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YOUTH PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTANT FOR THE CRITICAL AND LEADING ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL LIFE; AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE REALIZATION OF A COMMUNITY PROJECT AND THE STRENGTHENING OF INTEGRATION, TRANSFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSES.

the limited interest and lack of knowledge of political life revealed by young people. This type of insouciance impoverishes civic life and harms the best prospects for democracy, which, to be effective, requires participation and a clear civic conscience

This attitude of rejection is an undesirable but logical consequence of so many disappointments produced by different casts and political parties that we have known.

Despite this, it is worth remembering relatively recent successful experiences that demonstrate the commitment of young Argentines to solving the problems of their country Among them, the youth participation campaigns developed by the Federal Platform of Argentine Youth, which brings together more than 50 non-governmental youth organizations, or the international conferences on Water and Youth, developed by the NGO Ecoclubes, not counting the innumerable solidarity mobilizations that other young people star

“A crisis of political representation occurs when a candidate for political office or a public official does not have the trust or credibility of a majority sector of the population," said Atilio Borón, sociologist and doctor in Political Science from the University of harvard. In Argentina there is distrust in relation to the representatives.

"In this year ' s PASO, the blank vote was high and it is estimated that it will continue to increase because people do not feel represented," said María Eugenia Santiago, a history professor at the UCA and a candidate for national deputy for the Valores para mi party Country “You vote more against someone than for them because the candidates don't represent the voters,” she added.

Many young people cast their first ballots in the PASO. This is the case of Matías, a 17-year-old teenager who is in his last year of high school. “I voted a bit forced, I chose what my family was voting for because it was what they told me to do, it was that or a blank vote. As happens in many houses at this age, many vote what their family votes because they have no idea of politics I did not vote convinced because I do not feel represented by any of the candidates, I do not see much of a way out for this country, ”he commented

Until a few months ago, the participation of young people in politics was very present on the public and media agenda.

This interest is cyclical The " concern " or "debate" arises from some conflict, for example educational, where they address, almost always in a superficial way, the participation of students On some occasions, there are even debates about whether "it is right" or " wrong " for young people to take a school, or whether certain conditions are required to dialogue with authorities It seems that young people always have to legitimize their right to participate.

A few years ago, some journalists denounced the alleged cooptation of young people by the then national government, and even pointed out the political indoctrination in schools. The accusation of clientelism, and with it, the devaluation of the interests and genuine beliefs of young people These are examples of how youth political participation is thought negatively Young people appear as " unwary " , "manipulable", but also as "apathetic" and "without interest in politics" or, on the contrary, they are "unruly" or "manipulative" Although they are very contradictory ideas, they are permanently present in part of the public discourse on youth and their political practices.