| Formation | 8 February 2017 |
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| Legal status | Think tank |
| Purpose | Political activism |
| Headquarters | Via Giambologna, 7 50132 Florence |
President | Daniele Scalea |
| Website | [1] |
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Centro Studi Politici e Strategici Machiavelli (meaning "Machiavelli Centre for Political and Strategic Studies") is a right-wing think tank based in Italy, whose mission is to promote traditional values and conservative policies.[1][2]
The Machiavelli Centre publishes several articles and reports on its website, and organizes events and debates about political issues. It has been founded by League MP Guglielmo Picchi; Daniele Scalea, lecturer at Niccolo Cusano University and former advisor to Picchi when he was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2018 - 2019);[3] and Dario Citati, at the time researcher in Political Geography at Sapienza University of Rome.[4]
According to several media outlets, in 2018 the think tank deeply influenced the Italian government's immigration policies.[5][6][7] In the same year, the Machiavelli Centre has been ranked among the most important right-wing think tanks in Italy,[8] and among the four leading think tanks related to the League party.[9]
The minister of education Giuseppe Valditara is a member of Machiavelli’s scientific committee.[10]
The Centre has relationships also with think tanks and foundations abroad, including the International Republican Institute and The Heritage Foundation.[11]
- ^ "About".
- ^ Bucchi, Giovanni (2017-02-18). "Centro Studi Machiavelli, chi anima il think-tank vicino alle destre sovraniste". Formiche.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Daniele Scalea".
- ^ "Autori". 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Dietro il no al Global compact, l'attività del think tank del leghista Picchi". 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Le ambizioni di Guglielmo Picchi: Fare carriera con la guerra alle Ong". 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Perché il governo ha cambiato idea sul Global Compact. La cronistoria". 30 November 2018.
- ^ "I think tank di area, la destra".
- ^ "Think tank e fondazioni, dove non arrivano i partiti". 30 July 2018.
- ^ "About us: Mission and activities of the Centre". Centromachiavelli.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "La minaccia cinese e come affrontarla. La tavola rotonda con Dean Cheng". 26 November 2021.