Criminal organizations and terrorism in Italy: analysis of the stagione stragista of the early 1990s through the Court proceedings

The research aims at analysing the terrorist attacks perpetuated in Italy by Cosa Nostra in the years 1992-1994 using the tools of the official hearings, verdicts and, in general, trial proceedings. Strating from a general view of the organized crime in Southern Italy with Cosa Nostra, ‘Ndrangheta, Camorra and Sacra Corona Unita, through the organized crime in Northern Italy with the local venetian Mala del Brenta and the branches of the southern organizations, ending with the focus on the analysis of the terror of Cosa Nostra against the representatives of the institutions and the artistic and cultural heritage. The research combines Court proceedings related to the attacks of the early 1990s and the written or oral testimonies of those mafiosi who decided to collaborate with the authorities to understand the reasons behind the stagione stragista.