Italy As A Regional Power

Author : Gabriele Abbondanza
Publisher : Aracne
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788854892422

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Italy as a Regional Power by Gabriele Abbondanza Pdf

How did Italy’s role of regional power develop? How did it change from national unification to the present day? This book examines the degree of influence exerted by Italy in its own geopolitical context, with special focus on Libya and the Horn of Africa. With the aid of different research methods and thanks to two exclusive interviews (H.E. Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata and Gen. Vincenzo Ruggero Manca), this work traces the many stages that have characterized Italian foreign policy in its sphere of influence, its successes and its failures, from the country’s early colonial policies to the latest events. Images, graphics, maps and confidential documents further enrich the debate on one of the most ancient but controversial regional powers.

Author : Antonio Varsori,Benedetto Zaccaria
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030500931

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Italy in the New International Order, 1917–1922 by Antonio Varsori,Benedetto Zaccaria Pdf

This edited collection offers the first systematic account in English of Italy’s international position from Caporetto – a major turning-point in Italy’s participation in the First World War – to the end of the liberal regime in Italy in 1922. It shows that after the ‘Great War’, not only did Italy establish itself as a regional power but also achieved its post-unification ambition to be recognised, at least from a formal viewpoint, as a great power. This subject is addressed through multiple perspectives, covering Italy’s relations and mutual perceptions vis-à-vis the Allies, the vanquished nations, and the ‘New Europe’. Fourteen contributions by leading historians reappraise Italy’s role in the construction of the post-war international order, drawing on extensive multi-archival and multi-national research, combining for the first time documents from American, Austrian, British, French, German, Italian, Russian and former Yugoslav archives.

Author : Bertjan Verbeek,Giampiero Giacomello
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739148709

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Italy's Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century by Bertjan Verbeek,Giampiero Giacomello Pdf

Italy’s Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century: The New Assertiveness of an Aspiring Middle Power, edited by Giampiero Giacomello and Bertjan Verbeek, fills a gap in the middle powers literature in general because of its focus on Italy. Relying on insights from foreign policy analysis, it offers an innovative theoretical inroad into Italian foreign policy by linking European and international factors with domestic processes of status making. Finally, this volume focuses on actors, issues, and policy instruments in vital areas of Italy’s foreign policy rather than bilateral relations between Italy and other counties or regions.

Author : R. J. B. Bosworth
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0521019893

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Italy the Least of the Great Powers by R. J. B. Bosworth Pdf

In the heart of Rome beside the Capitol, confronting the Piazza Venezia, stands the Victor Emmanuel monument. In Rome, which until 1945 was so often accorded the adjectives 'eternal' or 'imperial', the monumentissimo (as sardonic socialists labelled it) is the most public, most theatrical and most excessive architectural celebration of post-Risorgimento Italian patriotism, nationalism and perhaps imperialism. This book asks why the Victor Emmanuel monument, planned after 1878 and opened in 1911, was a structure raised by Liberal and not Fascist Italy. Through a detailed study of diplomacy, of policy-making, of policy-makers, and of the distribution of real power in pre-First World War Italy, it demonstrates how important foreign policy, and a foreign policy of greatness, was to Liberal Italy. Weakened by economic backwardness, regional diversity, and the gulf between the legal-political world and 'real' society, Liberal Italy was nonetheless ambitious to be a Great Power. This monograph contributes to a number of major historiographical debates. It produces evidence which casts doubts on the thesis that fascism was a parenthesis in Italian history.

Author : Vojtech Mastny
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1995-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015034291677

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Italy And East Central Europe by Vojtech Mastny Pdf

As a medium-sized power in strategic proximity to east central Europe, Italy has sought a special role in the region following the collapse of Communist regimes there. Building on historical traditions and cultural affinities, Italy has drawn on its newly acquired economic power and important position within the European Union to develop an "Eastern" policy, for example, as originator of the Pentagonale project for regional cooperation. As a result, Italy has often been perceived by east central Europeans as a key country in their efforts to become more closely integrated with western Europe. More recently, however, both ethnic strife in the region and the collapse of Italy's own political establishment have cast doubt on the country's ability to play the role that many east central Europeans as well as Italians hope it can assume in the future European order. In this timely volume, leading European and U.S. experts examine the multifaceted dimensions of what has been in many ways a unique relationship in contemporary Europe.

