UID:
almahu_9949385879502882
Format:
1 online resource (xviii, 155 pages)
ISBN:
9781000764857
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1000764850
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9781003005513
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1003005519
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9781000764949
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100076494X
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9781000765038
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1000765032
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in fascism and the far right
Content:
In 2003, the occupation of a state-owned building in Rome led to the emergence of a new extreme-right youth movement: CasaPound Italia (CPI). Its members described themselves as 'Fascists of the Third Millennium', and were unabashed about their admiration for Benito Mussolini. Over the next 15 years, they would take to the street, contest national elections, open over a hundred centres across Italy, and capture the attention of the Italian public. While CPI can count only on a few thousands votes, it enjoys disproportionate attention in public debates from the media. So what exactly is CasaPound? How can we explain the high profile achieved by such a nostalgic group with no electoral support? In this book, Caterina Froio, Pietro Castelli Gattinara, Giorgia Bulli and Matteo Albanese explore CasaPound Italia and its particular political strategy combining the organization and style of both political parties and social movements and bringing together extreme-right ideas and pop-culture symbols. They contend that this strategy of hybridization allowed a fringe organization like CasaPound to consolidate its position within the Italian far-right milieu, but also, crucially, to make extreme-right ideas routine in public debates. The authors illustrate this argument drawing on unique empirical material gathered during five years of research, including several months of overt observation at concerts and events, face-to-face interviews, and the qualitative and quantitative analysis of online and offline campaigns. By describing how hybridization grants extremist groups the leeway to expand their reach and penetrate mainstream political debates, this book is core reading for anyone concerned about the nature and growth of far-right politics in contemporary democracies. Providing a fresh insight as to how contemporary extreme-right groups organize to capture public attention, this study will also be of interest to students, scholars and activists interested in the complex relationship between party competition and street protest more generally.
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Machine generated contents note: CasaPound Italia: hybridization in the contemporary extreme right --
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Studying CasaPound in the European far-right context --
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How to distinguish extreme and radical variants of far-right politics --
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How to identify the organizational variants of the far right --
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The argument --
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Research design --
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Case selection: why CasaPound Italia? --
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Gauging CasaPound's profile in public debates --
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Studying the internal supply-side and external mobilization --
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Outline of the book --
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Notes --
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References --
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History and context of CasaPound Italia --
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Far-right politics in Italy: from 1945 to Fiuggi --
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The contemporary scenario --
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The origins of CasaPound Italia --
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From local to national, from single-issue movement to political party --
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Conclusive remarks --
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Notes --
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References --
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Ideology --
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Nativism and the people: `Italians first!' --
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Authoritarianism: historical Fascism and law and order --
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Welfare and the economy: state-led (domestic) laissez-faire --
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Other themes --
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European integration: for Europe but against the EU --
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The environment: for a nativist ecology --
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Gender: tradition against individualism --
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International relations: nostalgia for empires (with Putin and Assad) --
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Conclusive remarks --
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Notes --
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References --
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Internal structure --
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Formal organization: territorial and thematic units --
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Leadership, decision-making and personnel selection --
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Recruitment strategies --
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Modes of engagement --
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The youth wing --
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Women in CasaPound --
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Football fans --
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Conclusive remarks --
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Notes --
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References --
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Collective identity --
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Imagery --
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Style --
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Music --
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Violence --
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Conclusive remarks --
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Notes --
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References --
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External mobilization --
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From the streets to the ballots? --
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The protest arena: issues and tactics in CasaPound's mobilization --
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The electoral arena: CasaPound's strategies and results --
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Issue attention in CasaPound's electoral campaigns --
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Protest and electoral campaigns --
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Early campaigns: housing, welfare and austerity --
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CasaPound's recent campaigns: the European Union and immigration --
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Conclusive remarks --
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Notes --
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References --
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Political communication --
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Infrastructure: media outlets and targeted audiences --
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Internal communication and the house organ of CasaPound --
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Online platforms to communicate internally and externally --
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External communication and social media --
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Style: from protest to electoral politics --
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Crafting a social movement profile --
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Setting up an electoral profile --
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Appealing to quality media --
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Conclusive remarks --
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Notes --
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References --
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Conclusions --
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Hybridization in the politics of CasaPound Italia --
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Drivers of hybridization --
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Dimensions of hybridization --
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The consequences of hybridization --
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Future research --
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Last thoughts --
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References --
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Appendices --
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List of interviews --
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Documentary appendix: internal literature of CasaPound Italia --
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The coding of political claims --
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The coding of election manifestos.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780367435479
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0367435470
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003005513
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003005513
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