{"id":12800,"date":"2025-12-14T17:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T15:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poulantzas.gr\/material-from-the-event-titled-young-people-for-europe-and-the-left-perceptions-and-expectations\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:00:31","slug":"material-from-the-event-titled-young-people-for-europe-and-the-left-perceptions-and-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poulantzas.gr\/en\/material-from-the-event-titled-young-people-for-europe-and-the-left-perceptions-and-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Material from the event titled: Young People for Europe and the Left: Perceptions and Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>With great success, on Friday, 12 December 2025, in Thessaloniki, the event Young People for Europe and the Left: Perceptions and Expectations took place, with significant participation from many young people. During the event, the results of an important political survey on the subject were presented.<br \/> During the event, the results of an important political survey on the subject were presented.<\/p>\n<p>The event was opened by <strong>Maria Repousi<\/strong>, Director of the Nicos Poulantzas Institute, and moderated by <strong>Kostas Arvanitis<\/strong>, Vice President of LEFT and Head of the SYRIZA Delegation.<\/p>\n<p>The moderator posed the following <strong>questions <\/strong>to the speakers: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To what extent do geopolitical concerns (war, racism, the rise of the far right) influence the identity of the young European?<\/li>\n<li>How do ideological shades (left\/right) differ in the way they assign meaning to the \u201cEuropean future\u201d?<\/li>\n<li>How do young people shape their sense of belonging between Greece and Europe as multiple\u2014often conflicting\u2014frames of reference?<\/li>\n<li>Can we speak of a new European \u201cgeography of belonging,\u201d with center and periphery, and where is Greece positioned within it?<\/li>\n<li>What does it mean that collectivity is a prerequisite for something to be considered political?<\/li>\n<li>Is this connected to the crisis of trust in institutions and parties?<\/li>\n<li>Do you see differences between right-wing and left-wing youth regarding the value of collectivity?<\/li>\n<li>Are there \u201cnew forms of collectivity\u201d that were not identified in the focus groups?<\/li>\n<li>How do you explain the phenomenon whereby youth consider everything political but do not translate it into political action?<\/li>\n<li>Does overexposure to information via social media (75% as a source of news) produce passivity?<\/li>\n<li>Which forms of participation appear \u201clegitimate\u201d or \u201ceffective\u201d to young people\u2014and which do not?\n<\/li>\n<li>Can the gap between meaning and practice be bridged by left-wing organizations?<\/li>\n<li> Is the blocked transition to adulthood a historical condition, and if so, how was the condition of the \u201cblocked transition\u201d to adulthood historically formed, and which social mechanisms sustain it today?<\/li>\n<li>How is adulthood re-signified in an environment where the classic indicators (work, independence, family) are destabilized?<\/li>\n<li>In what way are the symbolic dividing lines between \u201cyoung\u201d and \u201cnot young\u201d constructed today?\n<\/li>\n<li> To what extent do young people truly live \u201cunder the same sky,\u201d when their opportunities, resources, and expectations are so unevenly distributed?<\/li>\n<li>How can the widespread institutional distrust be explained?<\/li>\n<li>Does this distrust open space for the far right or for alternative forms of participation?<\/li>\n<li>What forms of democratic renewal would resonate with young people?<\/li>\n<li>What is the role of local politics and community (e.g., city movements)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Angelos Seriatos presented the main findings of the research and focused on the ideological shades of the conservative versus the progressive hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maria Keki<\/strong> referred to the collectivity vs. individualization polarity, emphasizing the new forms of collectivity chosen by young people. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Sofia Stylianou<\/strong> focused on new types of youth politicization and the distance between politicization and political action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christos Fotoglidis<\/strong> analyzed the \u201cblocked transition\u201d to adulthood and highlighted its social and political character; he was also thorough in discussing the symbolic dividing lines between young and not young.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dora Dimanopoulou<\/strong> emphasized institutional interventions to address young people\u2019s problems and the relevant initiatives of the European Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The event concluded with a lively discussion with the audience.<\/p>\n<p>The findings of the related research conducted by PRORATA are expected to be further enriched in the immediate period ahead and presented at a major event that will take place in Athens on 28 February 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">See photos from the event: <\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"12570\" src=\"https:\/\/poulantzas.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSCF3614-62-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poulantzas.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSCF3614-62-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poulantzas.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSCF3614-62-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poulantzas.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSCF3614-62-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poulantzas.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSCF3614-62-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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