Author : Judith Chubb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521236371

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Patronage, Power and Poverty in Southern Italy by Judith Chubb Pdf

This book examines the Italy of the 1980s, which represents an unparalleled example of dualistic development - deeply divided between North and South.

Author : Patrick Le Gales,Christian Lequesne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-02-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134710607

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Regions in Europe by Patrick Le Gales,Christian Lequesne Pdf

Regions in Europe explores the state of regional politics in an increasingly integrated Europe. It argues that the predicted rise of increased political power at the regional level has failed to materialise and is fraught with paradox. In doing so this study locates regions in relation to European integration, globalisation, the nation state, local government, and comparative and national perspectives. Using case studies of the main players in Europe including: * Germany * France * UK * Italy * Spain * the Netherlands * Belgium. the contributors show how and why European regions remain remarkably weak in European governance.

Author : Paolo Soave,Luciano Monzali
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780755636594

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Italy and the Middle East by Paolo Soave,Luciano Monzali Pdf

Italy played a vital role in the Cold War dynamics that shaped the Middle East in the latter part of the 20th century. It was a junior partner in the strategic plans of NATO and warmly appreciated by some Arab countries for its regional approach. But Italian foreign policy towards the Middle East balanced between promoting dialogue, stability and cooperation on one hand, and colluding with global superpower manoeuvres to exploit existing tensions and achieve local influence on the other. Italy and the Middle East brings together a range of experts on Italian international relations to analyse, for the first time in English, the country's Cold War relationship with the Middle East. Chapters covering a wide range of defining twentieth century events - from the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Lebanese Civil War, to the Iranian Revolution and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan – demonstrate the nuances of Italian foreign policy in dealing with the complexity of Middle Eastern relations. The collection demonstrates the interaction of local and global issues in shaping Italy's international relations with the Middle East, making it essential reading to students of the Cold War, regional interactions, and the international relations of Italy and the Middle East.

Author : Michael L. Dockrill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Europe
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016998226

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Europe Within the Global System, 1938-1960 by Michael L. Dockrill Pdf

Author : Barry Buzan,Ole Wæver
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003-12-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521891116

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Regions and Powers by Barry Buzan,Ole Wæver Pdf

This book develops the idea that since decolonisation, regional patterns of security have become more prominent in international politics. The authors combine an operational theory of regional security with an empirical application across the whole of the international system. Individual chapters cover Africa, the Balkans, CIS Europe, East Asia, EU Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America, and South Asia. The main focus is on the post-Cold War period, but the history of each regional security complex is traced back to its beginnings. By relating the regional dynamics of security to current debates about the global power structure, the authors unfold a distinctive interpretation of post-Cold War international security, avoiding both the extreme oversimplifications of the unipolar view, and the extreme deterritorialisations of many globalist visions of a new world disorder. Their framework brings out the radical diversity of security dynamics in different parts of the world.

Author : Eva Maria Belser,Thea Bächler,Sandra Egli,Lawrence Zünd
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004394612

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The Principle of Equality in Diverse States by Eva Maria Belser,Thea Bächler,Sandra Egli,Lawrence Zünd Pdf

This book examines different approaches by which states characterised by federal or decentralized arrangements reconcile equality and autonomy. In case studies from four continents, leading experts analyse the challenges of ensuring institutional, social and economic equality whilst respecting the competences of regions and the rights of groups.

