Antipartisanship among youth in Brazil, Chile and Colombia

Abstract

The present research makes a comparative analysis on how antipartisanship feelings are manifested in the youths of Brazil, Chile and Colombia, countries which had important protest demonstrations with the participation of the young people since 2011. The perception of the youths on the political parties was analyzed based upon Lapop’s database, considering the waves of 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 20016 and 2018, with an emphasis on the years 2010, 2014 and 2018 - periods marked by cycles of protest demonstrations in the selected countries. The classification of the antipartisan youth was made based on the variables such as sympathy and trust towards political parties. To understand the perceptions of antipartisan youth, we analyze how much they support democracy and are interested in politics. The results demonstrate that antipartisanship in youth is manifested from reactive antipartisanship which is also related to socio-cultural and contextual aspects.