Preface by Luigi Lotti

ABSTRACT: Below is the index of the book. The numbers in square brackets after each chapter refer to the number of the text in Agorà's ARCHIVE RADICAL PARTY where it is available for reading. (Lorenza Ponzone, THE RADICAL PARTY IN ITALIAN POLITICS, 1962-1989, Schena, January 1993)

INDEX

Preface [5581]

Introductory note [5582]

Chapt. I - FIRST STEPS [5583]

1. The end of the first radical party

2. The young pioneers

3. New party, new politics

4. First groups for a "non-party party"

5. Towards the refounding congress

6. Third congress and statute. For a lay alternative

Chapt. II - THE CAMPAIGNS FOR DIVORCE [5584]

1. All together, in the league

2. From street demonstrations to the approval of the bill

3. The referendum: we were alone and desperate, now we are

millions...

Chapt. III - FROM THE SQUARES TO PARLIAMENT (1967/1976) [5585]

1. Beginning of the long march

2. Behind the 1,000 radicals: the movements, the first

peripheral offices

3. Working in the streets for the referenda

4. Counting money (budgets 1973/74/75)

5. Italy's answer to Pannella. Four radicals in Parliament

6. After the electoral success: scientific disorganization

Birth of an inner revolt

Chapt. IV - PROJECT FOR A DIFFERENT ITALY [5586]

1. Unity of the left, expulsion of the D.C.

2. Eight referendums to fight the "regime"

3. Radicals and socialists: a difficult relationship

4. Second challenge to the Catholics: abortion

3. Citizens and the Establishment: "the charter of freedoms".

Chapt. V - BETWEEN DIRECT ACTION AND PARLIAMENT [5587]

1. Trapped between two churches: increasingly a minority

2. 5 million signatures for 8 referenda

3. Public financing: take or leave

4. The breakthrough of '79: campaign against world hunger

5. Omnibus party

Chapt. VI - THE RADICALS IN PARLIAMENT [5588]

1. In the name of the rules.

Chapt. VII - TOWARD THE TRANSNATIONAL PARTY [5589]

1. The Roman group and the others

2. The second refounding. The question of regional parties

3. Referenda: end of a cycle. Beginning of a diaspora. World

hunger and rape of nature

4. Closing down? Budapest congress. The party survives

Conclusions [5590]

APPENDIX

The Radical Party's congresses [5591]

The Radical Party's Statute - 1967 [5591]

The Radical Party's Budget Reports 1972 - 1989 [5592]

Elections: Facts and figures (1976-1987) [5593]

Elected representatives (1976-1992) [5593]

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank all those who assisted me in the production of this book. First of all, Professor Luigi Lotti for his support and advice. Thanks to Davide Ciaccia, from Parma, passionate and neat owner of writings on the radical party; Professor Isa Guastalla, for her editorial assistance; Leonardo Sacco, editor of "Basilicata", for the interest shown and for publishing a chapter of this survey; Luigi Priolo, vice Secretary-general of the Senate, for the helpfulness and courtesy shown; Francesco Donato and Claudio Landi. I would also like to thank the friends of the radical party in Florence, and Professor Uleri.

Lastly, my deep gratitude to my publisher, Nunzio Schena, for the trust shown by accepting to publish this research.