Abstract
The chapter focuses on Fratelli d’Italia’s sovereignism and conservativism.
In particular, how those two ideologies have been used, often in
an ambiguous way, to frame a normalisation process that aims at balancing
continuity and distance from the party’s neo and post-fascist roots. The party’s
symbol, the tricolour flame, is very emblematic in this regard. In the
chapter, we namely argue how such ambiguity, far from being merely symbolic
or preserving a tradition, characterises the policies of the current
Meloni government both at the domestic and international levels. Almost
two years after taking office, the government has embarked on a path of
minimal friction with the institutions of the EU, its regional and international
allies (NATO, in particular), alongside financial markets. The path of seeking
moderation at the international/regional level has rarely been abandoned.
In contrast, the government led by Meloni has often been radical at the domestic
level, pursuing both radical policies based on symbolic “culture wars”
to polarise the Italian electorate and more structural
Lingua originale | English |
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Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | The Italian Right Today. Narratives, Ideologies, Policies |
Editor | Valerio Alfonso Bruno, Daniela. Caterina |
Pagine | 23-50 |
Numero di pagine | 28 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2024 |
Keywords
- Fratelli d'Italia, Meloni, Sovereignism, Conservativism, Ideology, Ambiguity