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Red meets brown: investigating the antiliberal political convergence of Italy's extremes




AuthorsGuerra, Nicola

PublisherCAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

Publishing placeCAMBRIDGE

Publication year2025

JournalModern Italy

Journal name in sourceMODERN ITALY

Journal acronymMOD ITALY

Number of pages17

ISSN1353-2944

eISSN1469-9877

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1017/mit.2025.3

Web address https://doi.org/10.1017/mit.2025.3

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/485162159


Abstract
This study examines the political communication strategies of the Italian Marxist-Leninist and neo-Stalinist party, Sovereign and Popular Democracy (DSP), through a qualitative thematic analysis of its online discourse. The analysis identifies the core elements of the party's agenda and assesses their potential alignment with the red-brownist movement, often linked to the pro-Russian far right. The research investigates the historical and political intersections between the Stalinist communist sphere and the postfascist Eurasianist and red-brownist factions. Particular attention is given to their shared anti-Western stance and historical connections to 'left-wing fascism' in the post-Second World War era. Italy provides a crucial case study, given its postwar role as a hub for radical movements on both the left and the right. The analysis also considers the ideological trajectory of the Italian far-right, particularly the Jeune Europe movement, to situate DSP's discourse within broader historical and ideological frameworks.Questo studio esplora le strategie di comunicazione politica del partito marxista-leninista e neo-stalinista italiano Democrazia Sovrana e Popolare (DSP) attraverso un'analisi tematica qualitativa del suo discorso online. L'indagine mette in luce gli elementi centrali dell'agenda del partito e ne valuta il possibile allineamento con il movimento Rosso-Bruno, spesso legato alla destra radicale filorussa. La ricerca approfondisce le connessioni storiche e politiche tra la sfera comunista stalinista e le correnti post-fasciste eurasiatiste e Rosso-Brune, con particolare attenzione al loro comune atteggiamento anti-occidentale e alle radici condivise nel cosiddetto 'fascismo di sinistra' del dopoguerra. L'Italia emerge come un caso di studio privilegiato, grazie al suo ruolo centrale nel panorama dei movimenti radicali di sinistra e destra nel periodo post-bellico. Inoltre, l'analisi ripercorre l'evoluzione ideologica dell'estrema destra italiana, con un focus sul movimento Jeune Europe, per collocare il discorso del DSP all'interno di un contesto storico e ideologico pi & ugrave; ampio e complesso.

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