ABSTRACT
Third world debt and international trade have been at the centre of the policy debate in the last two decades, a period marked by a process of neoliberal globalization and deepening inequalities between North and South. Such a debate has not been confined to governments and economic decision-makers; civil society in Europe has strongly voiced its concerns on the economic and social injustice associated to debt and trade liberalization, leading to strong mobilizations, public opinion campaigns and, in some cases, changes in government policies. In Italy, such activism has been widespread, rooted in the country's political cultures, and has integrated debt and trade issues within the broader values and frames underpinning mobilizations on global justice, peace and the environment.
