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The changes in the electoral & party system at the beginning of the 1990s had clear consequences on attitudes & behavior of Italian ordinary citizens. By looking at the feature of political competition through the analysis of several public opinion surveys, three main results can be shown. First, with respect to the self-placement on the Left-Right dimension, Italian voters "discovered the Right." Second, party locations on the Left-Right continuum became an unsettled aspect of the electoral competition: in particular, citizen perception of party placement changed according with the overall pattern of their alliances. Finally, several cues suggest that a new political entity appeared on the Italian political landscape: the coalition. From the voter perspective, Center-Left & Center-Right alliances (including their candidates) turned out to be among the main actors of the electoral competition. At least a fourth of Italian voters made use of a judgment criterion based on an amicus/hostis logic. Hence, we concluded that the (perceived) fight between party coalitions is exploited as an easy shortcut for electoral choice. 2 Tables, 6 Figures, 58 References. Adapted from the source document.

Fascist ideology and extreme right-wing parties in Western Europe.

Historical account of right-wing extremism in Germany since 1949. Summary in English p. 194.

Reviews historical details about the UHRO (Revolutionary Croatian Organization of Rebels) & the Ustascia (Croatian separatists), & their cooperation with Benito Mussolini during WWII, led by Ante Pavelic (1889-1959). Mussolini & the European right wing planned to cause internal turmoil in Yugoslavia by siding with the Croatian separatists & indirectly providing arms to the rebels. Once the separatists declined interest in political friendship with Hungary, Pavelic helped found the UHRO around 1932, which began as a terrorist group. Following his release from Italian prison for involvement in the assassination of Yugoslavian King Alexander I Karageorgievic, Pavelic traveled extensively in Italy, from Florence to Turin to Siena, & published pro-fascist, anti-Bolshevik propaganda. Pavelic was allegedly murdered by the Yugoslavian Secret Service in 1959. J. Sadler

The paper analyzes the evolution of public opinion attitudes on transatlantic issues in United States & the European countries. The paper distinguishes two main periods in Transatlantic Relations & examines the evolution of foreign policy attitudes in these two periods. A first period, during the Cold War, was characterized by a foreign policy consensus on both sides of the Atlantic. In Europe, this consensus was based on the combination of Atlanticism & Europeanism. With different emphasis in the different countries the Atlantic & European choice were seen as crucial to insure the domestic political stability & the foreign policy security. While in Europe the Cold War consensus was first based on a Center-Right coalition & later on extended to the Left, as a consequence of the post-Stalinism & the increasing institutionalization of European integration. In the United States it combined the Liberal & Conservative wings. This consensus broke down as a consequence of the Vietnam war & the detente crisis in the '70s. In Europe, the main consequence was the fracturing of the Left-Right consensus on foreign policy. This double cleavage has been brought forth during the Post-Cold War period & it has manifested itself in its starker way after the 9/11 events & a more unilateralist American foreign policy. The author discusses the different structure of public opinion in Europe ad the United States might have played in the tense relationships between Europe & US during the Iraq war. 4 Tables, 39 References. Adapted from the source document.