Overview
- Offers a bold and interesting approach to Italy’s post-Risorgimento history
- Combines international history with Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA)
- Explains how Italy has failed to be taken as seriously as the other three big European states and the critical interplay between internal and external factors
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This book aims to provide an overview of Italian foreign policy from the moment of unification to the establishment of the European Union. Three turning points are crucial in order to clarify Italy’s foreign policy: 1861, the proclamation of the Italian Kingdom; 1943, when Italy surrendered in World War II; 1992, the signing of the Maastricht Treaty. The international position of Italy continues to be an enigma for many observers and this fuels misinterpretations and prejudices. This book argues that Italy is different but not divergent from other European countries. Italian elites have traditionally seen foreign policy as an instrument to secure the state and import models for development. Italy can still contribute to international security and the strengthening of the EU. At the same time, Italy is not a pure adaptive country and has always maintained a critical attitude towards the international system in which it is incorporated.
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Emidio Diodato is Associate Professor at Università per Stranieri di Perugia, Italy.
Federico Niglia is Adjunt Professor at Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali, Italy.
Federico Niglia is Adjunt Professor at Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali, Italy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Italy in International Relations
Book Subtitle: The Foreign Policy Conundrum
Authors: Emidio Diodato, Federico Niglia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55062-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55061-9Published: 14 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85556-1Published: 13 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55062-6Published: 30 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 123
Topics: European Politics, Political History, European Union Politics