Introduction
摘要
This chapter establishes the theoretical and methodological framework for analyzing post-dictatorship student movements, particularly focusing on the 2011 protests that launched several student leaders into national politics. It provides key definitions of youth, generations, and activism through theoretical perspectives of Bourdieu and Bajoit, while contextualizing student movements within broader social movement theory. The chapter traces the evolution of student activism from the 1990s through the 2019 social uprising, examining how these movements challenged the political status quo and eventually enabled the election of former student leader Gabriel Boric as President in 2021.