Editor's note

As the government unravels, hunger gnaws and violence soars in Venezuela, young people there face a critical question: to stay or to go? Many thousands have fled the country in recent years, but millions of others have stayed put, by choice or by necessity. Now they are marching every day to save their democracy.

To understand how Venezuela’s youth feel about the future, Professor Emilio Osorio Alvarez asked his own students about their post-graduation plans. He gave The Conversation Global a sneak peak at the results.

Catesby Holmes

Global Commissioning Editor

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Those who’ve stayed in Venezuela are there to fight. Hugo Londoño/flickr

Fight or flight? For young people in Venezuela, that is the question

Emilio Osorio Alvarez, Universidad Central de Venezuela

As democracy unravels and hunger spreads, Venezuelan youth must decide whether to join the resistance or build their lives abroad.

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