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Italy faces political instability in the 21st century. Governmental crises, as well as the short tenure of governments in power, are factors creating the instability. The long-standing North-South divide, as well as the socioeconomic differences that make this divide evident, serve as the foundation for relevant developments in terms of the geography.  Furthermore, the existence of independent states over the years, as well as the late attainment of political unity, should be added to the equation. Another impediment to the attainment of the Italian unification is the fact that the “nation” could not be established in its entirety. Because concepts like “belonging” and “identity” are not established on a clear foundation and background. In addition to these detections, the country went through a horrible experience during the fascist period between the years of 1922 and 1945. Therefore, the ideological debates arising between the liberal period and the fascist period in terms of Italian unification are another source of instability. Finally, economic crises and the factors that accompanying these crises come into prominence. Taking this broad scope and related factors into account, this study focuses on the macro-scale concepts and processes that creates the political instability in Italy.     

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