Bruno Mascitelli
Biographic Data
| ID | 145583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bruno Mascitelli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bruno |
| FAMILY NAME | Mascitelli |
| SIGNATURE | MASCITELLI B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swinburne University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4655-8918 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Years of diplomatic relations between the European Union and China: Where are we now
The European Union and China in 2025 reached a significant landmark of 50 years of diplomatic relations. Back in 1975, when formal diplomatic relations were established, the European Community was a 12-Member State arrangement, and China was just escaping from the effects of the Cultural Revolution. Both experienced significant changes in these 50 years and both developed from very different starting points. While what is now the EU, and China ha…
European Union leadership: A crisis in identity
In 2024, elections for the European Parliament were accompanied by the nomination of a new College of Commissioners, and the appointments of Presidents of the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council and a new High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The outcomes of these processes indicate a more complex political environment for the European Union but also pointed to increasing instability with d…
Internationalisation of Australian small and medium-sized enterprises: The case of the Australia and EU Free Trade Agreement
Australia is a member of many multilateral trade bodies and engages in trade agreements of a multilateral and bilateral kind across most regions. In June 2018, it launched negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) which are still ongoing and since then Australia and the EU have conducted fifteen rounds of negotiations (last one on 28 May 2023 in Brussels). This paper aims to explore the business awareness of the E…
Years of the Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (Cesaa)
The establishment of the European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA) owes much of its emergence and vitality to changes in the new geo-political framework and especially to the end of the Cold War in Europe. With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, followed by the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Maastricht Treaty deliberations in 1993 responded to these political changes. What captured the imagination of the world, including in Austra…
Interculturalism, multiculturalism and Italianness: The case of Italy
Until the 1970s, Italy’s population trajectory had demonstrated a clear propensity to be an emigrating nation. Over its almost 150-year history, it had witnessed four major phases of outward migration which had defined this country and created large diasporas across the globe. However, major changes began occurring to this demographic trajectory. It saw the unexpected arrival of large numbers of migrants from mostly poorer nations which it only r…
Celebrity meets Populism in Europe: The Political Performances of Nicolas Sarkozy and Silvio Berlusconi
Throughout the world, celebrity and populism have become formidable combinations in supporting political leadership. The rise of these phenomena has provoked much debate and has led to the examination of the features, causes and consequences of this kind of politics. Celebrity politics is a reflection of both the influence of celebrities and the power of celebrity images in the media which see politicians becoming celebrities, deliberately or acc…
From European Colony to a New Era: EU-Vietnam Relations - 1990-2017
In the international relations literature review, there have been voluminous studies on EU-ASEANrelations but only a small number on EU-Vietnam relations. Furthermore, it is obvious that most of studies thus far conducted on EU-Vietnam relations have dominantly addressed trade relations. As the EU and Vietnam have sought to build a comprehensive partnership and cooperation since 2012, itis important to provide an insight into the history of the E…
At the origin of Italian Euroscepticism
The dominant narrative about the virtue of European integration is no longer the mantra of Italian politics. Alongside those parties who inherited the traditional ‘Europhile’ position, one can find parties whose support toward the EU is uncertain (like Forza Italia) or openly questioning the integration process (such as the Lega, Fratelli d’Italia and the Movimento 5 Stelle). Moreover, Euroscepticism in Italy reflects a deep change in the public …
Anti-establishment voting and Euroscepticism: The case of Italy and the Five Star Movement
This paper explores the meaning of the Italian anti-establishment voting and whether the Five Star Movement’s anti-establishment label is appropriate. More specifically the investigation addresses the policies of the Five Star Movement towards the now creaking European Union, especially as growing Euroscepticism has been boosted by the Brexit referendum and the Trump dismissal and disdain for the European Union. In doing so, the paper examines th…
Transnationalism and expatriate political engagement: The case of the Italian and French voting in Australia
The aim of this article is to provide an appreciation and analysis of the expatriate connectivity of Italian and French citizens from their place of residence in Australia through their respective elections in their home countries. Specifically, the article examines the case of Italians in Australia voting in the 2013 Italian elections and equally that of French citizens in Australia voting in the French presidential and the following legislative…
Survival at the Intersection of Government and Business: The Unique Case of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) is a government organization whose responsibility is to promote Australian exports and investment facilitation in global markets. It has a unique position of being a government agency and at the same time working alongside and with business in assisting exporters enter overseas markets. This relationship is often strained both for reasons of changing government preferences in terms of assi…
