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HERNANDEZ-LOPEZ, Rafael Alonso  e  VALVERDE-HERNANDEZ, Claudia Janet. An Alternative Look at Migration: Youth Volunteering as Social Participation. LiminaR [online]. 2018, vol.16, n.2, pp.72-86. ISSN 2007-8900.

This article seeks to give greater visibility to a phenomenon that occurs simultaneously with the migration of people in transit through Mexico: the participation of young people who volunteer at the Migrant and Refugee Center of FM4 Paso Libre in Guadalajara, Jalisco. To this end, we discuss the dynamics of migration in a context of globalization, the absence of any governmental support for the migratory phenomenon, and, in contrast, the selectivity and exclusion that arise from the government’s overwhelming presence. We conclude that, given the government’s rationale, young people have to assume responsibility for dealing with the needs and circumstances of migrants and refugees, which gives rise to creative forms of social participation that re-conceptualize the practices of charity.

Palavras-chave : migrants; young people; volunteering; social participation; FM4 Paso Libre.