The Lega Nord and the Northern Question in Italian Politics by Anna Cento Bull
English | 12 Jan. 2002 | ISBN: 0333750683 | 216 Pages | PDF | 1.34 MB
English | 12 Jan. 2002 | ISBN: 0333750683 | 216 Pages | PDF | 1.34 MB
Since the late 1980s, the Lega Nord has broken the mold 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.