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[...] In fact, they can give a voice to one or more actors. This allows to relay the point of view of the forces present. For example, this was the case during the last anticipated legislative elections in France, in which the parties came in particular in generalist TV newspapers or specialized political programs to defend their point of view, present their programs, and give their opinion and oppose the programs of competing parties. It is worth noting that in the media, it is more the traditional media such as TV, press and radio that relay these confrontations. [...]
[...] First, within the framework of these writings, he showed that the disengagement of young people was found essentially in Western societies. Their political and civic engagement in a broader sense is today increasingly reflected in actions that show their values and the way they wish to make them live in society: participation in demonstrations, launching petitions, activism in associations or via social networks, engagement in unions or committed purchases (purchases in short circuits, consumption of organic food). Indeed, young people tend to act in areas such as solidarity with the most deprived or actions in favor of climate and the environment. [...]
[...] According to a 2022 study by the National Institute of Youth and Popular Education, the finding is clear: the less we have of resources and social capital, the less we vote: The most educated populations have tended to vote in both rounds of the 2022 presidential election, more than those who are the least educated. Although the numbers and sociological analysis of youth disengagement provide explanations, we can see that these studies mainly highlight studies on young people's engagement with traditional means of political engagement. As mentioned in the introduction, politics can be understood in a broader sense, as a means of participating in the general interest. We will see in a second part, that young people engage in politics through new forms of engagement. II. [...]
[...] If we focus specifically on France, the finding is the same. According to the Jean Jaurès Foundation politically recognized public utility foundation and founded in 1992 by the Socialist Party), traditional political engagement through democratic voting is 'in shambles' among the youngest. It is possible for me to cite some numbers given by the Jean Jaurès Foundation: - For the 2022 legislative elections, only 28% of those under 30 voted in the second round, compared to 59% of those 65 and over for the same election 31-point gap)1. [...]
[...] The most invested action themes are sport in 1st, health and medical research in 2nd, environment in 3rd and peace in the world in 4th. Finally, on the forms of engagement, INJEP explains, taking up the work of researchers in social sciences, that "young people increasingly favor forms of protest engagement and non-affiliated to a group, such as boycott, occupation of places or signing an online petition (Roudet, 2011; Labadie, 2015). The most active young people in volunteering are also the most engaged in other forms of participation in public life, such as demonstrations, strikes or sit-ins (Guisse, Hoibian, 2015). [...]
