La repressione delle iniziative per la pace in Italia nel dibattito parlamentare alla Camera (1949-1955): un problema di ordine pubblico o un problema politico?

Abstract

The Repression of Peace Initiatives in Italy in the Parliamentary Debate of the Chamber of Deputies (1949-1955): A Public Order Issue or a Political Problem?

The essay reconstructs the debate held in the Italian Chamber of Deputies between 1949 and 1955 on the repression of peace initiatives promoted in Italy, especially by the Partisans of Peace movement. Drawing on parliamentary questions, interpellations, and governmental replies, it shows how initially circumscribed episodes were gradually reframed as a broader political issue involving the relationship between constitutional rights, the management of public order, and the forms of dissent in the early years of the Italian Republic. The analysis argues that public order served, for the Government, as the main legitimizing framework for restrictive measures; whereas for the opposition it functioned as a formal pretext used to suppress peace propaganda and to curb its transformation into legitimate political action.