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Italy and the MilitarySquadrismo and the Militarization of Politics

Italy and the Military: Squadrismo and the Militarization of Politics [Alessandro Saluppo’s chapter focuses on the militaristic aspect of fascist squads, the so–called squadrismo. As widely acknowledged, in the course of its development, the fascist organization became increasingly militarized. The organizational emphasis on hierarchy, discipline, affective cohesion, collective practices of mobilizing and unleashing violence, a binary oppositional friend/enemy mentality and value system embedded in wartime destructive visions stand out as idiosyncratic elements of this process of militarization. In the first part of his chapter, Saluppo focuses on the changing internal structures of squadrismo and explores at greater depth the challenges posed by the rapid growth in membership, the strategies for preserving organizational control and the methods to ensure discipline among their ranks. In the second part, he examines the military frame of reference of the squads, including rituals, symbols and modes of moral reasoning, and the development of a sense of community, solidarity and identity.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Italy and the MilitarySquadrismo and the Militarization of Politics

Part of the Italian and Italian American Studies Book Series
Editors: Roveri, Mattia
Saluppo, Alessandro
Italy and the Military — Dec 23, 2020
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
ISBN
978-3-030-57160-3
Pages
289 –306
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-57161-0_13
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Abstract

[Alessandro Saluppo’s chapter focuses on the militaristic aspect of fascist squads, the so–called squadrismo. As widely acknowledged, in the course of its development, the fascist organization became increasingly militarized. The organizational emphasis on hierarchy, discipline, affective cohesion, collective practices of mobilizing and unleashing violence, a binary oppositional friend/enemy mentality and value system embedded in wartime destructive visions stand out as idiosyncratic elements of this process of militarization. In the first part of his chapter, Saluppo focuses on the changing internal structures of squadrismo and explores at greater depth the challenges posed by the rapid growth in membership, the strategies for preserving organizational control and the methods to ensure discipline among their ranks. In the second part, he examines the military frame of reference of the squads, including rituals, symbols and modes of moral reasoning, and the development of a sense of community, solidarity and identity.]

Published: Dec 23, 2020

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