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Introduction: Italy in the eyes of others

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2016

Osvaldo Croci  and
Sonia Lucarelli
Osvaldo Croci
Affiliation:
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Canada
Sonia Lucarelli*
Affiliation:
University of Bologna, Italy
*
∗ Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The international role and status of Italy among international powers has been an issue of debate in both the political and the academic context. What has never been systematically investigated is the way in which other powers with which Italy interacts in institutional contexts perceive Italy and its international role. It is the aim of this special issue to provide an overview of how Italy is perceived abroad. This introduction explains why it is worth looking at international images of Italy, and sums up the findings of the research project.

Keywords

Italyforeign policyidentityimagesperceptions
Type
Research Article
Information
Modern Italy , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , August 2010 , pp. 251 - 257
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Copyright © Association for the study of Modern Italy 

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