Alessia Donà
Biographic Data
| ID | 158229 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alessia Donà |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alessia |
| FAMILY NAME | Donà |
| SIGNATURE | DONÀ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Trento |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0192-3267 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Elly versus Giorgia? The political leadership of Elly Schlein and Giorgia Meloni between myth and reality
2023 has been a year marking a turning point, with two women in leading positions for the first time in Italian politics. Elly Schlein was elected leader of the Democratic Party in February 2023, while a few months earlier Giorgia Meloni, leader of the radical right Brothers of Italy, became prime minister. When Schlein and Meloni celebrated their victory with the identical phrase ‘They [the men] didn’t see us coming’, both leaders showed great a…
The 2022 Italian general election and the radical right’s success
Gender equality in the Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan
The European Union considers gender equality to be a key issue for post-pandemic recovery. The establishment of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) required member states to present their National Recovery and Resilience Plans and commit themselves to considering gender equality a horizontal objective. As Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan was, in terms of resources, the largest national plan under the RRF, it had the potential to be a ‘…
The rise of the Radical Right in Italy
The emergence of the Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia [F.d.I.]) in Italian politics has raised debate on the party’s core ideologies. This article addresses these questions on the basis of a qualitative content analysis of its party manifestos and discourses since its foundation in 2012. The development of the F.d.I.’s party ideology is analysed through the categories derived from the literature on the European radical right phenomenon. The f…
Somewhere over the rainbow
While almost all European democracies from the 1980s started to accord legal recognition to same-sex couples, Italy was, in 2016, the last West European country to adopt a regulation, after a tortuous path. Why was Italy such a latecomer? What kind of barriers were encountered by the legislative process? What were the factors behind the policy change? To answer these questions, this article first discusses current morality policymaking, paying sp…
Radical right populism and the backlash against gender equality
The Italian Lega is part of the political phenomenon of far right populism that is on the rise in Europe. Since 2013, under Matteo Salvini’s leadership, the party has moved to the radical right, in the name of the people. This ideological transformation, built on nationalization and othering processes, has made the Lega a radical right populist party with a conservative agenda on gender and family issues. The most virulent attack against women’s …
What’s gender got to do with populism
While populism has accumulated an extensive research, its gender dimension has remained largely understudied. Only recently has a literature emerged that focuses on the gender dimension of radical right populist parties in Europe, where they have risen from marginal to government positions. In this article, I provide a guide to the topics and results of this recent development and delineate future research lines. In doing so, I will illustrate th…
The populist Italian Lega from ethno-regionalism to radical right-wing nationalism
The populist Italian Lega from ethno-regionalism to radical right-wing nationalism: backsliding gender-equality policies with a little help from the anti-gender movement" published on Feb 2020 by Bristol University Press
How do international norms matter? The impact of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women in Italy
The role of the international norms in domestic politics is a central question in international relations. This article examines the major international treaty on the human rights of women, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and its impact on Italian politics, specifically on domestic legislation, case law and civil society activism, and institutional structure. The research contributes to the general …
Women’s Policy Machinery in Italy between European Pressure and Domestic Constraints
In comparative studies, Italy is considered as having a 'Mediterranean welfare state regime' (Ferrera, 1993; Esping Andersen, 2000) based on the central role of the family as an institution which ensures social protection with a minimum state intervention (Naldini, 2003; Saraceno, 2003). Recent data concerning EU countries before enlargement confirm the shortage of resources earmarked for family policies in Italy (about 4 per cent of overall expe…
Italy as a negotiator in the EU equal opportunities policy process
The creation of both a Ministry and a Department for equal opportunities has been Italy's main institutional response to EU pressures in the field of equal opportunities policy. Nevertheless, the impact of Italian negotiators in the EU depends not only on the institutional resources available to them, but also on the political credibility acquired by presenting well-defined and clear preferences during the bargaining process in the Council. This …
"Europeanisation as Strengthening of Domestic Executive Power? The Italian Experience and the Case of the "Legge Comunitaria
The deepening process of European integration has had asymmetrical effects at the domestic level of EU member states. In particular it has strengthened the role of the executive to the detriment of that of the legislature in EU affairs. How has the legislature reacted to this process? This paper considers the Italian experience of the late 1990s through an analysis of the legge comunitaria , a yearly statute introduced in 1989 to achieve two aims…
The rise of the Radical Right in Italy
The emergence of the Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia [F.d.I.]) in Italian politics has raised debate on the party’s core ideologies. This article addresses these questions on the basis of a qualitative content analysis of its party manifestos and discourses since its foundation in 2012. The development of the F.d.I.’s party ideology is analysed through the categories derived from the literature on the European radical right phenomenon. The f…
What’s gender got to do with populism
While populism has accumulated an extensive research, its gender dimension has remained largely understudied. Only recently has a literature emerged that focuses on the gender dimension of radical right populist parties in Europe, where they have risen from marginal to government positions. In this article, I provide a guide to the topics and results of this recent development and delineate future research lines. In doing so, I will illustrate th…
Radical right populism and the backlash against gender equality
The Italian Lega is part of the political phenomenon of far right populism that is on the rise in Europe. Since 2013, under Matteo Salvini’s leadership, the party has moved to the radical right, in the name of the people. This ideological transformation, built on nationalization and othering processes, has made the Lega a radical right populist party with a conservative agenda on gender and family issues. The most virulent attack against women’s …
"Europeanisation as Strengthening of Domestic Executive Power? The Italian Experience and the Case of the "Legge Comunitaria
