01958nam 2200277 u 450 991090186630332120230705082530.02-87574-717-72-87574-716-9(CKB)27386156100041(BIP)085952060(EXLCZ)992738615610004120230705d2022 uy 0eng'Human Rights Component' of Foreign Policy: The Case of Italy, Between Self-Conceptions and the Pursuit for ReputationPeter Lang20221 online resource (186 p.) ill9782875747150 Framed into the broader conceptual debate that addresses the controversialrole of human rights in the foreign policies of states, this bookaims to critically investigate whether, how and to what extent humanrights matter in the definition of Italy's external action. The focus of thisstudy, which considers a period ranging from the end of the Cold Warto the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, is placed on the whole 'humanrights component' of foreign policy, which is intended as the combinationof three dimensions that are part of the same policy effort butcan analytically be distinguished among them: 'institutional dialogue';'multilateral initiative' and 'bilateral emphasis'. This book investigatesthe consistency of this whole foreign policy component between thecontent and scope of the human rights discourse of Italian foreign policy-makers domestically and internationally and the actual efforts putin place by the country to advance the global human rights agenda, itsinstitutions and procedures in both multilateral and bilateral settings.Political Science323.0945de Perini Pietro1772600BOOK9910901866303321Human Rights Component' of Foreign Policy: The Case of Italy, Between Self-Conceptions and the Pursuit for Reputation4273812UNINA