The Druso Barracks Of Silandro: From Fascist Barracks To Community Space
The Druso Barracks in Silandro teach us that historical wounds cannot be erased but the spaces that remember them can be regenerated.
Waiting For A Miracle: Can The Italian Left Be Resurrected?
The Democrats look to remake themselves under Enrico Letta while the Five Star Movement places its future in the hands of Giuseppe Conte. Will it be enough to stem the tide of populism?
Giuseppe Conte: Italian Of The Year 2020
In the most dramatic year that most of us have faced in our lifetimes, President Giuseppe Conte showed the world what leadership could be.
Nobody Agrees With Prime Minister Conte
With no short-term definite solution to this pandemic, regional and national politicians argue about who's doing better. An already-present attitude that has now worsened with the rising number of deaths.
To Be A South Tyrolean: A Never-Ending Search For Identity
There are some places, like South Tyrol, where the politically and socially constructed concept of a national identity do not match with how the people feel and are perceived by others.
Can The Italian Democratic Party Speak For The Working Class?
The Democrats have long shifted away from their traditional base — and now it may be too late to reclaim it.
One Region, Two Outcomes: The Failure Of Bolzano’s COVID-19 Strategy
The dramatic epidemiological situation in the autonomous province has revealed how trust and cooperation with the central government is important.
Green No Deal
The Recovery Fund and the Green New Deal are both meant to be a stepping stone towards a green future, but Italy is lagging far behind.
Italy And The Belt And Road Initiative
Last year, Italy was first G7 country to formally join the BRI. This still leaves us with the question of what comes next.
Is Giuseppe Conte Becoming The Italian Obama?
In many ways Conte's approach mirrors that of Barack Obama, but it is the differences that may just mean his survival once the gates of lockdown Italy are lifted.