Il ”Futuro made in Europe” dei giovani. Pratiche partecipative e comunicative del partito paneuropeo Volt

Youngs and the «Future made in Europe». Participatory and communicative practices of the pan-European party Volt The paper investigates the relationship between young Italians and political participation and their approach to participation and communication in the supranational public sphere. We analyze the case of Volt, the first pan-European party. Volt was born as a result of the impulse of some young people who are trying to explore innovative forms of political involvement, in line with their «de facto» cosmopolitan everyday life. The hypothesis is that Volt is the political expression of «European», who are re-approaching politics from a «post-national » perspective, and who look to the EU as a natural framework for their «every-day participation». The research, carried out on the basis of an analysis of documents and through interviews with Italian Volters, investigates the participative and communicative practices of the «network of young Europeans», studies the visions of Europe and the value orientations that guide them, and analyses their organisational models and communication strategies. The research results confirm that Volt has a profound generational characterisation.