RT journal article T1 The Views of the Youth on the Potential for Dialogue by Means of Digital Media through Paulo Freire’s Perspective T2 Las visiones de los jóvenes sobre el potencial de los medios digitales para el diálogo desde la mirada de Paulo Freire A1 Ayres, Cássia A1 Krohling Peruzzo, Cicilia M. K1 Youth K1 participation K1 digital media K1 Paulo Freire K1 Brazil K1 Juventud K1 participación K1 medios digitales K1 Brasil AB This article seeks to analyse the perceptions of agroup of young Brazilians digital media users, onthe role of the Internet as a means to facilitatingdialogue between them and their elected representatives in the political sphere, based on the presuppositions of Paulo Freire’s pedagogy. The methodologyfocused on the use of qualitative approaches whichinvolved in-depth, semi-structured interviews withthirteen young people from São Paulo and Bahia whoparticipate in the online political participation program,U Report. The findings suggest that the Internet isseen as having a limited role in dialogic processes bythose interviewed, who also demonstrate that theyare aware of the national situation and the structuringmechanisms of digital media. PB Universidad de Cádiz SN 2255-3401 YR 2020 FD 2020-12 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24174 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24174 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 12-nov-2026