<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Recent news often compares current Italian policy to that of Central Europe – especially Hungary. The latest elections brought victory to right-wing populism in Italy and the Visegrad countries – especially in Hungary and Poland – with the key points of their discourse concentrated on similar topics such as Euroscepticism, migration and security, which are tightly connected to the refugee question. Right-wing theories have historical traditions both in Italy (Fascism) and Central Europe (rightist and extreme rightist parties) that I think important to summarise, as some of their elements can also be found in the political thinking of nowadays. The paper presents the main parties of Italy and those of the Visegrad countries and compares their common elements to see whether Italy can politically belong to Central Europe.</p></abstract>

Recent news often compares current Italian policy to that of Central Europe – especially Hungary. The latest elections brought victory to right-wing populism in Italy and the Visegrad countries – especially in Hungary and Poland – with the key points of their discourse concentrated on similar topics such as Euroscepticism, migration and security, which are tightly connected to the refugee question. Right-wing theories have historical traditions both in Italy (Fascism) and Central Europe (rightist and extreme rightist parties) that I think important to summarise, as some of their elements can also be found in the political thinking of nowadays. The paper presents the main parties of Italy and those of the Visegrad countries and compares their common elements to see whether Italy can politically belong to Central Europe.

Common Points in the Policy of Italy and Central Europe

Department of Political Science and International Studies

Politics in Central Europe

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Recent news often compares current Italian policy to that of Central Europe – especially Hungary. The latest elections brought victory to right-wing populism...

Common Points in the Policy of Italy and Central Europe

Published Online: Feb 13, 2020

Page range: 47 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2020-0003

Keywords
Populism, Italy and the Visegrad Group, Euroscepticism, Migration

© 2020 Petra Hamerli, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Common Points in the Policy of Italy and Central Europe

Published Online: Feb 13, 2020

Page range: 47 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2020-0003

KeywordsPopulism, Italy and the Visegrad Group, Euroscepticism, Migration

© 2020 Petra Hamerli, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Populism, Italy and the Visegrad Group, Euroscepticism, Migration