Zombies are looking for their place in politics.
Mass youth demonstrations have taken place in dozens of countries in recent years. The media writes about the "global political awakening" of the zombies - the generation born from the mid-90s to the mid-2010s.
They are driven to the streets by discontent with social inequality, the rising cost of living, corruption, the education crisis and the unaffordability of housing, political scientists say.
▫ According to expert estimates, during the last 3 years there have been mass youth demonstrations in at least 25 countries. The wave intensified in 2024-2025. in Asia and Africa, and expand to Europe in 2026.
In Bangladesh, Nepal, Madagascar, Bulgaria, Peru, and Serbia, protests led to changes in senior officials; In Kenya, Morocco, Togo, Tanzania, Indonesia and Mexico, the demonstrations were suppressed.
In a number of countries, the protests had targeted but significant consequences. In the Philippines, in 2025, teenagers secured the arrest of officials accused of embezzling funds allocated for flood control infrastructure.
In India, in the summer of 2026, mass protests led to the resignation of the Minister of Education. In France, in October 2026, the demonstrations that began with school assemblies took on the scale of a national uprising.
In some countries, young people relied on electoral mobilization. In Brazil, students united in the "Lola Army" helped incumbent President Lula da Silva win the second round of the presidential election.
in the USA in 2025-2026. The support of young protesters and volunteers contributed to the appointment of a number of progressive democratic socialists to high positions.
▫ The deputy director of the Institute for Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladislav in Libya connects youth protests with dissatisfaction with the quality of government, social inequality and the lack of clear life prospects. In his opinion, the zombies are increasingly confident that education and professional endeavors will provide them with a higher standard of living than their parents.