The deepening process of European integration has had asymmetrical effects at the domestic level of EU member states. In particular it has strengthened the role of the executive to the detriment of that of the legislature in EU affairs. How has the legislature reacted to this process? This paper considers the Italian experience of the late 1990s through an analysis of the legge comunitaria , a yearly statute introduced in 1989 to achieve two aims…
The populist Italian Lega from ethno-regionalism to radical right-wing nationalism
The populist Italian Lega from ethno-regionalism to radical right-wing nationalism: backsliding gender-equality policies with a little help from the anti-gender movement" published on Feb 2020 by Bristol University Press
Elly versus Giorgia? The political leadership of Elly Schlein and Giorgia Meloni between myth and reality
2023 has been a year marking a turning point, with two women in leading positions for the first time in Italian politics. Elly Schlein was elected leader of the Democratic Party in February 2023, while a few months earlier Giorgia Meloni, leader of the radical right Brothers of Italy, became prime minister. When Schlein and Meloni celebrated their victory with the identical phrase ‘They [the men] didn’t see us coming’, both leaders showed great a…
The 2022 Italian general election and the radical right’s success
How do international norms matter? The impact of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women in Italy
The role of the international norms in domestic politics is a central question in international relations. This article examines the major international treaty on the human rights of women, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and its impact on Italian politics, specifically on domestic legislation, case law and civil society activism, and institutional structure. The research contributes to the general …
"Europeanisation as Strengthening of Domestic Executive Power? The Italian Experience and the Case of the "Legge Comunitaria
The deepening process of European integration has had asymmetrical effects at the domestic level of EU member states. In particular it has strengthened the role of the executive to the detriment of that of the legislature in EU affairs. How has the legislature reacted to this process? This paper considers the Italian experience of the late 1990s through an analysis of the legge comunitaria , a yearly statute introduced in 1989 to achieve two aims…
Italy as a negotiator in the EU equal opportunities policy process
The creation of both a Ministry and a Department for equal opportunities has been Italy's main institutional response to EU pressures in the field of equal opportunities policy. Nevertheless, the impact of Italian negotiators in the EU depends not only on the institutional resources available to them, but also on the political credibility acquired by presenting well-defined and clear preferences during the bargaining process in the Council. This …
Women’s Policy Machinery in Italy between European Pressure and Domestic Constraints
In comparative studies, Italy is considered as having a 'Mediterranean welfare state regime' (Ferrera, 1993; Esping Andersen, 2000) based on the central role of the family as an institution which ensures social protection with a minimum state intervention (Naldini, 2003; Saraceno, 2003). Recent data concerning EU countries before enlargement confirm the shortage of resources earmarked for family policies in Italy (about 4 per cent of overall expe…
How do international norms matter? The impact of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women in Italy
The role of the international norms in domestic politics is a central question in international relations. This article examines the major international treaty on the human rights of women, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and its impact on Italian politics, specifically on domestic legislation, case law and civil society activism, and institutional structure. The research contributes to the general …
The populist Italian Lega from ethno-regionalism to radical right-wing nationalism
The populist Italian Lega from ethno-regionalism to radical right-wing nationalism: backsliding gender-equality policies with a little help from the anti-gender movement" published on Feb 2020 by Bristol University Press
What’s gender got to do with populism
While populism has accumulated an extensive research, its gender dimension has remained largely understudied. Only recently has a literature emerged that focuses on the gender dimension of radical right populist parties in Europe, where they have risen from marginal to government positions. In this article, I provide a guide to the topics and results of this recent development and delineate future research lines. In doing so, I will illustrate th…
Somewhere over the rainbow
While almost all European democracies from the 1980s started to accord legal recognition to same-sex couples, Italy was, in 2016, the last West European country to adopt a regulation, after a tortuous path. Why was Italy such a latecomer? What kind of barriers were encountered by the legislative process? What were the factors behind the policy change? To answer these questions, this article first discusses current morality policymaking, paying sp…
Radical right populism and the backlash against gender equality
The Italian Lega is part of the political phenomenon of far right populism that is on the rise in Europe. Since 2013, under Matteo Salvini’s leadership, the party has moved to the radical right, in the name of the people. This ideological transformation, built on nationalization and othering processes, has made the Lega a radical right populist party with a conservative agenda on gender and family issues. The most virulent attack against women’s …
Gender equality in the Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan
The European Union considers gender equality to be a key issue for post-pandemic recovery. The establishment of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) required member states to present their National Recovery and Resilience Plans and commit themselves to considering gender equality a horizontal objective. As Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan was, in terms of resources, the largest national plan under the RRF, it had the potential to be a ‘…
The rise of the Radical Right in Italy
The emergence of the Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia [F.d.I.]) in Italian politics has raised debate on the party’s core ideologies. This article addresses these questions on the basis of a qualitative content analysis of its party manifestos and discourses since its foundation in 2012. The development of the F.d.I.’s party ideology is analysed through the categories derived from the literature on the European radical right phenomenon. The f…
The 2022 Italian general election and the radical right’s success
Elly versus Giorgia? The political leadership of Elly Schlein and Giorgia Meloni between myth and reality
2023 has been a year marking a turning point, with two women in leading positions for the first time in Italian politics. Elly Schlein was elected leader of the Democratic Party in February 2023, while a few months earlier Giorgia Meloni, leader of the radical right Brothers of Italy, became prime minister. When Schlein and Meloni celebrated their victory with the identical phrase ‘They [the men] didn’t see us coming’, both leaders showed great a…
Political science (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Politics (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Political economy (7 works) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (5 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (4 works)