Politics in 'materialist terms': Gen Z in Albania, Italy, France and India protesting for 'fairness'
For Tuncel, the wave of youth-led protests across France, Albania, India and Italy reveals more than a succession of localized grievances.
France 24 reports that for Tuncel, the wave of youth-led protests across France, Albania, India and Italy reveals more than a succession of localized grievances.
Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Gökçe Tuncel, Sociologist and post-doctoral researcher associated with the Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC). It signals the emergence of a political consciousness shaped by material insecurity, institutional disillusionment and an increasingly explicit demand for solidarity and social justice.
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