpellation that young people assume, in an electoral context. In order to investigate on their identity construction and their complex interaction with traditional political parties, in Chile we will analyze mobilizations around the reform of the education system, while in Uruguay we will examine the protests erupted after the popular consultation on lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 years.
Political contexts that surrounded the last presidential elections in Uruguay and Chile had a historical peculiarity: youth movements burst onto the political scene with specific demands that positions them as key actors and in dispute within the electoral race. Such forms of youth mobilization have distinctive features, amalgamating novel forms of social expression with traditional political elements, a situation that allows them to achieve a harmonious coordination with heterogeneous sectors of the civil society. Based on a series of exploratory notes, we focus to discern in the Chilean and Uruguayan cases modalities of political interpellation that young people assume, in an electoral context. In order to investigate on their identity construction and their complex interaction with traditional political parties, in Chile we will analyze mobilizations around the reform of the education system, while in Uruguay we will examine the protests erupted after the popular consultation on lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 years.