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Youth Politics and Culture in Contemporary Latin America: A Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Anna-Britt Coe  and
Darcie Vandegrift
Anna-Britt Coe
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University. [email protected].
Darcie Vandegrift
Affiliation:
Drake University. [email protected]
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Abstract

Youth politics in contemporary Latin America diverge from those of previous generations. Increasingly decoupled from parties, unions, and the state, young people glide seamlessly across previously assumed boundaries: culture and politics, individual and organization, subjectivity and collectivity, virtual and “real.” This article presents findings from a systematic review of research on youth politics and demonstrates the new direction through three main categories: repression, incorporation, and exclusion, relationships between state institutions and youth identities; generational, cultural, and digital lenses, the innovative trends for theorizing current patterns of youth politics; and unsettling politics, the fusion and diffusion of youth political dexterity. The article concludes by highlighting current strengths and proposing future steps to build on this new direction.

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Latin American Politics and Society , Volume 57 , Issue 2 , Summer 2015 , pp. 132 - 153
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Copyright © University of Miami 2015

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