Scriptorium Italiae - #2/2025
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Scriptorium Italiae #2 – 2025 (April 2025)
Primary Sources
‘Indirizzi del Governo Meloni in materia spaziale e aerospaziale - 2025’. Rome: Governo Italiano - Ufficio per le politiche spaziali e aerospaziali, January 2025. https://www.ufficiopolitichespaziali.gov.it/media/dz1mx4wh/indirizzogovernomateriaspazialeaerospaziale_meloni.pdf.
‘La Strategia Italiana nell’Indo-Pacifico’. Servizio Studi. Rome: Camera dei Deputati, 12 March 2025. https://www.camera.it/temiap/documentazione/temi/pdf/1400847.pdf?_1734099329019.
Tajani, Antonio. ‘Messaggio del Vice Presidente del Consiglio e ministro degli Esteri Antonio Tajani in occasione della presentazione del Rapporto IAI sulla politica estera italiana 2024’. Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), 6 February 2025. https://www.iai.it/it/news/messaggio-del-vice-presidente-del-consiglio-e-ministro-degli-esteri-antonio-tajani-occasione.
Secondary Sources
Alcaro, Riccardo. ‘Italy, the EU and the U.S.: A Multifaceted Bond’. In The United States and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals, edited by Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak, and Paul Schmidt, 69–72. Cham: Springer, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83350-2_15.
Bulfone, Fabio, and Manuela Moschella. ‘Is Politics Bad for Banking? How Political Ownership Shaped the Historical Trajectory of Italian Banks’. New Political Economy, (January 2025): 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2024.2446184.
Coppini, David. ‘Party or Policy? Examining News Consumption and Affective Polarization in Italy’. Contemporary Italian Politics, (March 2025): 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/23248823.2025.2469428.
Coratella, Teresa. ‘Giorgia Meloni’s Strategic Balancing Act’. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (GJIA), 26 February 2025 (Interview conducted by Sharon Xie). https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/02/26/pragmatism-and-power-giorgia-melonis-strategic-balancing-act-between-washington-and-brussels/
Corda, Tiziana, and Matteo C. M. Casiraghi. ‘The Party Politics of Diplomatic Engagements: Evidence from Italy’. Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana Di Scienza Politica, January 2025, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1017/ipo.2024.30.
Cordova, Giovanni. ‘In His Image: “Good” Migrants and the Catholic Church in Southern Italy’. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, (January 2025): 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2025.2454008.
Darnis, Jean-Pierre. ‘Between Trumpism and the EU: Giorgia Meloni and the Path Ahead for Italy’. The Conversation, 22 January 2025. http://theconversation.com/between-trumpism-and-the-eu-giorgia-meloni-and-the-path-ahead-for-italy-248070.
Del Fiore, Marco, and Loris Antonio Servillo. ‘Small and Medium-Sized Towns in Italy: Policy Gaps and Institutional Challenges’. European Planning Studies, (March 2025): 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2025.2468927.
Della Sala, Vincent. ‘Italy: From the Heart of Europe to the “Good European”’. In National Government Narratives of the EU: 'Official Stories’ of Belonging, edited by Hussein Kassim and Adriaan Schout, 89–111. Cham: Springer, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19986-8_4. First Online: 27 February 2025
Fantappiè, Maria Luisa, Leo Goretti, and Filippo Simonelli. ‘Giorgia Meloni’s Italy between Trump and Europe’. IAI Commentaries. Rome: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), 10 March 2025. https://www.iai.it/it/pubblicazioni/c05/giorgia-melonis-italy-between-trump-and-europe.
Gambacciani, Paolo, Daniela Giannetti, Andrea Pedrazzani, and Luca Pinto. ‘Italy’s Right Turn. A Spatial Analysis of Party Competition in the 2022 Italian National Election’. South European Society and Politics, (February 2025), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2025.2452626.
Gasco, Riccardo. ‘Türkiye and Italy in the Mediterranean – Shared Interests’. Ankara: Toplum Çalışmaları Enstitüsü, 15 January 2025. https://www.toplum.org.tr/en/turkiye-and-italy-in-the-mediterranean-shared-interests/.
Goretti, Leo, and Filippo Simonelli. ‘Italy’s Foreign Policy in the “Super-election Year” 2024’. Documenti IAI. Rome: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), 7 February 2025. https://www.iai.it/it/pubblicazioni/c04/italys-foreign-policy-super-election-year-2024.
Griffini, Marianna, and Matilde Rosina. ‘An Ideological Divide? Political Parties’ Discourse in Italy’s Migration Cooperation with Libya and Albania’. The International Spectator 60, no. 1 (January 2025): 116–35. https://doi.org/10.1080/03932729.2024.2400962.
Grillo, Giulia. ‘A Gestalt Perspective on Manichaean Worldviews and Individuals’ Engagement in Violence: The Case of the Italian Far Left’. Frontiers in Political Science 7 (January 2025): 1432824. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2025.1432824.
Guglielminotti, Luca. ‘The Evolution of Italian Presence in Africa: Towards an Innovative Policy Approach?’ Fondation Méditerranéenne d’Études Stratégiques, 5 February 2025. https://fmes-france.org/en/the-evolution-of-italian-presence-in-africa-towards-an-innovative-policy-approach/, https://fmes-france.org/en/the-evolution-of-italian-presence-in-africa-towards-an-innovative-policy-approach/.
Hajbi, Maher. ‘La galaxie de Claudio Descalzi, patron du géant ENI et VRP du gaz africain’. Jeune Afrique, 2 February 2025. https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1649474/economie-entreprises/la-galaxie-de-claudio-descalzi-patron-du-geant-eni-et-vrp-du-gaz-africain/.
