Civil Peace Corps: New Inspiration for the Italian Foreign Policy

Abstract

Starting with an analysis of the new legislation on Civil Peace Corps  (CPCs) and on Italy’s participation in international missions, this article submits a double research hypothesis. The first is that the setting up of the CPCs could have a significant impact on Italy’s foreign policy, in the sense that it could steer the country towards more ‘pacifist’ and ‘multilateralist’ roles somewhat identifiable with active neutrality. The second hypothesis is that the establishing of CPCs fosters an enhanced role for civil society organisations because of their direct involvement in  operations, which were traditionally the exclusive reserve of the realm of ‘high’ politics and of the military, and offers them new scope for intervening in conflict transformation processes. This research hypothesis will be tested in exploratory mode against the cases of Germany, the European 'precedent' which is most similar to the novel Italian experiment, and of the EU Aid Volunteers.

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Mascia M., Papisca A. (2017) "Civil Peace Corps: New Inspiration for the Italian Foreign Policy " Peace Human Rights Governance, 1(1), 117-156. DOI: 10.14658/PUPJ-PHRG-2017-1-6  
Year of Publication
2017
Journal
Peace Human Rights Governance
Volume
1
Issue Number
1
Start Page
117
Last Page
156
Date Published
03/2017
ISSN Number
2532-3474
Serial Article Number
6
DOI
10.14658/PUPJ-PHRG-2017-1-6
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Section
PolicyPapers