Juventude e movimentos sociais juvenis em Natal/RN: caracterização, articulações e contribuições à política pública de juventude

Abstract

The subject field of youth in Brazil becomes more evident from the 1980s, reflecting a wider debate in the Social Sciences, Political Science and Public field, giving rise to an extensive bibliographic production also in the area of evaluation of public policies and social movements. This work aims to highlight the city of Natal, capital of Rio Grande do Norte, as to how the articulation of social movements of youth came to pass and what have been their contributions to discussions on the Public Policy for Youth according to the Brazilian experience of institutionalization of the Public Policy for Youth from 2005 and the work of youth social movements. The overall objective of this dissertation was to analyze the political influence of the youth movements in Natal and the city's Public Policy for Youth, taking into account the period of 2009 to 2014. As part of a qualitative research, we sought to approach the narrative of young people on the set of their experiences within the social movements, the trajectories of these movements, their repertoires of action and their political influence, specifically in the Public Policy for Youth. As a result, the research presents a brief profile of Natal youth, identification of youth movements, groups and organizations in Natal, analyzes the trajectories of mobilization and influence of youth movements in the Public Policy for Youth between 2009 and 2014 and reflects on the challenges of youth participation. This study sheds light on social movements composed of young people who work in the city, providing opportunities for the deepening of the understanding of participation as a key issue for the development of management of public policies and expansion of rights.