After civil war: Division, reconstruction and reconciliation in contemporary Europe
Bruno Mascitelli reviews the book 'After civil war: division, reconstruction and reconciliation in contemporary Europe', edited by Bill Kissane, published by University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 2014
Opportunities for small and medium enterprises in the innovation and marketing of organic food: Investigating consumers’ purchase behaviour of organic food products in Victoria, Australia
Do as We Say, Not as We Do’: EU to Turkey on Roma/Gypsy Integration
For many centuries, Roma/Gypsy people have been an oppressed and stateless minority. Until 1989 most Roma/Gypsy people resided in the former Central and Eastern European communist countries. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Roma/Gypsy became one of the communities that were regarded as a scapegoat for post-Communist society's ills. Despite much rhetoric to the contrary, Roma/Gypsy communities were not welcomed in the West and much of the pe…
Italy and Australia: A relationship made and unmade by immigration
Australia's new-found post-colonial 'independence' in 1901 initially required it to continue to hold on to the apron strings of its colonial master. After World War II, these needs changed, as did the geopolitical power of the leading nations. For Australia, there would be the need to secure its borders, build its labour power, find security arrangements, and adhere to a cold war framework in its geographical region. The USA and the Asian region …
Diaspora Philanthropy in Australia: A Preliminary Critique
Australia is home to numerous diaspora communities that have settled in Australia throughout the twentieth century. Over the decades, these ethnic communities have adapted to the Australian way of life and while there was an attempt to create a single national identity, many immigrant communities continue to maintain their cultural and linguistic links with their origin homeland. It is to be expected that many within these communities feel they o…
Challenging the Australian Government Approach Towards Expatriate Voting: The Case of Italy
In 1999 the Australian government dropped its objections to the Italian legislation that contemplated postal voting and parliamentary representation for its Italian citizens resident abroad. This was a significant turning point for the Australian government approach on the question of voting rights for expatriate communities in Australia voting in their Homeland elections. Based on undisclosed government sources and interviews with former Austral…
The challenges to democracy and citizenship surrounding the vote to Italians overseas
In 2003, a presidential decree enacted legislation guaranteeing Italian voters overseas the right to postal voting as well as parliamentary representation within their respective electoral constituency. The electoral weight of the overseas-based constituent had a remarkable effect on the 2006 election results. In the tightest vote in the Republic's history, the vote of overseas Italians, which was one of the decisive features of the election, hel…
Italy’s Readiness for the 1998 Euro in View of the Country’s Declining Competitiveness
In the 2006 Italian election campaign, then Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi popularised a widely held view about the negative role of the euro for the Italian economy. This view had initially originated with the secessionist Northern Leagues. More recently, it had come to reflect the view of more moderate political players too. In the campaign Berlusconi ridiculed his contender, and the ultimate victor of the elections, Romano Prodi, for having …
Diaspora Philanthropy in Australia: A Preliminary Critique
Australia is home to numerous diaspora (ethnic) communities that have settled in Australia throughout the twentieth century. Over the decades these ethnic communities have adapted to the Australian way of life and while there was an attempt to create a one single national identity, many immigrant communities continue to maintain their cultural and linguistic links with their origin homeland. It is to be expected that many within these ethnic comm…
Expectations and Reality: The Italian Economy under Berlusconi
Upon leading his centre-right government to power in 2001 Silvio Berlusconi and senior members of his government made important economic programme promises, raised expectations about the management of the economy and the direction it would take. The promise of 1,500,000 jobs, tax reductions and economic growth have all appeared on the list of measures that would be implemented by this new government. Berlusconi in fact went as far as entering a p…
Whither the Democratici di Sinistra
In 1991 the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) embraced social democracy in an unambiguous fashion with its transformation from the Italian Communist Party (PCI). This represented a break with the communist tradition and ideology, and allowed the PDS to wholeheartedly dedicate itself to developing its social democratic strategies. The origins of this political change can be traced back to the mid-1970s when the PCI embarked on a political traject…
Do as We Say, Not as We Do’: EU to Turkey on Roma/Gypsy Integration
For many centuries, Roma/Gypsy people have been an oppressed and stateless minority. Until 1989 most Roma/Gypsy people resided in the former Central and Eastern European communist countries. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Roma/Gypsy became one of the communities that were regarded as a scapegoat for post-Communist society's ills. Despite much rhetoric to the contrary, Roma/Gypsy communities were not welcomed in the West and much of the pe…
Challenging the Australian Government Approach Towards Expatriate Voting: The Case of Italy
In 1999 the Australian government dropped its objections to the Italian legislation that contemplated postal voting and parliamentary representation for its Italian citizens resident abroad. This was a significant turning point for the Australian government approach on the question of voting rights for expatriate communities in Australia voting in their Homeland elections. Based on undisclosed government sources and interviews with former Austral…
