The populist Italian Lega from ethno-regionalism to radical right-wing nationalism: backsliding gender-equality policies with a little help from the anti-gender movement

@inproceedings{Don2020ThePI,
  title={The populist Italian Lega from ethno-regionalism to radical right-wing nationalism: backsliding gender-equality policies with a little help from the anti-gender movement},
  author={Alessia Don{\`a}},
  year={2020}
}
  • A. Donà
  • Published 1 February 2020
  • Sociology
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