Italian regionalism or 'Padanian' nationalism - the political project of the Lega Nord in Italian politics

Political Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 445-471

  Giordano, Benito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Padania'; Italy; Lega Nord; Regionalism

Indexed keywords

NATIONAL POLITICS; REGIONALISM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

ITALY;

EID: 0034092185     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-6298(99)00088-8     Document Type: Article

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