Expectations and Reality: The Italian Economy under Berlusconi
Upon leading his centre-right government to power in 2001 Silvio Berlusconi and senior members of his government made important economic programme promises, raised expectations about the management of the economy and the direction it would take. The promise of 1,500,000 jobs, tax reductions and economic growth have all appeared on the list of measures that would be implemented by this new government. Berlusconi in fact went as far as entering a p…
Transnationalism and expatriate political engagement: The case of the Italian and French voting in Australia
The aim of this article is to provide an appreciation and analysis of the expatriate connectivity of Italian and French citizens from their place of residence in Australia through their respective elections in their home countries. Specifically, the article examines the case of Italians in Australia voting in the 2013 Italian elections and equally that of French citizens in Australia voting in the French presidential and the following legislative…
Whither the Democratici di Sinistra
In 1991 the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) embraced social democracy in an unambiguous fashion with its transformation from the Italian Communist Party (PCI). This represented a break with the communist tradition and ideology, and allowed the PDS to wholeheartedly dedicate itself to developing its social democratic strategies. The origins of this political change can be traced back to the mid-1970s when the PCI embarked on a political traject…
Diaspora Philanthropy in Australia: A Preliminary Critique
Australia is home to numerous diaspora (ethnic) communities that have settled in Australia throughout the twentieth century. Over the decades these ethnic communities have adapted to the Australian way of life and while there was an attempt to create a one single national identity, many immigrant communities continue to maintain their cultural and linguistic links with their origin homeland. It is to be expected that many within these ethnic comm…
Expectations and Reality: The Italian Economy under Berlusconi
Upon leading his centre-right government to power in 2001 Silvio Berlusconi and senior members of his government made important economic programme promises, raised expectations about the management of the economy and the direction it would take. The promise of 1,500,000 jobs, tax reductions and economic growth have all appeared on the list of measures that would be implemented by this new government. Berlusconi in fact went as far as entering a p…
The challenges to democracy and citizenship surrounding the vote to Italians overseas
In 2003, a presidential decree enacted legislation guaranteeing Italian voters overseas the right to postal voting as well as parliamentary representation within their respective electoral constituency. The electoral weight of the overseas-based constituent had a remarkable effect on the 2006 election results. In the tightest vote in the Republic's history, the vote of overseas Italians, which was one of the decisive features of the election, hel…
Italy’s Readiness for the 1998 Euro in View of the Country’s Declining Competitiveness
In the 2006 Italian election campaign, then Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi popularised a widely held view about the negative role of the euro for the Italian economy. This view had initially originated with the secessionist Northern Leagues. More recently, it had come to reflect the view of more moderate political players too. In the campaign Berlusconi ridiculed his contender, and the ultimate victor of the elections, Romano Prodi, for having …
Challenging the Australian Government Approach Towards Expatriate Voting: The Case of Italy
In 1999 the Australian government dropped its objections to the Italian legislation that contemplated postal voting and parliamentary representation for its Italian citizens resident abroad. This was a significant turning point for the Australian government approach on the question of voting rights for expatriate communities in Australia voting in their Homeland elections. Based on undisclosed government sources and interviews with former Austral…
Diaspora Philanthropy in Australia: A Preliminary Critique
Australia is home to numerous diaspora communities that have settled in Australia throughout the twentieth century. Over the decades, these ethnic communities have adapted to the Australian way of life and while there was an attempt to create a single national identity, many immigrant communities continue to maintain their cultural and linguistic links with their origin homeland. It is to be expected that many within these communities feel they o…
Opportunities for small and medium enterprises in the innovation and marketing of organic food: Investigating consumers’ purchase behaviour of organic food products in Victoria, Australia
Do as We Say, Not as We Do’: EU to Turkey on Roma/Gypsy Integration
For many centuries, Roma/Gypsy people have been an oppressed and stateless minority. Until 1989 most Roma/Gypsy people resided in the former Central and Eastern European communist countries. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Roma/Gypsy became one of the communities that were regarded as a scapegoat for post-Communist society's ills. Despite much rhetoric to the contrary, Roma/Gypsy communities were not welcomed in the West and much of the pe…
Italy and Australia: A relationship made and unmade by immigration
Australia's new-found post-colonial 'independence' in 1901 initially required it to continue to hold on to the apron strings of its colonial master. After World War II, these needs changed, as did the geopolitical power of the leading nations. For Australia, there would be the need to secure its borders, build its labour power, find security arrangements, and adhere to a cold war framework in its geographical region. The USA and the Asian region …
