La participación política de los jóvenes en el occidente de Boyacá. Una apuesta para incidir en la paz territorial

Abstract

This research project analyzes the forms of youth participation that originate in the municipalities of western Boyacá that have been most affected by violence and armed conflict: Quípama, Muzo, Pauna, and Saint Paul of Borbur. Under this premise, the objective is to analyze the different forms of participation and mobilization that young people have had to influence the local contexts; in response to the need to transform the structures of violence and reconstruction of the social fabric affected by the conflict. With this objective, we will implement different ethnographic techniques of a qualitative nature, such as focus groups, semi-structured interviews, workshops, participant observation, and field records (diaries). The research aims to strengthen the capacities of youth in scenarios such as councils, platforms, and youth organizations at different participatory levels.