South Tyrol Issue as a Factor of Interstate Relations between Italy and Austria
https://doi.org/10.22394/1726-1139-2020-6-64-81
Abstract
The research highlights the ethnopolitical conflict within the European Union (using the example of the South Tyrol autonomy). The article states the reasons for the formation of separatist sentiments on the territory of this region, considers in detail the foreign policy activities of the Republic of Austria and the relationship between Austria and Italy. This paper discusses the historical background and the current state of the ethnopolitical conflict in the South Tyrol region. The purpose of the study is to disclose the nature and manifestations of the conflict, policy statements, documents, reasons and actions of Austrian and Italian officials, aimed at escalating as well as settlement of the conflict. Taking into consideration the objectives and preferences of the local population, the authors question the possibility of further autonomization of the Italian province and its political self-determination. However, they do not exclude the future aggravation of the conflict and exacerbation of the Austria-Italy relations in the context of the European Union transformation.
About the Authors
M. M. Shumilov
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (North-West Institute of Management, Branch of RANEPA)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mikhail M. Shumilov, Professor of the Chair of International Relations, Doctor of Science (History), Professor
Saint-Petersburg
O. I. Shmidt
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (North-West Institute of Management, Branch of RANEPA)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga I. Shmidt, Graduate Student
Saint-Petersburg
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Shumilov M.M., Shmidt O.I. South Tyrol Issue as a Factor of Interstate Relations between Italy and Austria. Administrative Consulting. 2020;(6):64-81. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/1726-1139-2020-6-64-81
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