Overview
Examines the values, principles and interests inspiring Berlusconi’s political vision and action
Presents the achievements, results and failures obtained by Berlusconi in the conduction of his foreign policy
Considers how Berlusconi’s policies contributed to the set-up of a new populist foreign policy model
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Berlusconi
- populism
- Italy
- Italian politics
- foreign policy
- post-Cold war Italy
- diplomacy in Italy
- Italy and the EU
- European Union
- neo-nationalism
- Silvio Berlusconi
- Italian history
- Berlusconism
- political figures
- Cavaliere
- diplomat
- prime minister
- populist foreign policy model
- European politics
- populist leader
About this book
This book analyses the foreign policy of Silvio Berlusconi, Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments. The authors examine the Italian position in the international arena and its foreign policy tradition, as well as Berlusconi’s general political stance, Berlusconi’s foreign policy strategies and the impact of those strategies in Italy. Given that Berlusconi is considered a populist leader, the volume considers his foreign policy as an instance of populist foreign policy – an understudied but increasingly relevant topic.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Emidio Diodato is Associate Professor of International Politics and Political Science in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at University ‘per Stranieri’ of Perugia, Italy.
Federico Niglia is Adjunct Professor of International History in the Department of Political Sciences of the LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, Italy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Berlusconi ‘The Diplomat’
Book Subtitle: Populism and Foreign Policy in Italy
Authors: Emidio Diodato, Federico Niglia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97262-6
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), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97261-9Published: 22 September 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07327-5Published: 13 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97262-6Published: 08 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 226
Topics: European Politics, Foreign Policy, History of Italy, Political History, Political Theory