Student Action (Azione Studentesca, AS) is a far-right student movement in Italy, formerly connected to National Alliance and since 2016 to Brothers of Italy.
| Student Action Azione Studentesca | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Riccardo Ponzio |
| Founded | 1996 2016 (Refoundation) |
| Dissolved | 2009 (1996 Version) |
| Headquarters | Via Frusa 37, Florence |
| Ideology | Italian nationalism Neo-fascism[1] Paternalistic conservatism[1] Identitarianism Traditionalist conservatism |
| Colours | Black, yellow |
| Mother party | National Alliance (1996–2009) Brothers of Italy (since 2016)[2][3][4] |
| Newspaper | Agoghè |
| Website | azionestudentescaofficial |
History
edit1996–2009
editThe movement was founded in 1996 by Youth Action (Azione Giovani, AS), the youth wing of National Alliance.[5] Among the early members of the association was Giorgia Meloni, who would later become a prominent right-wing leader in Italy[6] and eventually became Prime Minister of Italy in 2022.
The group gained notoriety when it occupied the headquarters of the Federation of Education Workers (FLC), a left-wing trade unions affiliated to the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL).[7]
After National Alliance merged with Forza Italia into The People of Freedom (PdL), Student Action was disbanded and its members joined the National Student Movement, affiliated to Young Italy, the youth wing of the PdL.[8]
Relaunch in 2016
editStudent Action was relaunched in 2016, this time affiliated with Brothers of Italy and its youth movement, the National Youth. The new group is considered to be much more radical than the original one, often openly supporting neo-fascist,[9] identitarian, and communitarian, and paternalistic conservative positions.[1]
Symbol
editStudent Action adapted a breton cross (a variant of the Celtic cross) as its symbol in 2016.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c Raimo, Christian (29 January 2018). "Ritratto del neofascista da giovane". Internazionale (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Azione Studentesca". Azione Stidentesca Italia. 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2022 – via Facebook.
- ^ Barichello, Irene (8 March 2017). "Quando l'estrema destra entra nelle scuole". Patria Indipendente (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Gazzanti, Carmine (25 November 2017). "L'Estrema destra avanza tra i giovani (E non stiamo facendo abbastanza per impedirlo)". Linkiesta (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Rapport: Centre de recherche d'information et de documentation antiraciste (in French). CEDIDELP/CRIDA. 1998. p. 127. ISBN 978-2-911881-01-5 – via Google Books.
- ^ Vespa, Bruno (2015). Donne d'Italia (in Italian). Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. p. 157. ISBN 978-88-520-6998-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Gli studenti occupano sede Cgil". La Repubblica (in Italian). 13 November 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Scuola, passaggio di consegne tra Azione Studentesca e Movimento Studentesco Nazionale". L'Osservatore d'Italia (in Italian). 10 September 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Raimo, Christian (2018). Ho 16 anni e sono fascista: indagine sui ragazzi e l'estrema destra (in Italian). Edizioni Piemme. ISBN 978-88-566-6644-1.
- ^ "Qual è il significato della croce celtica?". Focus (in Italian). 28 June 2002. Retrieved 27 October 2022.