What public means in the territorial management of institutional practices with young people from La Matanza

Authors

  • Sabrina Ferraris Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política de Buenos Aires (IIEP) UBA/CONICET; Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani (IIGG) FSOC/UBA http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3258-228X

Abstract

The articulations between the State and civil society in the framework of public policy management in Argentina have varied throughout the different socio-historical and institutional contexts. Since the beginning of the 21st century, new institutional channels for citizen participation have been created, such as the Councils for Children and Youth. There, opinions are exchanged between territorial actors, and social policies are developed in defense of the rights of children and youth. The article proposes to address the territorial management of institutional practices for the socio-labor insertion of young people in the Municipality of La Matanza of the Province of Buenos Aires. Those are practices of civil society organizations that are a part of the Council for Children and Youth of the Municipality. How the “public affair” is built, what is a common interest (and need) in this territorial management is one of the central questions of the work. The data is obtained mainly from in-depth interviews made - between 2018 and 2019 - with referents and members of civil society organizations, about their own practices and experiences of working with young people, aimed at socio-labor insertion.

Keywords:

Socio-labor insertion, social policies, Territory