Articles by Alessia Donà

March 7, 2023

🌈 🌊 Rights for women and gender equality under Giorgia Meloni

Alessia Donà

After the Fratelli d’Italia victory in the 2022 Italian general election, a radical-right government formed, headed by party leader Giorgia Meloni. Alessia Donà explores gender issues in FdI ideology, and the party’s alliance with the Italian anti-gender movement. She finds the Meloni government is founded on reactionary Catholic extremism

Alessia Donà

Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento 

Alessia’s research interests include gender politics and policymaking, women’s and LGBT+ rights, populism and the radical right.

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