Young people in the formation of the contemporary politics in Colombia: considerations on his understanding

Abstract

This article presents the achievements and insufficiencies of the actual Colombianresearch about the symbiosis between young people and politics. It evaluates thescopes of a more consistent approach, that considers the political dimension of thisproblem regarding worlds and experiences of young people, on the basis of theunderstanding of the contemporary formation of politics in Colombia and of theredefinition of the process of political production of young people, as a populationthat is object as well as subject of policies.