The political legacies of wartime resistance: How local communities in Italy keep anti-fascist sentiments alive

Simone Cremaschi and Juan Masullo J.

No wp-2023-44, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Can past wartime experiences other than violence have long-term effects on political attitudes and behaviours? How are these legacies sustained across generations and beyond those who directly experienced war? We explore these questions in Italy, a country whose democratic institutions were forged after a civil war (1943-45) fought between an armed resistance movement and Nazi-Fascist forces. We argue that local experiences of resistance left anti-fascist legacies that can be translated into contemporary political action.

Keywords: Civil conflict; Italy; Political attitudes; Fascism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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