The Lega Nord and the Politics of Secession in Italy

Since the late 1980s, the Lega Nord has broken the mould 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.

Autorentext
ANNA CENTO BULL is Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Bath. She has published widely on the Legal Nord and her most recent book is Social Identities and Political Cultures in Italy.

MARK GILBERT is Lecturer in Italian Politics at the University of Bath. His publications include The Italian Revolution: The End of Politics, Italian Style and he is co-editor, with G.Pasquino, of Politica in Italia, 2000/Italian Politics: The Faltering Transition.

Zusammenfassung
Since the late 1980s, the Lega Nord has broken the mould of Italian politics. 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.

Inhalt
List of Tables Preface Introduction The Legal Nord and the Crisis of the Italian State Interpretations of the Legal Nord The Electorate of the Legal Nord: A Socio-Economic and Territorial Constituency Padania and After Globalization, Italian Politics and 'the Northern Question' References Index