The transformation of the discourse of right-wing populist parties in Italy from 2018 to 2022 is considered. Based on analysis of the discourse of the programs and electoral rhetoric of the parties the Brothers of Italy, the League, and Forward Italy, the author concludes that Italian right-wing populism is becoming more moderate, replacing the concepts of sovereignism with “patriotism and conservatism” and rejecting Euroscepticism. Although nationalism is still characteristic of the right-wing parties in Italy, it is changing: a legalist approach to migrants is gradually replacing the ethnocultural and socioeconomic approaches. Populism remains the basic strategy of the right-wing parties, but the role of the main “enemy” of the Italian people is shifting from the European bureaucracy to the domestic mainstream Center–Left (i.e., the Democratic Party). The authoritarianism of the right-wing populists has undergone the least change in terms of ideological content between 2018 and 2022, but its importance has increased with the growing public demand for political stability and the increasing personalization of politics. This article contributes to the study of the phenomenon of right-wing populism.
Институт Европы РАН предлагает вниманию читателя ежегодник «Европейская аналитика 2022». В работу входят материалы, содержащие академический взгляд ИЕ РАН на ряд узловых политических и социально-экономических событий и раскрывающие позиции Старого Света в международной системе координат. Внимание уделено анализу проблем безопасности, экономических вызовов, электоральных процессов и общей ситуации в этой части света в условиях общеевропейского кризиса.The Institute of Europe (Russian Academy of Sciences, IE RAS) presents a new issue of the annual edition «European analytics». The collection contains materials, reflecting the academic vision of IE RAS on a number of important political and socioeconomic developments in the Old World, on different aspects of internal and foreign policy of European countries and organisations. The focus is on the analysis of security, economic challenges, elections and other important processes in this diverse region, engulfed by a multilayer crisis. УДК [323/327+338](4)(058) ББК 66.2(4)я53+65.9(4)я53
An unprecedented high level of consolidation is observed within the Italian political system, as well as between Italy and its partners in the EU, NATO and G7 in assessing Russia's actions in Ukraine. Italy has actively begun to freeze the assets of Russian "oligarchs". However, Italian companies operating in Russia have chosen a wait-and-see approach and avoid prompt decisions. This leaves hope for pragmatic solutions in case of a more flexible Russian approach to the issues of “nationalization” and “external management”, and in case of positive dynamics of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Italy's most pressing challenge is to reduce its dependence on Russian gas.
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