Hanau Santini, Ruth, and Edoardo Baldaro. ‘Navigating the Three Circles: The Politics of Italy’s Foreign Policy under the Meloni Government’. Contemporary Italian Politics, March 2025, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/23248823.2025.2475619.
Jakimów, Małgorzata, Filippo Boni, and Richard Turcsányi. ‘Does Populism Matter in EU–China Relations? The Cases of Italy and Czechia’. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies 63, no. 1 (January 2025): 89–107. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13621.
Lupo, Nicola. ‘The Constitutional Reform Providing for Direct Election of the Prime Minister: The so-called “Premierato”’. Contemporary Italian Politics, (March 2025): 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/23248823.2025.2472575.
Mancosu, Moreno, Federico Vegetti, Antonella Seddone, and Giuliano Bobba. ‘Perceived Victimhood in Italian Politics: Political Ideology, Populism, and Economic Grievance’. South European Society and Politics, Online First, (January 2025): 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2024.2441555.
Marrone, Alessandro (ed). ‘The New Partnership among Italy, Japan and the UK on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)’. Documenti IAI. Rome: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), March 2025. https://www.iai.it/it/pubblicazioni/c04/new-partnership-among-italy-japan-and-uk-global-combat-air-programme-gcap.
Marrone, Alessandro, and Michele Nones. ‘La nuova partnership tra Italia, Regno Unito e Giappone sul Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)’. Documenti IAI. Rome: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), April 2025. https://www.iai.it/it/pubblicazioni/c04/la-nuova-partnership-italia-regno-unito-e-giappone-sul-global-combat-air-programme.
Mazziotti di Celso, Matteo, Coticchia Fabrizio, and Jean-Marie Reure. ‘Italy’s Foreign Military Deployments: Theories, Gaps, and Future Research’. International Peacekeeping, (March 2025): 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2025.2481269.
Melito, Francesco, and Mattia Zulianello. ‘The Organization of Brothers of Italy: An Activist and Centralized Party Led by a “Mother in the Family”’. South European Society and Politics, (February 2025): 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2025.2463909
Meloni, Chantal. ‘Italy, Libya, and the Failure of State Cooperation with the International Criminal Court in the Elmasry Arrest Case’. Just Security, 30 January 2025. https://www.justsecurity.org/107175/italy-libya-icc-cooperation-elmasry-arrest/.
Natalizia, Gabriele, and Matteo Mazziotti and di Celso. ‘The Structural Roots of Italy’s Expanding Foreign Military Deployments’. Contemporary Italian Politics, (February 2025): 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/23248823.2025.2468041.
Nelli Feroci, Ferdinando, and Leo Goretti, eds. L’Italia nell’anno delle grandi elezioni. Rapporto sulla politica estera italiana. Rome: Nuova Cultura, 2025. https://www.iai.it/it/pubblicazioni/c09/litalia-nellanno-delle-grandi-elezioni.
Newell, James L. ‘Italy at the Start of 2025: Looking Backwards to Look Forwards’. Contemporary Italian Politics, 8 January 2025, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1080/23248823.2025.2450935.
Pagani, Alberto. ‘Italy’s role in the European Defense project’. In EU Common Security and Defense Policy. Quo Vadis? How European capitals understand CSDP, 127–56. Cuaderno de Estrategia 228. Madrid: Instituto Español de Estudios Estratégicos, 2024. https://www.defensa.gob.es/ceseden/-/cuaderno_de_estrategia_228.
Perissich, Riccardo. ‘L’Italie et l’Europe’. Telos, 7 February 2025. https://www.telos-eu.com/fr/politique-francaise-et-internationale/litalie-et-leurope.html.
Pugliese, Giulio, and Alice Dell’Era. ‘Italy’s Security Engagement in Northeast Asia : Drivers and Outlook’. RSC Policy Paper. Global Governance Programme. Fiesole: Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSC) - European University Institute, March 2025. https://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/78227.
Serani, Danilo. ‘Affective Polarization, Political Mistrust and Populist Attitudes: Longitudinal Evidence from Italy’. Contemporary Italian Politics, (March 2025): 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/23248823.2025.2475631.
Simonelli, Filippo. ‘The Mattei Plan One Year On’. IAI Commentaries. Rome: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), 3 February 2025. https://www.iai.it/it/pubblicazioni/c05/mattei-plan-one-year.
Strozzi, Alessandro. ‘Sicurezza Nazionale: il modello unificato che l’Italia attende e la nuova proposta di legge’. Aspenia Online, 8 January 2025. https://aspeniaonline.it/sicurezza-nazionale-il-modello-unificato-che-litalia-attende-e-la-nuova-proposta-di-legge/.
Suciu, Peter. ‘Italy Could Be NATO’s Next Tank Powerhouse’. The National Interest, 28 January 2025. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/italy-could-be-natos-next-tank-powerhouse/.
Termine, Lorenzo. ‘Italy Can Play a Role in the Indo-Pacific—but Must Do It Its Own Way’. New Atlanticist - Atlantic Council, 21 March 2025. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/italy-can-play-a-role-in-the-indo-pacific-but-must-do-it-its-own-way/.
Tocci, Nathalie. ‘Why Europe’s Far Right Can’t Be Tamed’. Foreign Affairs, 26 March 2025. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/why-europes-far-right-cant-be-tamed.
Varvelli, Arturo, and Angela Ziccardi. ‘Why the EU Should Pay Attention to Italy and Albania’s Migration Gamble’. ECFR Commentary, 9 January 2025. https://ecfr.eu/article/why-the-eu-should-pay-attention-to-italy-and-albanias-migration-gamble/.
Zampieri, Chiara. ‘The Discovery of Sustainable Development: The Political Debate in Italy from the Early 1980s until the End of the “First Republic”’. Journal of Modern Italian Studies, (March 2025): 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/1354571X.2025.2469435.
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