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The aim is to explore how citizenship functioned under Fascist rule in Italy, focusing on its connection to belonging and rights.

The Unsovereign Citizen: The Reconfiguration of Rights and Belonging in Fascist Italy

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The article demonstrates how Fascist Italy redefined citizenship to exclude rights in a context of authoritarian rule.

The aim is to explore how citizenship functioned under Fascist rule in Italy, focusing on its connection to belonging and rights.
Analysis of citizenship legislation and imperial ordinances from 1912 to 1943
Review of racial laws and police reports
Examination of ministerial commentary
Fascist regime hollowed out liberal citizenship while expanding its numerical scope
Rights associated with citizenship became increasingly depleted
The expansion of formal citizenship coincided with diminishing political agency and rights
Highlighted the tension between citizenship as membership and lack of empowerment.

Roberta Pergher (2026) studied this question.

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