After civil war: Division, reconstruction and reconciliation in contemporary Europe
Bruno Mascitelli reviews the book 'After civil war: division, reconstruction and reconciliation in contemporary Europe', edited by Bill Kissane, published by University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 2014
Survival at the Intersection of Government and Business: The Unique Case of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) is a government organization whose responsibility is to promote Australian exports and investment facilitation in global markets. It has a unique position of being a government agency and at the same time working alongside and with business in assisting exporters enter overseas markets. This relationship is often strained both for reasons of changing government preferences in terms of assi…
Transnationalism and expatriate political engagement: The case of the Italian and French voting in Australia
The aim of this article is to provide an appreciation and analysis of the expatriate connectivity of Italian and French citizens from their place of residence in Australia through their respective elections in their home countries. Specifically, the article examines the case of Italians in Australia voting in the 2013 Italian elections and equally that of French citizens in Australia voting in the French presidential and the following legislative…
Interculturalism, multiculturalism and Italianness: The case of Italy
Until the 1970s, Italy’s population trajectory had demonstrated a clear propensity to be an emigrating nation. Over its almost 150-year history, it had witnessed four major phases of outward migration which had defined this country and created large diasporas across the globe. However, major changes began occurring to this demographic trajectory. It saw the unexpected arrival of large numbers of migrants from mostly poorer nations which it only r…
Celebrity meets Populism in Europe: The Political Performances of Nicolas Sarkozy and Silvio Berlusconi
Throughout the world, celebrity and populism have become formidable combinations in supporting political leadership. The rise of these phenomena has provoked much debate and has led to the examination of the features, causes and consequences of this kind of politics. Celebrity politics is a reflection of both the influence of celebrities and the power of celebrity images in the media which see politicians becoming celebrities, deliberately or acc…
From European Colony to a New Era: EU-Vietnam Relations - 1990-2017
In the international relations literature review, there have been voluminous studies on EU-ASEANrelations but only a small number on EU-Vietnam relations. Furthermore, it is obvious that most of studies thus far conducted on EU-Vietnam relations have dominantly addressed trade relations. As the EU and Vietnam have sought to build a comprehensive partnership and cooperation since 2012, itis important to provide an insight into the history of the E…
At the origin of Italian Euroscepticism
The dominant narrative about the virtue of European integration is no longer the mantra of Italian politics. Alongside those parties who inherited the traditional ‘Europhile’ position, one can find parties whose support toward the EU is uncertain (like Forza Italia) or openly questioning the integration process (such as the Lega, Fratelli d’Italia and the Movimento 5 Stelle). Moreover, Euroscepticism in Italy reflects a deep change in the public …
Anti-establishment voting and Euroscepticism: The case of Italy and the Five Star Movement
This paper explores the meaning of the Italian anti-establishment voting and whether the Five Star Movement’s anti-establishment label is appropriate. More specifically the investigation addresses the policies of the Five Star Movement towards the now creaking European Union, especially as growing Euroscepticism has been boosted by the Brexit referendum and the Trump dismissal and disdain for the European Union. In doing so, the paper examines th…
Years of the Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (Cesaa)
The establishment of the European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA) owes much of its emergence and vitality to changes in the new geo-political framework and especially to the end of the Cold War in Europe. With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, followed by the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Maastricht Treaty deliberations in 1993 responded to these political changes. What captured the imagination of the world, including in Austra…
Internationalisation of Australian small and medium-sized enterprises: The case of the Australia and EU Free Trade Agreement
Australia is a member of many multilateral trade bodies and engages in trade agreements of a multilateral and bilateral kind across most regions. In June 2018, it launched negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) which are still ongoing and since then Australia and the EU have conducted fifteen rounds of negotiations (last one on 28 May 2023 in Brussels). This paper aims to explore the business awareness of the E…
European Union leadership: A crisis in identity
In 2024, elections for the European Parliament were accompanied by the nomination of a new College of Commissioners, and the appointments of Presidents of the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council and a new High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The outcomes of these processes indicate a more complex political environment for the European Union but also pointed to increasing instability with d…
Years of diplomatic relations between the European Union and China: Where are we now
The European Union and China in 2025 reached a significant landmark of 50 years of diplomatic relations. Back in 1975, when formal diplomatic relations were established, the European Community was a 12-Member State arrangement, and China was just escaping from the effects of the Cultural Revolution. Both experienced significant changes in these 50 years and both developed from very different starting points. While what is now the EU, and China ha…
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