Between recognition and biographical trajectories: a view on the youths in Argentina and Latin America

Authors

  • Rafael Antonio Carreras Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
  • Sebastián Escobar González Universidad Finis Terrae

Abstract

In the context of interviews held with different researchers who are prominent in youth studies in Latin America and Europe, we talked with Rafael Carreras, a scholar and researcher from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, to build a story of his academic trajectory based on different variables which have been influential in his work, community social psychology, fieldwork with young people and the use of biographical narratives in the context of participatory action research in the Argentinian context. The origin of a research interest on youths is the beginning of this conversation, which walks through different reflections on youths within the Argentinian and Latin-American contexts, integrating concepts such as neoliberalism and a joint set of domination systems in the process where the socio-political context becomes crucial to start exploring on such social group. As a final point, it is established the presence of determined hints and opened paths to study youths within the current Latin-American context, affected by several protest, violence, and social transformation milestones.

Keywords:

youths, biographical narratives, neoliberalism, recognition

Author Biographies

Rafael Antonio Carreras, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Licenciado y Profesor en Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Magíster en Ciencias Sociales y Doctor en Estudios Sociales de América Latina, CEA-UNC. Profesor Adjunto en la Cátedra de Psicología Social y vida cotidiana en la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Profesor Asistente en Facultad de Psicología (UNC). Investigador Integrante con sede en el Núcleo de Estudios Psicosociales y Comunitarios de la Facultad de Psicología (NEPSICO) y el Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (CONICET/UNC).

Sebastián Escobar González, Universidad Finis Terrae

Doctorando en Educación y Sociedad por la Universidad de Lleida. Licenciado en Educación, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile y Magíster en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Chile. Académico de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad Finis Terrae y Miembro del Núcleo de Investigación y Acción en Juventudes de la Universidad de Chile.