Lab: History and Sociology of Anti-Mafia Movements

The workshop aims to provide students with the theoretical and methodological knowledge to analyze-with a sociological approach-the history and evolution of anti-mafia movements, examining their historical and political context, actors, forms of mobilization and media salience.
The main stages of the activation of citizenship against mafia-style organized crime will be illustrated and discussed, outlining points of convergence and distance between the different case studies examined.
At the end of the workshop, students will be equipped with analytical tools useful for reading current anti-mafia mobilizations and the connection with other issues of citizenship activation. Finally, there will be a specific focus on the use of digital technologies as a mode of civic engagement and the role of women in the movements examined.

At the end of the workshop, students will possess analytical tools useful for reading current anti-mafia mobilizations and linking them to other issues of activating citizenship, in a national and European context. They will also be able to analyze the impact of digital technologies as a mode of civic engagement in contemporary forms of mobilization. Adequate communication skills will be acquired and the student will be able to discuss and argue their own opinions and theses, in relation to the subject matter of the workshop, from literature and empirical observation.