The personal is political: Solidarity, friendship, and other resistance narratives in Rijeka in the times of hybridization

Nowadays, younger generations are faced with various existential challenges: unfavourable housing policies and scarce possibilities on the real estate market together with precarious job market are pushing their transition into becoming independent deep into their thirties. The toll these global processes are
taking on current and future generations of young people, their creativity and procreation have already been well assessed by Umberto Galimberti, calling these generations nihilist and passive.

On the other hand, taking into consideration the social engagement of younger generations in resistance movements all over the region of Southeastern Europe, it seems that the youth decided to raise their voices and fight for change. The goal of this project is to examine how the youth in Rijeka is taking part in resistance narratives and initiatives, and what is the role of the discourse of solidarity in these narratives. My analysis will focus on three research blocks according to three prevailing ingredients in narratives of hybrid regimes worldwide: historical revisionism, misogyny, and nationalism.