International report on the skinhead right-wind (1993)

This report intends to explore a youth phenomenon, that of the bonehead, which has been summarily known only through mass media information to date. The bonehead movement combines traditional political elements with youth-subcultural elements to create a level of complexity that can only be tackled by combining the standard tools of socio-political analysis with those linked to youth subcultures. The study of sub- and countercultural trends implies a strong background focus on the significant ideological systems that characterise the contexts in which these lifestyles manifest themselves.

While dealing specifically with the bonehead strand, the report devote adequate space to the emergence of the skinhead subculture and its original characteristics. The first section describes the main elements of this style, reconstructs the origin and peculiarities of the current revivalist form, and outlines the evolution from lifestyle to the extreme right-wing political movement of the bonehead sector. The second section deals with the bonehead movement and its forms and perspectives in different countries. The third section is dedicated to the Italian situation: origin, characteristics, organisations and exploits of Italian boneheads, focusing on both ideological and operational aspects.