@article{2016:sebesta:italys_,
title = {Italy’s Choice of Europe and the Challenges of Modernization},
year = {2016},
note = {The emphasis on the role played by European integration as a driver
for economic growth, social advance and the political stability of its
member states has become a conventional wisdom and informs most
analyses of the entire process. Yet little effort has been made to
examine the nature of this linkage. To do that, it is imperative to
assess how the prospect of an integrated Europe was perceived by
governing elites and political forces more generally, and just how it
fitted into national debates about what we now define as
modernization. In particular, we need to think about the theories,
ideologies and historical perspectives that were invoked to evaluate
the challenges posed by the prospect of integration and the
opportunities it offered. And also the interplay between integration
and national modernization. This article tries to offer an overview of
these questions, using Italy as a test case. Given the complexity of
the issues involved, it is more a tentative agenda for future analysis
than a definite account.},
journal = {JEIH Journal of European Integration History},
pages = {355--380},
author = {SEBESTA, Lorenza},
volume = {22},
number = {2}
}