INVESTIGADORES
ROSSI Federico Matias
artículos
Título:
Desperately Seeking Politics: Political Attitudes of Participants in Three Demonstrations for Worker's Rights in Italy
Autor/es:
DONATELLA DELLA PORTA; HERBERT RIETER; MASSIMILIANO ANDRETTA; STEFANIA MILAN; FEDERICO M. ROSSI
Revista:
MOBILIZATION
Editorial:
University of Notre Dame
Referencias:
Año: 2012 vol. 17 p. 349 - 361
ISSN:
1086-671X
Resumen:
Social conflicts tend to take different forms. This article compares three demonstrations on issues of social justice in Italy: a traditional Labor Day demonstration, a march supporting a general strike called by the largest trade union CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro, Italian General Confederation of Labour), and the EuroMayDay parade, representing a "new" type of movement. Focusing on conceptions of democracy among activists, the article stresses that the economic crisis is a crisis of representative democracy as well. Protestors on social justice and labor rights expressed extremely low levels of trust in government, parliament, and political parties; the lowest levels were found among younger participants. At the same time, this lack of trust is coupled with confidence in the capacity of the citizens -- especially if organized at the international level -- to take the world into their hands. Despite high levels of distrust, demonstrators believe that one must strengthen all levels of government to be able to address social inequality -- politics must regain control over the market.