Vol. 15 No. 29 (2024): Continuities and Transformations in Forms of Collective Action
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Contentious Interation in Ultima Generazione (Last Generation). A Preliminary Analysis on Radicalization and Spin-off Movements

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  • Fabio de Nardis,
  • Angelo Galiano
Fabio de Nardis
University of Salento
Angelo Galiano
Università del Salento
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/smp-15508

Published 2024-07-23

Keywords

  • social movements,
  • climate justice,
  • spin-off movements,
  • ecological class,
  • action repertoires

How to Cite

de Nardis, F., & Galiano, A. (2024). Contentious Interation in Ultima Generazione (Last Generation). A Preliminary Analysis on Radicalization and Spin-off Movements. SocietàMutamentoPolitica, 15(29), 199–212. https://doi.org/10.36253/smp-15508

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Abstract

With this article, we attempted to analyze the radicalization process of the Italian environmental movement with a particular focus on the birth and the practices of the group called Ultima Generazione (Last Generation). Using a qualitative-quantitative approach that integrated PEA (Protest Event Analysis) and participant observation, we tried to understand how a new insurgent consciousness emerged from the experience of the mobilizations promoted by Extinction Rebellion. In this sense, Last Generation is analyzed as a specific case of spin-off movement.

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