Sin luz al final del túnel. Jóvenes ante la quiebra del pacto intergeneracional en la Gran Recesión

The Great Recession in Spain has created new paths leading toward adulthood. While labour precariousness and difficulties leaving the parental home are not new, this was the first time that younger generations faced bleak long-term prospects. As the crisis deepened, it became increasingly evident that the disadvantages experienced by former generations, this time would not be temporary, with any hope that individuals could endure a period of hardship before reaching, sooner rather than later, the safe harbour where they would eventually enjoy the privileges of adulthood. In this article, I examine the social and political processes that produced sentiments of subjective vulnerability during the Great Recession and different reactions to the new prospects. The last section focuses on the political strategies employed by of the two main political parties in the Spanish landscape, PSOE and PP, to accommodate the new demands and uncertainties faced by young people. La Gran Recesión en España trajo consigo nuevas formas de hacerse adulto. Aunque la precariedad laboral y las dificultades para emanciparse no son nuevas, por primera vez las cohortes jóvenes iban a confrontar un futuro poco alentador. A medida que la crisis se profundizaba, se extendía la sensación de que las desventajas que también habían experimentado cohortes anteriores no eran esta vez un estado transitorio en el que los individuos iban a soportar las adversidades bajo la expectativa de que, más pronto que tarde, iban a alcanzar un puerto seguro, donde disfrutarían de los privilegios caracte-rísticos de la vida adulta. En este artículo examino los procesos sociales y políticos que conducen a estos sentimientos de vulnerabilidad subjetiva durante la Gran Recesión, así como las diferentes reacciones a estos nuevos horizontes. En la última sección, la atención se concentra en las estrategias políticas de los dos principales partidos en el panorama español, PSOE y PP, para acomodar las nuevas demandas e incertidumbres de los jóvenes. The Great Recession in Spain has created new paths leading toward adulthood. While labour precariousness and difficulties leaving the parental home are not new, this was the first time that younger generations faced bleak long-term prospects. As the crisis deepened, it became increasingly evident that the disadvantages experienced by former generations, this time would not be temporary, with any hope that individuals could endure a period of hardship before reaching, s