ABSTRACT:
In this article, it is presented the narratives of young students of middle-class or popular social classes from different public universities from the state of São Paulo, about how they relate themselves in the political-public space in the university. The qualitative research about the challenges faced by these students has indicated the existence of several course of action in the various moments of the university experience. The considerations over the tensions among engagement, militancy and political apathy are exposed here through the constitution of three great types of affiliation of these individuals while acting collectively, with the purpose of showing new ways of action of the contemporary university students.
Keywords:
Collective Action; Young students; Politics; Public Sphere; Affiliation