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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes how variations in the traditional pillars of Italian foreign policy (the US, the EU and multilateralism) can be related to changes in the US-led international hegemonic order and to the role that Italy plays within that order. To explore these variations, the book proposes an analysis of the Italian voting and sponsoring behavior at the UN in the period 2000-2017, in both the General Assembly and the Security Council, and emphasizes the importance of the latter forum to detect how Italian behavior reflects changes at the international system level. By focusing on the Italian coalition behavior, the book explores how Italy as a status seeking middle power has traditionally played the role of coalition facilitator, adapting its foreign policy to be part of a coalition of European states and building on this coalition to increase its contribution to the maintenance of the international system in support of the US-led order. Ultimately this behavior also contributed to i
Trade ReviewBased on solid methodological and theoretical considerations, this book offers an insightful study of Italian foreign policy, relating it to both the US-led international hegemonic order and the process of Europeanization of foreign policies of European Union (EU) member states. It includes thorough studies of Italian voting and sponsoring activities in the UN General Assembly and Security Council. It discusses the impact of emerging powers and the advent of President Trump on the global order as well as financial and migration crises within the EU, both having some effect without fundamentally undermining the Europeanization of Italian foreign policy so far. -- Finn Laursen, University of Southern Denmark
This book is a timely and fascinating contribution to the literature on Italian politics. Blending insights from as diverse theories as Europeanization and hegemonic order, Monteleone provides a nuanced account of Italy’s foreign policy. With its original focus on coalitional dynamics at the UNGA and UNSC, the book makes a compelling case for the Europeanization argument as applied to the Italian case. However, it also raises disturbing questions about the future of EU cohesion in a time of crisis. Essential reading for anyone interested in the fate of Italy’s – and Europe’s – role in the world. -- Andrea Locatelli, Università Cattolica, Italy
In the analysis of Italian behavior inside the UN General Assembly and Security Council, Carla Monteleone demonstrates that Italian foreign policy in the new century has maintained its Europeanized character despite a context of decreasing European cohesion. Challenging conventional judgments and prejudices, she provides us a much richer and articulated assessment about the question of continuity and discontinuity of Italian foreign policy in the US-led world order. -- Vittorio Emanuele Parsi, Catholic University of Milan
Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Europeanization of Italian foreign policy in the US-led world order Chapter 2. Analyzing Europeanization at the United Nations Chapter 3. In the General Assembly Chapter 4. In the Security Council Chapter 5. The challenge of crises. Toward a de-Europeanization?
