Massa, democrazia, autorità. Riflessioni su La nuova democrazia diretta di Giuseppe Capograssi

Abstract

This essay presents a critical reading of La nuova democrazia diretta, the composition published by Giuseppe Capograssi in 1922, when he was 33 years old, a few months before the march on Rome. We want to reflect on some still corrent issues: on the great leaders, for example, if they are needed or not for the survival of modern democracies. We want to reflect on some concepts: authority and sovereignty. We also intend to analyze the notions of mass and democracy, how they have been placed in the historical-cultural framework, destabilizing the political picture as well as the legal context about the relationship between State and citizens.

Keywords

• democracy
• intermediate bodies
• authority
• mass
• leaders