Jeopardizing Democracy by Shrinking Participation? Two Years of Giorgia Meloni’s Government

The Government led by Giorgia Meloni has now ruled Italy for two years. When she became Prime Minister, some commentators were worried about her fascist heritage. While so far, she has not resurrected fascism, if one believes participation and public discussion are the core to democracy, then the a...

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Main Author: Domenico Andrea Schiuma
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Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2024-12-01
Series:Nuovi autoritarismi e democrazie: diritto, istituzioni, società
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Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/NAD/article/view/27752
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description The Government led by Giorgia Meloni has now ruled Italy for two years. When she became Prime Minister, some commentators were worried about her fascist heritage. While so far, she has not resurrected fascism, if one believes participation and public discussion are the core to democracy, then the actions of the Meloni Government should be monitored closely. In particular, this concerns three reforms, here described, which shrink citizens’ role in democracy and, in this way, possibly start jeopardizing it
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spelling doaj-art-02b3fc6ee1fa4da3857e3d1de73f6c522024-12-27T15:43:53ZengMilano University PressNuovi autoritarismi e democrazie: diritto, istituzioni, società2612-66722024-12-016210.54103/2612-6672/27752Jeopardizing Democracy by Shrinking Participation? Two Years of Giorgia Meloni’s GovernmentDomenico Andrea Schiuma0University of Milan The Government led by Giorgia Meloni has now ruled Italy for two years. When she became Prime Minister, some commentators were worried about her fascist heritage. While so far, she has not resurrected fascism, if one believes participation and public discussion are the core to democracy, then the actions of the Meloni Government should be monitored closely. In particular, this concerns three reforms, here described, which shrink citizens’ role in democracy and, in this way, possibly start jeopardizing it https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/NAD/article/view/27752Public participationPublic sphereReformsItalian GovernmentDemocracy jeopardization
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Jeopardizing Democracy by Shrinking Participation? Two Years of Giorgia Meloni’s Government
Nuovi autoritarismi e democrazie: diritto, istituzioni, società
Public participation
Public sphere
Reforms
Italian Government
Democracy jeopardization
title Jeopardizing Democracy by Shrinking Participation? Two Years of Giorgia Meloni’s Government
title_full Jeopardizing Democracy by Shrinking Participation? Two Years of Giorgia Meloni’s Government
title_fullStr Jeopardizing Democracy by Shrinking Participation? Two Years of Giorgia Meloni’s Government
title_full_unstemmed Jeopardizing Democracy by Shrinking Participation? Two Years of Giorgia Meloni’s Government
title_short Jeopardizing Democracy by Shrinking Participation? Two Years of Giorgia Meloni’s Government
title_sort jeopardizing democracy by shrinking participation two years of giorgia meloni s government
topic Public participation
Public sphere
Reforms
Italian Government
Democracy jeopardization
url https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/NAD/article/view/27752
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