Objective.

The participation of young people in the south area of Ibagué is generated under contexts of apathy and social conflict. This academic exercise provides categories such as socialization, political socialization and ideologies, interpreted in the light of practices developed in the Emerging youthful collective of the city of Ibagué.

Methodology.

This research has a methodological approach from reflective ethnography using in-depth interviews and analysis of narratives among others.

Results.

The political impact becomes a socializing agent by transmitting knowledge and exchanging in community settings by participating as subjects of social transformation.

Conclusion.

The ways of getting involved in the politics and role that young people play in their communities contextualize the territorial dynamics in the south area of the city of Ibagué with a view to recovering youthful organizations as a space to inhabit life.

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