ABSTRACT
For the sovereignty of inhabitants in places from the North to the South of Italy, there emerges a single struggle… The peaceful revolt of the inhabitants and the mayors of Val di Susa has placed the question of democracy and justice at the centre of political debate in Italy. That which has been frequently defined as a particularistic interest — whether of the community of Val di Susa or those that live within the area of the Messina Straits — is instead the expression of the sovereignty of populations that reside within that territory, who are re-claiming their legitimacy to decide their own future and that of their children… The struggle in Val di Susa is the same as the struggle against the Bridge on the Messina Straits, against incinerators, against nuclear plant… (DME17)
