ABSTRACT: An essay on the nature and historical roots of the new Radicalism and a debate on the Radical problem with contributions from: Contributions by Gianni Baget-Bozzo, Giorgio Galli; Francesco Ciafaloni; Domenico Tarizzo; Ernesto Galli della Loggia; Brice Lalonde; Ugoberto Alfassio Grimaldi; Giuseppe Are; Alberto Asor Rosa; Silverio Corvisieri; Ruggero Orfei; Sergio Cotta; Federico Stame; Paolo Ungari; Giuliano Amato; Fabio Mussi; Giulio Savelli

(SAVELLI Publishers, October 1978)

Introduction (1375)

PART ONE

I. Politics and Society (1376)

Political Society and Civil Society; The Assimilation of the Parties; The New Antagonistic Social Phenomena

II. The Accusations Against the Radicals (1377)

The "Lower Middle Class" Radicals; The "Qualunquisti" Radicals; The "Irresponsible" and "Destabilising" Radicals; The Radicals Between the Left and the Right

III. The Radicals As A Two-Front Party (1378)

Radical Anger; The Party of Reform; The "Other" Party; The Party Of A Project; The Fundamental Ideals Of The PR; The Political Organisation And Its Contradictions

IV. Radicalism And Socialism (1379)

Radical-Fascism; Radicals And Socialists In Italian History; The New Issues Of The Old Battles

V. Radicalism Or Marxism, Co-existence Or Techno-Fascism (1380)

The Alternative According To The Radicals; At The Socialist Crossroads; Against All-Inclusive Myths; Radicalism Or Marxism, Co-existence Or Techno-Fascism

PART TWO

A Debate On The Radical Problem (1381 > 1397)

Contributions by Gianni Baget-Bozzo (1381), Giorgio Galli (1382); Francesco Ciafaloni (1383); Domenico Tarizzo (1384); Ernesto Galli della Loggia (1385); Brice Lalonde (1386); Ugoberto Alfassio Grimaldi (1387); Giuseppe Are (1388); Alberto Asor Rosa (1389); Silverio Corvisieri (1390); Ruggero Orfei (1391); Sergio Cotta (1392); Federico Stame (1393); Paolo Ungari (1394); Giuliano Amato (1395); Fabio Mussi (1396); Giulio Savelli (1397)

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TRANSLATOR'S NOTES

* Qualunquisti - a much-used term in Italian political parlance referring to an attitude of mistrust towards political parties and the party system in general.