Author : Brian Brege
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674251342

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Tuscany in the Age of Empire by Brian Brege Pdf

A new history explores how one of Renaissance ItalyÕs leading cities maintained its influence in an era of global exploration, trade, and empire. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was not an imperial power, but it did harbor global ambitions. After abortive attempts at overseas colonization and direct commercial expansion, as Brian Brege shows, Tuscany followed a different path, one that allowed it to participate in EuropeÕs new age of empire without establishing an empire of its own. The first history of its kind, Tuscany in the Age of Empire offers a fresh appraisal of one of the foremost cities of the Italian Renaissance, as it sought knowledge, fortune, and power throughout Asia, the Americas, and beyond. How did Tuscany, which could not compete directly with the growing empires of other European states, establish a global presence? First, Brege shows, Tuscany partnered with larger European powers. The duchy sought to obtain trade rights within their empires and even manage portions of other statesÕ overseas territories. Second, Tuscans invested in cultural, intellectual, and commercial institutions at home, which attracted the knowledge and wealth generated by EuropeÕs imperial expansions. Finally, Tuscans built effective coalitions with other regional powers in the Mediterranean and the Islamic world, which secured the duchyÕs access to global products and empowered the Tuscan monarchy in foreign affairs. These strategies allowed Tuscany to punch well above its weight in a world where power was equated with the sort of imperial possessions it lacked. By finding areas of common interest with stronger neighbors and forming alliances with other marginal polities, a small state was able to protect its own security while carving out a space as a diplomatic and intellectual hub in a globalizing Europe.

Author : Gabriele Abbondanza,Thomas Stow Wilkins
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811603709

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Awkward Powers: Escaping Traditional Great and Middle Power Theory by Gabriele Abbondanza,Thomas Stow Wilkins Pdf

This book introduces the editors’ new concept of “Awkward Powers”. By undertaking a critical re-examination of the state of International Relations theorising on the changing nature of the global power hierarchy, it draws attention to a number of countries that fit awkwardly into existing but outdated categories such as “great power” and “middle power”. It argues that conceptual categories pertaining to the apex of the international hierarchy have become increasingly unsatisfactory, and that new approaches focusing on such “Awkward Powers” can both rectify shortcomings on power theorising whilst shining a much-needed theoretical spotlight on significant but understudied states. The book’s contributors examine a broad range of empirical case studies, including both established and rising powers across a global scale to illustrate our conceptual claims. Through such a novel process, we argue that a better appreciation of the de facto international power hierarchy in the 21st century can be achieved.

Author : Chris Wickham
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Italy
ISBN : 0472080997

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Early Medieval Italy by Chris Wickham Pdf

Discusses the social and economic development of Italy

Author : Tanguy Struye de Swielande,Dorothée Vandamme,David Walton,Thomas Wilkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429873843

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Rethinking Middle Powers in the Asian Century by Tanguy Struye de Swielande,Dorothée Vandamme,David Walton,Thomas Wilkins Pdf

The term "middle power" is conceptually fragile. Some scholars have even argued for abandoning it. This book argues that the concept needs to be analysed more profoundly and that new analytical tools need to be developed to better understand the phenomenon. The traditional approach, based on Western states, is insufficient and has become increasingly irrelevant in a transformed global environment. Instead of drawing from a single theory of international relations, the contributors have chosen to build upon a wide range of theories in a deliberate demonstration of analytic eclecticism. A pluralistic approach provides stronger explanations while remaining analytically and intellectually rigorous. Many of the theory contributions are reconsidering how the largely "Western" bases of such theorising need revising in light of the "emerging middle powers", many of which are in Asia. Presenting a strong argument for studying middle powers, this book explores both the theory and empirical applications of the concept by rethinking the definition and characteristics of middle powers using a range of case studies. It examines changes in the study of middle powers over the last decade, proposing to look at the concept of middle powers in a coherent and inclusive manner. Finally, it aims to further the discussion on the evolution of the international system and provides sound conclusions about the theoretical usefulness and empirical evolution of middle powers today.