School institution and participation of the first age of life in the legislative debate in contemporary Argentina

Authors

  • Silvana Campanini Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34096/cas.i47.3849

Keywords:

Young adolescents, Political protagonism, Education, Political rights, Legislative power

Abstract

The enacting of laws amplifying political rights for teenagers in Argentina during
2012 brought about the public confrontation of adult’s notions about the political
protagonism of this age group. Through a historical-ethnographic approach, this paper
analyzes the place assigned to school and the right to education, which emerge as central
arguments when deciding access to the vote. The article also exposes the heterogeneous
range of expectations assigned to the institution. Analysis of legislative debates, con-
ceptualized as mixed sources, suggests the hypothesis according to which the school is
necessary for citizenship and at the same time impossible. The contradiction between
the state’s debt in guaranteeing youth citizenship and the inherently political nature of young people illustrates the difficulties in understanding this institution as a democratic
space co-produced by both adults and young people.

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Author Biography

  • Silvana Campanini, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas
    Departamento de Ciencias Antropológicas. Prof. Adjunta interina

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Published

2018-05-27

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Section

Dossier - Artículos Originales

How to Cite

School institution and participation of the first age of life in the legislative debate in contemporary Argentina. (2018). Cuadernos De antropología Social, 47. https://doi.org/10.34096/cas.i47.3849