Why some young people are dissatisfied with democracy
02/04/2025
Jordi Muñoz
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Lecturer at the UB’s Department of Political Science, Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law
Jordi Muñoz
Lecturer at the UB’s Department of Political Science, Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law
The latest survey by the Sociological Research Center (CIS) shows that 12% of young Spaniards aged between 18 and 24 believe that in some circumstances an authoritarian government is preferable to a democratic system.
The Opinion Survey 2024 of the Catalan Institute of Political and Social Sciences (ICPS) shows the same trend among young people, with up to 16% of young men sharing this opinion.
The Centre d’Estudis d’Opinió’s 2023 survey of values in Catalonia showed that young people are the group most in agreement with living in a country that can guarantee an adequate standard of living for its citizens, even if it is not entirely democratic.
These indicators have contributed to a debate in Spain that has been going on for some time in other contexts: are young people turning their backs on democracy? What does this mean? Should we be concerned? If so, why is this happening?
This article was originally published in The Conversation.
The Centre d’Estudis d’Opinió’s 2023 survey of values in Catalonia showed that young people are the group most in agreement with living in a country that can guarantee an adequate standard of living for its citizens, even if it is not entirely democratic.
These indicators have contributed to a debate in Spain that has been going on for some time in other contexts: are young people turning their backs on democracy? What does this mean? Should we be concerned? If so, why is this happening?
This article was originally published in The Conversation.