2025-12-152025-12-152025-012683-9393https://hdl.handle.net/2133/31734El presente artículo analiza el Programa de Respaldo a Estudiantes Argentinos (PROGRESAR), observando sus cambios y continuidades durante el periodo 2014-2024. Para ello, se adopta un enfoque cualitativo que sigue los lineamientos de la teoría fundada en los datos y se sistematizan documentos legislativos y administrativos vinculados a la formulación, gestión y evaluación de dicha intervención estatal. Diseñado en 2014 para garantizar el derecho a la educación y fomentar la inclusión social de jóvenes, el PROGRESAR sufrió un giro hacia la meritocracia y el individualismo entre 2016 y 2019, excluyendo a quienes no cumplían con ciertos criterios de rendimiento académico. La sanción de la Ley Nº 27.726 en 2023 ha intentado revertir esta tendencia, devolviendo al programa su carácter inclusivo y ampliando su alcance. Sin embargo, los discursos meritocráticos que dominan los debates político-culturales actuales exponen una serie de desafíos para las intervenciones destinadas a la inclusión social de las juventudes. Así, en este trabajo se destacan las tensiones entre las distintas lógicas de intervención y se reflexiona sobre el modo en que el Estado configura a les destinataries de la política en cuestión, en términos de sujetos de la asistencia y/o sujetos peligroses paralelamente.This article analyzes the Programa de Respaldo a Estudiantes Argentinos (PROGRESAR), examining its changes and continuities during the 2014-2024 period. To this end, a qualitative approach is adopted, following the guidelines of grounded theory, and legislative and administrative documents related to the formulation, management, and evaluation of this state intervention are systematized. Designed in 2014 to guarantee the right to education and promote the social inclusion of young people, PROGRESAR underwent a shift towards meritocracy and individualism between 2016 and 2019, excluding those who did not meet certain academic performance criteria. The enactment of Law No. 27.726 in 2023 has sought to reverse this trend, restoring the program’s inclusive nature and expanding its reach. However, the meritocratic discourses that dominate current political and cultural debates pose a series of challenges for interventions aimed at youth social inclusion. Thus, this article highlights the tensions between different intervention logics and reflects on how the State shapes the policy’s target population, simultaneously constructing them as subjects of assistance and/or as dangerous subjects.4-34esopenAccessPolítica SocialJuventudProgresararticuloAutores y Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionaleshttps://doi.org/10.35305/cp.vi26.445Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. Under the following terms: Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.