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MARTINEZ-CARVAJAL, Jorge Enrique. Change in public policy for young people and access to employment in Colombia. Íconos [online]. 2025, n.81, pp.93-111. ISSN 1390-8065.  https://doi.org/10.17141/iconos.81.2025.6240.

In Colombia, public policies aimed at the youth population were structured under the framework of social, economic, and cultural rights established by the national constitution of 1991, which allowed for broadening perspectives regarding the role of this age group and its life cycle. In this article, I focus on public policies aimed at youth in Colombia between 1992 and 2022, especially in relation to youth employment, which constitutes the case study. The analysis seeks to contrast theoretical patterns regarding the role of young people with the role assigned to them in public policy, examining national development plans, documents from the National Council for Economic and Social Policy (CONPES, in Spanish), and employment programs, to demonstrate changes and advances towards the recognition of their rights. It is concluded that the governmental structure implemented for the development of these policies, as well as their respective programs, have limited the continuity and progression of youth rights, as a vision prevails in which youth is understood as a transitional stage and family and individual resources determine to a great extent the effective enjoyment of rights.

Palabras clave : public policy analysis; public policy change; Colombia; citizenship rights; youth employment; role of youth.

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