The nebula of the italian identity and sovereigntist far right: from political participation to extra-parliamentarianism

Abstract

This article analyses the nebula of the Italian extreme identitarian and sovereigntist right. We have examined four groups (one party and three movements) that make up the most important pieces of this complicated web, which draws its inspiration from fascism, neo-fascism and cultural and ideological elements far from the right. At the beginning, we focused on Italian neo-fascism in the last century, considering it as a fundamental element for understanding the Italian extreme right today. We then analysed the aforementioned groups with particular interest in their ideological orientation, their political participation and their meta-political activity. The research work necessary for this article is based on bibliographical sources, internal documents of the groups studied and interviews with prominent members of two of these groups.