Fondazione Lelio e Lisli Basso-ISSOCO

Fondazione Lelio e Lisli Basso-ISSOCO, commonly known as Fondazione Basso, is an Italian non-profit organization established on 30 July 1973 on the initiative of Lelio Basso and his wife Elisa (Lisli) Carini. It was formally recognized as an ente morale (a legal entity of public interest) by decree of the President of the Italian Republic no. 503 of 18 June 1974. In 2005 it merged with the Fondazione Internazionale Lelio Basso (founded in 1976), integrating the promotion of human rights into its activities. The foundation is a documentation, research, training and cultural-promotion centre. It was born from the merger of Lelio Basso's personal library — already containing more than 40,000 volumes at the time — with the Istituto per lo studio della società contemporanea (ISSOCO), a study and research association founded by Basso himself in November 1969. Its library holds around 130,000 books, 5,000 periodicals and collections dating from the 16th century and from the French Revolution onwards, focusing mainly on the social sciences and humanities and on the history of modern and contemporary political thought. Its historical archive preserves around 60 documentary collections, declared of historical interest by the archival superintendency, comprising paper, iconographic, photographic and audio-visual documents. The foundation publishes the biannual journal Parolechiave, a new series of Problemi del Socialismo, a periodical founded by Lelio Basso in 1958. It also runs the Scuola di giornalismo Lelio Basso (Lelio Basso School of Journalism), hosts the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal, and maintains the Europeanrights observatory on respect for fundamental rights in Europe. Its website lists projects, a library, an international archive, and sections on politics and culture, training and publications. The foundation is based in Rome and operates primarily in Italy and Europe as a private, non-profit cultural institution.

Fondazione Lelio e Lisli Basso-ISSOCO was constituted on 30 July 1973 on the initiative of Lelio Basso and his wife Elisa (Lisli) Carini. It was erected as an ente morale (a legal entity recognized by the state) by decree of the President of the Italian Republic no. 503 of 18 June 1974. The foundation grew out of the merger of Lelio Basso's personal library — which at the time already held more than 40,000 volumes — with the Istituto per lo studio della società contemporanea (ISSOCO), a study and research association founded by Basso himself in November 1969. In 1976 the Fondazione Internazionale Lelio Basso was established, and in 2005 the two institutions merged, integrating the promotion of human rights into the foundation's activities. Over the decades the foundation developed into a documentation, research, training and cultural-promotion centre. Its library now holds approximately 130,000 books, 5,000 periodicals and collections dating from the 16th century and from the French Revolution onwards, focused mainly on the social sciences and humanities and on the history of modern and contemporary political thought. Its historical archive preserves around 60 documentary collections, declared of historical interest by the Soprintendenza archivistica, including paper, iconographic, photographic and audio-visual materials. The foundation publishes the biannual journal Parolechiave, a new series of Problemi del Socialismo, the periodical founded by Lelio Basso in 1958. It also runs the Scuola di giornalismo Lelio Basso (Lelio Basso School of Journalism), hosts the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal, and maintains the Europeanrights observatory on respect for fundamental rights in Europe. Its website presents ongoing projects, the library and international archive, and sections on politics and culture, training and publications, alongside a busy calendar of open days, book presentations and conferences.

• 2005

  The foundation merges with the Fondazione Internazionale Lelio Basso, integrating human-rights promotion into its activities.

• 1976

  The Fondazione Internazionale Lelio Basso is founded.

• 1974

  The foundation is erected as an ente morale by decree of the President of the Italian Republic no. 503 of 18 June.

• 1973

  Fondazione Lelio e Lisli Basso-ISSOCO is constituted on 30 July.

• 1969

  Lelio Basso founds the Istituto per lo studio della società contemporanea (ISSOCO) in November.

• 1958

  Lelio Basso founds the periodical Problemi del Socialismo.

A non-profit cultural and research foundation dedicated to documentation, training and the promotion of human rights, rooted in the intellectual legacy of Lelio Basso.

• Biblioteca (library)

  Holds around 130,000 books, 5,000 periodicals and collections from the 16th century and the French Revolution onwards, mainly in the social sciences and humanities.

• Archivio storico (historical archive)

  Preserves around 60 documentary collections declared of historical interest, including paper, iconographic, photographic and audio-visual documents.

• Rivista Parolechiave

  Biannual journal, new series of Problemi del Socialismo founded by Lelio Basso in 1958.

• Scuola di giornalismo Lelio Basso

  Journalism school run by the foundation, with open days and training activities.

• Tribunale permanente dei popoli

  Permanent Peoples' Tribunal hosted by the foundation.

• Europeanrights

  Observatory on respect for fundamental rights in Europe.

1. 1Fondazione Basso official websitefondazionebasso.it
2. 2Fondazione Basso — Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Fondazione Basso — Wikipedia (Italian)it.wikipedia.org