This issue of Laboratoire italien aims to analyse the reactions of Italian civil society to terrorist and then mafia violence from 1969 to 1992. These violent episodes were initially caused by far-right terrorism and later by far-left radical groups which followed the path of armed struggle. During the 1980s, terrorism and widespread political violence were progressively defeated by the reaction of democratic institutions and the various forms of mobilization coming from civil society. In the meantime, however, since the late 1970s, the South of the country had to face mafia violence. Despite the two phenomena being different and pertaining to different territories, these expressions of violence provoked similar forms of resistance among Italian civil society. They belonged to a tradition of protest but “didn’t resort to violence”. These moments when Italian society had to face violence and when democracy withstood were often studied but the reactions of civil society have never been analysed in depth: this issue aims at filling this historiographic gap.
Questo numero di Laboratoire italien intende analizzare le reazioni della società civile italiana di fronte alle violenze terroriste e poi mafiose, dal 1969 al 1992. Queste violenze sono, in un primo momento, provocate dal terrorismo neofascista e successivamente da gruppi di estrema sinistra che scelgono la lotta armata, facendo numerose vittime. Nel corso degli anni Ottanta, i terrorismi e la violenza politica diffusa sono progressivamente sconfitti dalla reazione delle istituzioni democratiche e da diverse forme di mobilitazione della società civile. Parallelamente, tuttavia, già alla fine degli anni Settanta, il Sud del paese deve affrontare l’emergenza mafiosa. Al di là della diversità tra i due fenomeni e delle realtà territoriali diverse, queste violenze suscitano in seno alla società civile italiana delle forme di resistenza con caratteristiche comuni che si inscrivono all’interno di una tradizione di contestazione ma «senza far ricorso alla violenza». Nell’analisi dei momenti in cui la società italiana ha dovuto affrontare queste offensive di violenza e nella ricostruzione delle modalità con cui la democrazia ha fronteggiato la sfida terroristica e mafiosa, le reazioni della società civile sono state raramente oggetto di studio: intendiamo, con questo numero della rivista, colmare questo vuoto storiografico.
Sans recourir à la violence»: la société italienne face aux terrorismes et aux mafias (1969-1992) / Charlotte, Moge; Panvini, Guido; Pauline, Picco. - In: LABORATOIRE ITALIEN. - ISSN 2117-4970. - (2019), pp. 1-100.
Sans recourir à la violence»: la société italienne face aux terrorismes et aux mafias (1969-1992)
Panvini Guido;
2019
Abstract
This issue of Laboratoire italien aims to analyse the reactions of Italian civil society to terrorist and then mafia violence from 1969 to 1992. These violent episodes were initially caused by far-right terrorism and later by far-left radical groups which followed the path of armed struggle. During the 1980s, terrorism and widespread political violence were progressively defeated by the reaction of democratic institutions and the various forms of mobilization coming from civil society. In the meantime, however, since the late 1970s, the South of the country had to face mafia violence. Despite the two phenomena being different and pertaining to different territories, these expressions of violence provoked similar forms of resistance among Italian civil society. They belonged to a tradition of protest but “didn’t resort to violence”. These moments when Italian society had to face violence and when democracy withstood were often studied but the reactions of civil society have never been analysed in depth: this issue aims at filling this historiographic gap.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.