Contentious Interation in Ultima Generazione (Last Generation). A Preliminary Analysis on Radicalization and Spin-off Movements
In: Società Mutamento Politica: SMP ; rivista di sociologia, Band 15, Heft 29, S. 199-212
ISSN: 2038-3150
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.