Quando la democrazia italiana era “osservata speciale”: la Gran Bretagna e la questione comunista in Italia alla vigilia delle elezioni del 1976

Quando la democrazia italiana era “osservata speciale”: la Gran Bretagna e la questione comunista in Italia alla vigilia delle elezioni del 1976

Defence were devoting a big deal of attention towards what was going on in Italy, and what the elections’ outlook might bring about. Among the many issues discussed in numerous reports concerning the Italian situation, assessments diverged about the repercussions of the Communists’ share of power o...

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Main Author: Daniela Vignati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Milano 2021-04-01
Series:Nuovi autoritarismi e democrazie: diritto, istituzioni, società
Subjects:
Historic Compromise
United Kingdom and Italy
Italian Elections of 1976
Red scare, 1976
British Labour Party and the Italian Communist Party
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/NAD/article/view/15426
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Summary:Defence were devoting a big deal of attention towards what was going on in Italy, and what the elections’ outlook might bring about. Among the many issues discussed in numerous reports concerning the Italian situation, assessments diverged about the repercussions of the Communists’ share of power on the Italian democratic system. Relying upon archival sources available at the National Archives in Kew (London), the essay explores the debate that took place and the dangers then envisaged for the Italian democracy.
ISSN:2612-6672

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