Long Reads: John Foot on Italy's Two Republics From Anti-Fascism to Anti-Politics

John Foot joins Long Reads for a discussion about Italy from the era of partisan resistance to the current predicament of "post-democracy"—and a resurgent right wing. John is professor of modern Italian history at the University of Bristol. His works include The Man Who Closed the Asylums: Franco Basaglia and the Revolution in Mental Health Care and The Archipelago: Italy Since 1945.

Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.

Read John's article "Closing the Asylums" here: https://jacobinmag.com/2018/05/asylum-franco-basaglia-psychiatry-mental-health

Produced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge.