On Friday, 12 December, at 18:00, at Ypsilon (5 Edessis St.), Thessaloniki, the Nicos Poulantzas Institute and The Left group in the European Parliament will present the results of the survey conducted by Prorata on behalf of the Nicos Poulantzas Institute and The Left, on young people’s relationship with politics.
As part of the public dialogue on this major issue, we invite you to read the study “Intergenerational Differences and Riddles about Politics” by Michalis Bartsidis, PhD in Philosophy and Tutor-Counsellor (SEP) at the Hellenic Open University.
The study was published in the latest issue (48/2025) of the Hellenic Review of Political Science. It discusses young people’s ambivalent relationship with politics, and the difficult and traumatic situation of a double bind: on the one hand, tendencies toward rupture, escape, independence, and freedom; on the other, tendencies toward seeking security in institutions and bonds. It examines elements of a presentism that contains dramatic intensity while also embodying spirit and values—a condition that equips young people with a form of political sound judgment.
In conclusion, the paper observes that politics has already changed precisely because of younger generations’ new living conditions, and it summarizes medium-term proposals for democratic politics—both non-institutional and institutional—on the part of organizations and the state.
You can read the study here:
