Ending Terrorism in Italy

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-67620-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 372 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy

Ending Terrorism in Italy analyses processes of disengagement from terrorism, as well as the connected issues of reconciliation, truth and justice. It examines in a critical and original way how terrorism came to an end in Italy (Part I), and the legacy it has left behind (Part II). The book interrogates a wide array of published memoirs and a considerable number of new face-to-face interviews with both former terrorists and first and second generation victims

In the last two decades, and especially in recent years, former extreme-right terrorists in Italy have started to talk about their past involvement in terrorist violence, including, for the first time, acts of violence which have for decades been considered taboo, that is to say, bomb attacks against innocent civilians. These narratives add to the perspectives offered by members of left-wing terrorist groups, such as the Red Brigades and Prima Linea. Surprisingly, these narratives have not been systematically examined, yet they form a unique and extremely rich source of first-hand testimony, providing invaluable insights into processes of youth radicalization and de-radicalization, the social re-integration of ex-terrorists, as well as personal and collective healing.

Even less attention has been paid to the victims’ narratives or stories. Indeed, the views and activities of the victims and their associations have been seriously neglected in the scholarly literature on terrorism, not just in Italy, but elsewhere in Europe. The book therefore examines the perspectives of the victims and relatives of victims of terrorism, who over the years have formed dedicated associations and campaigned relentlessly to obtain justice through the courts, with little or no support from the state and, especially in the case of the bombing massacres, with increasing awareness that the state played a role in thwarting the course of justice.

Ending Terrorism in Italy will be of interest to historians, social scientists and policy makers as well as students of political violence and post-conflict resolution.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Bull, Anna Cento

Cooke, Philip

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: 1. Studying how terrorism ends: the Italian case, 2. Ending terrorism through the law, 3. Prisons and prison reform, 4. Ending terrorism as told by the former terrorists, 5. After Terrorism: From Conciliation to Reconciliation?, Part Two: 6. From Violent Action to Storytelling: Constructions of Victimhood in the Memoirs of Italian Former Perpetrators, 7. The Perspectives of Victims, 8. The Legacy of Terrorism: Story telling and truth telling, Conclusion: Italy in comparative perspective.

Über Autor(innen)

Anna Cento Bull is Professor of Italian History and Politics, University of Bath, UK.

Philip Cooke is Professor of Italian History and Culture at the University of Strathclyde, UK.