La participación política de los jóvenes en procesos electorales en la provincia de El Oro, el Ecuador, período 2017-2021.

Abstract

The research analyzed the political participation of young people in electoral processes in the province of El Oro, Ecuador, period 2017-2021, with the aim of analyzing the determining causes of such participation and, through a synthesis of the most important aspects of the electoral participation of young people in the analyzed period, from the point of view of the means of participation, their expectations, challenges and possibilities in the current context. A qualitative methodology was applied to analyze the theoretical and legal sources consulted based on the documentary analysis, complemented with the application of an information collection instrument applied to a sample of young people selected for convenience, where the results of the theoretical study could be contrasted. with the opinion of the respondents. The result obtained indicates that, although the ecuadorian legal system recognizes and encourages the political participation of young people, there are personal and contextual conditions that limit and hinder the intervention of this social sector in the political process, which in general has a negative perception of the political actors and the processes that are carried out in the country, which encourages their apathy, disinterest and low citizen participation. Based on this result, recommendations are made for public institutions and the Ecuadorian academy.