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CasaPound Italia: Představení politického hnutí
CasaPound Italia: Introduction to political movement

Author(s): Martin Slávik, Josef Smolík
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Centrum pro bezpečnostní a strategická studia, o.s.
Keywords: CasaPound Italia; fascism; neo-fascism; far right; political movement; Italy; squatting

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with modern Italian neo-fascist political and social movement CasaPound Italia. The movement promotes social policies applied in Mussolini’s Italian Social Republic (1943-1945). These days, CasaPound Italia also strongly opposes the immigration and European Union. It draws attention to the problems of contemporary Italy by many original ways. The article describes historical development, ideology, political program and activities that constitute the agenda of this movement. Part of the article also deals with youth organization of CasaPound Italia Blocco Studentesco which is very popular among Italian secondary school and university students. The last chapter focuses on susceptibility of the members of the movement to perpetrate violence.

  • Issue Year: 13/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 25-63
  • Page Count: 39
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