Paolo Rosa is associate professor of political science in the Department of Sociology and Social Research and the School of International Studies at the University of Trento.

Italy’s role as an almost classic middle power in international politics has for too long been neglected by scholars of European foreign policy. This scholarly study now fills that gap. A most welcome—and long overdue—addition to the literature.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Italy’s Foreign Policy, some Alternative Explanations Part I. The Study of Strategic Culture in International RelationsChapter 2. The Sociological Turn in International RelationsChapter 3. The Study of Strategic CulturesPart II. Italy’s Strategic Culture and Foreign PolicyChapter 4. Italy’s Strategic CultureChapter 5. Italy’s Strategic Culture and International BehaviorChapter 6. Conclusions

Paolo Rosa is associate professor of political science in the Department of Sociology and Social Research and the School of International Studies at the University of Trento.

Italy’s role as an almost classic middle power in international politics has for too long been neglected by scholars of European foreign policy. This scholarly study now fills that gap. A most welcome—and long overdue—addition to the literature.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Italy’s Foreign Policy, some Alternative Explanations Part I. The Study of Strategic Culture in International RelationsChapter 2. The Sociological Turn in International RelationsChapter 3. The Study of Strategic CulturesPart II. Italy’s Strategic Culture and Foreign PolicyChapter 4. Italy’s Strategic CultureChapter 5. Italy’s Strategic Culture and International BehaviorChapter 6. Conclusions

Paolo Rosa is associate professor of political science in the Department of Sociology and Social Research and the School of International Studies at the University of Trento.

Italy’s role as an almost classic middle power in international politics has for too long been neglected by scholars of European foreign policy. This scholarly study now fills that gap. A most welcome—and long overdue—addition to the literature.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Italy’s Foreign Policy, some Alternative Explanations Part I. The Study of Strategic Culture in International RelationsChapter 2. The Sociological Turn in International RelationsChapter 3. The Study of Strategic CulturesPart II. Italy’s Strategic Culture and Foreign PolicyChapter 4. Italy’s Strategic CultureChapter 5. Italy’s Strategic Culture and International BehaviorChapter 6. Conclusions