The Lega Nord and the Politics of Secession in Italy

Bull, A.; Gilbert, M.

Since the late 1980s, the Lega Nord has broken the mould of Italian politics. Federalist, secessionist, populist, it has succeeded in mobilizing the entrepreneurial class of Northern Italy in a campaign against the Italian state. In 1996, it launched the idea of Panadia, a separate Northern Italian nation. This proved to be a step too far, but the Lega remains a political force to be reckoned with, and has propelled 'the Northern question' on to the national stage.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2001-11-07

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333750681

DOI: 10.1057/9781403919984

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 204