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August 17, 2025YoungOpen Access

‘Moving the Apocalypse a Little Further Away’: Young Italian Activists Between Future Crises and Everyday Utopias

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ICIlenya CamozziMMMarianna Musmeci

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Overview

Qualitative analysis reveals youth activism reshapes future perspectives post-COVID-19 crisis, indicating new agency.

Key Points

  • Young activists have redefined their relationship with the future, transforming crisis into opportunities for change.
  • Analysis of 42 narrative interviews illustrates how youth navigate uncertainties and envision hope amidst challenges.
  • Political agency emerges as a crucial theme in understanding how young people adapt to socio-economic crises.
  • This work highlights the importance of creating everyday utopias as active responses to existential threats.

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Camozzi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c2366fb210217d647748f2https://doi.org/10.1177/11033088251358960
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