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The novelties brought in by the legislature on the Italian vote abroad marked a turning point both for Italian politics, with the introduction of foreign representation, and for the communities of Italians abroad. But what opinion do our expatriate co-nationals have of the Italian vote? And has voting from abroad brought our global co-nationals closer (or not) to Italian politics, Italy and/or their Italian heritage? And then, who are the Italians in the world? How many are there and where are they concentrated? This book offers an up-to-date reading of the experiences of the Italian vote in the world from 2003 to date, analysis of the results of a survey into the participation of Italians abroad in the 2006 political elections, as well as cues, reflections and considerations on the topic of Italian emigration and the Italian vote abroad.

History: specific events & topics --- Sociology --- Political structure & processes --- International relations

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"At the end of the Second World War in 1945, which brought on a new Italian State, Italy's Foreign policy was first and foremost that of re-joining the new order of western alliances and playing a role in the re-building of a new Europe different from that which had brought war and conflict. The book "Italy and the European Union: A Rollercoaster Journey" seeks to bring to English language readers the manner in which Italy directed, approached and implemented its vision toward the new Europe. New visions and proposals emerged through champions such as Altiero Spinelli, Alcide De Gasperi, Robert Schuman and Jean Monnet. It was meant to be a new European journey, which would seek to put war and conflict behind it. Being an original member of the Coal and Steel Authority established in the early 1950s, Italy sought to become a player in the direction of European integration. However, it did so with significant distractions and hurdles-at times as a bystander and at other times as a prominent player. The presence of Franco-German leadership was in the first instance a vision but for Italy at times contentious. Equally, Italy was afflicted by its internal distractions and priorities, which were at times a threat to its stability and to its political institutions. At times Italy made significant contributions to the direction of the European journey much of which under the constant eye of ideological tensions in country. It was the country with the largest Communist Party in Western Europe within a bi-polar Cold War arrangement, which remained a constant source of suspicion and concern. From being a Europhile member state in the 1990s to one where Euroscepticism appears regularly, Italy remains ambivalent about its relationship with the European Union depending on the political party in government. This book seeks to provide the story on how and why these changing perceptions of the European Union occurred and what possible avenues awaits this country on its rollercoaster journey with the European Union"--

European Union --- Italy --- European Union countries --- Foreign relations --- Politics and government

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Le riforme introdotte dal legislatore sul voto italiano all'estero hanno segnato un punto di svolta nella politica italiana e in modo particolare nelle comunità degli italiani con la novità della rappresentanza estera. Quale opinione hanno del voto italiano all'estero i connazionali residenti al di fuori dei confini nazionali? E votare dall'estero ha avvicinato (o meno) i connazionali alla politica italiana, all'Italia e al proprio retaggio italiano? E ancora, chi sono gli italiani nel mondo? Quanti sono e dove si concentrano? Questo volume offre una lettura aggiornata sulle esperienze del voto italiano nel mondo dal 2003 ad oggi, l'analisi dei risultati di un'indagine sulla partecipazione degli italiani in Australia alle elezioni politiche del 2006, nonché spunti, riflessioni e considerazioni sul tema dell'emigrazione italiana.

Transnational voting --- Transnational voting.

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China has passed through a tumultuous 20th century. This journey included moving from foreign domination to a Communist peasant revolution to the opening of its economy through "capitalist reforms" in the latter part of the 20th century. As we advance into the 21st century, China, to the surprise of many, appears in all the annals of economic advancement even reaching the milestone of the second largest economy in the world. Where it was once marginalised on the global stage, China today stands at the forefront of most economic international issues and developments. Much of the developed world is still getting used to this new milestone of China as a leader of the international community. This book provides a fresh and possibly unorthodox examination of a number of contemporary business issues in relation to the current role China plays. Besides examining China's global trade approach, the authors address China's unique investment approach in three major strategic destinations for China - Africa, Europe, and Australia. A special attention is given to the global financial crisis and its European version of this crisis. The authors also address some areas of "strategic mistrust" from global partners as exemplified in the handling of giant telecommunications provider Huawei in the United States highlighting new perspectives in the China-U.S. relationship. The book provides a different perspective of China's way about doing business with global partners offering new approaches to the way China, the dragon, dances in the centre stage with rotating dancing partners.

International business enterprises --- Investments, Chinese. --- China --- Commercial policy. --- Economic policy --- Africa --- Australia --- corruption --- cultural differences --- EU --- euro --- eurozone crisis --- face --- GFC --- Greece --- guanxi --- Huawei --- International Monetary Fund (IMF) --- investments --- migration --- OFDI --- trade --- United States

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