L' AZIONE MERIDIONALISTA | 1968 | FRANCESCO COMPAGNA

Francesco Compagna’s L’azione meridionalista (1968) is a critical essay in the field of political science and southern studies, examining the strategies, limits, and prospects of meridionalism in post-war Italy. A journalist and politician deeply engaged in the question of the South, Compagna analyzes the initiatives of state policy, intellectual debate, and party programs devoted to the Mezzogiorno. The book highlights tensions between development theory and actual reforms, showing how modernization often clashed with entrenched structures of power. With its combination of analytical clarity and political engagement, the work remains a reference for understanding the intellectual and civic role of the meridionalist movement in the 20th century.