# Politics in ‘materialist terms’: Gen Z in Albania, Italy, France and India protest for ‘fairness’

https://mins.news/en/video/112406

- France 24 English, 2026-10-23 09:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg9R3ZLZKxU

> Sociologist and post-doctoral researcher Gökçe Tuncel says youth-led protests in France, Albania, India and Italy point beyond a series of local grievances. They signal a political consciousness shaped by material insecurity, disillusionment with institutions and a growing demand for solidarity and social justice.

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