Experiences and Trajectories of Young People: collective actions in the 2010s

Abstract

The theme of this study is the political experiences and expectations of young people who participated in collective actions in Brazil in the 2010s. The results of three recent studies in the field of Sociology of Education are analyzed. The political trajectories of these young people are also analyzed, constructing two trajectory models, with the support of the autonomist and socialist contestation repertoires as categories of analysis.. The methodology used interviews with young activists and militants. The results include: a preference for the collective format and elements of the autonomist repertoire; the importance of identity politics; and the difficulties faced by these young people and their organizations in recent years.