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Far-right Movements and Political Parties in Italy (1992-2011)
Maria Józefowicz
Abstract
The main research objective of this dissertation was to analyse contemporary Italian right-wing radicalism, in particular the platform, culture and form of activity of Italian far-right movements and political parties. The study has identified and characterised elements borrowed by far-right groups from historical Fascism and shows their role in the construction of these groups’ identities. The subject matter of the dissertation is the origin and evolution of far-right movements and parties in Italy between 1992 and 2011. The author has combined two theories as a basis for analysis and a tool for understanding the determinants of the transformation of the Italian social life and political arena and the success of the far right: the Political Opportunity Structure and the Discursive Opportunity Structure. To provide a broader background, the dissertation includes a characterisation of the myth of italiani brava gente and the paradigms on which the system of the First Republic was built. Extreme-right movements and political parties operating in the Italian political arena since the 1990s have referred to the ideology of Fascism using the latest methods of communication, adjusting the forms of their activity to current socio-political needs and opportunities. The dissertation stresses Italy’s role as a sort of Petri dish for studying changes in Europe, where the Fascist taboo was broken for the first time, allowing the political heirs of Fascism to enter the stage.- Record ID
- UAM4d26f91da31e4e56a99b36e00048b3fe
- Diploma type
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Author
- Title in Polish
- Ruchy i partie skrajnej prawicy we Włoszech (1992-2011)
- Title in English
- Far-right Movements and Political Parties in Italy (1992-2011)
- Language
- pol (pl) Polish
- Certifying Unit
- Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Dziennikarstwa [nowa struktura organizacyjna] (SNs/WNPiD)
- Scientific discipline (2.0)
- Status
- Finished
- Year of creation
- 2021
- Defense Date
- 25-10-2021
- Title date
- 25-10-2021
- Supervisor
- Pages
- 314
- URL
- https://hdl.handle.net/10593/26466 Opening in a new tab
- Keywords in English
- far-right movements; Italy; fascism; Italian collective memory; fascism in culture and sport
- Abstract in English
- The main research objective of this dissertation was to analyse contemporary Italian right-wing radicalism, in particular the platform, culture and form of activity of Italian far-right movements and political parties. The study has identified and characterised elements borrowed by far-right groups from historical Fascism and shows their role in the construction of these groups’ identities. The subject matter of the dissertation is the origin and evolution of far-right movements and parties in Italy between 1992 and 2011. The author has combined two theories as a basis for analysis and a tool for understanding the determinants of the transformation of the Italian social life and political arena and the success of the far right: the Political Opportunity Structure and the Discursive Opportunity Structure. To provide a broader background, the dissertation includes a characterisation of the myth of italiani brava gente and the paradigms on which the system of the First Republic was built. Extreme-right movements and political parties operating in the Italian political arena since the 1990s have referred to the ideology of Fascism using the latest methods of communication, adjusting the forms of their activity to current socio-political needs and opportunities. The dissertation stresses Italy’s role as a sort of Petri dish for studying changes in Europe, where the Fascist taboo was broken for the first time, allowing the political heirs of Fascism to enter the stage.
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://researchportal.amu.edu.pl/info/phd/UAM4d26f91da31e4e56a99b36e00048b3fe/
- URN
urn:amu-prod:UAM4d26f91da31e4e56a99b36e00048b3fe