Italy’s Discoursive Strategies in Greater Mediterranean and Africa

Innovation and Continuity

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ID19366569
AuthorsE Alekseenkova (0000-0003-3527-6966, The Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, corresponding author), E S Alekseenkova (Institute of Europe RAS)
Year2024
Issue6 (127)
Pages32-44
Publication date2024-12-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueContemporary Europe (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0201-7083 • E-ISSN: 0201-7083
PublisherThe Russian Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.31857/s0201708324060032
OpenAlexW4405870710
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

The article examines the policy of the Meloni government in the Mediterranean and Africa from the perspective of a combination of continuity and novelty in relation to the previous period. The author analyzes the conceptual documents of 2020 and 2022, as well as the approaches of previous Italian governments to interaction with the countries of the region and demonstrates that three key elements reflect the continuity of Meloni's approach: 1) normativity, i.e. the desire to formulate a new "model" of relations and play the role of the EU's "normative power" in the Mediterranean and Africa; 2) multilateralism as the need to fit Italy's policy into the EU approach, involving the widest possible range of allies and international organizations; 3) system approach as the desire to involve political institutions, diplomacy, development institutions, business and civil society to implement its policy in the region. The author concludes that despite the discursive “novelty” and activism of the Meloni cabinet, the government's policy in Africa and the Mediterranean is based on the foundation laid at the previous stage

Archaeology · Geography · Mediterranean climate · African history and culture analysis · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Global Political and Social Dynamics

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