the Kidnapping of a Hybrid Youth: Brutal Neoliberalism, Collapse Institutions, and Struggle for Autonomy Recognition on Periphery Knowledge

What forces hold a generation's future hostage? How can one resist when the world seems designed to exclude? This book stems from these questions, and Tubias Capaina weaves his own story with a rigorous social analysis. He grew up in Zambezia, was raised by his grandmother, lost his mother at a young age, and faced his father's absence and financial hardship. Drawing on this journey, he constructs a critical analysis of youth in the periphery.The author traverses the path between Mozambique and Chile, where he observes the contradictions of neoliberalism, exposes exclusionary institutions, analyzes emotional relationships in the digital age, and investigates the struggle for autonomy. What emerges is not merely a personal account, but a structural analysis of the social world. Pain is transformed into critique, and exclusion reveals deeper forms of power. It is at this intersection that the Theory of Cultural and Institutional Sustainability is anchored-a proposal rooted in African realities. The book rejects predetermined destinies and presents a generation caught between promises and frustrations, yet still capable of writing its own history.