The reception of Iran's state propaganda by the Italian far right: recasting the diffusion of authoritarian discourse and narratives
Journal: Italian Political Science Review/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica
Year: 2023

Abstract This article examines the reception of the Iranian state's authoritarian discourse by the Italian far right to interrogate the mechanisms of authoritarian diffusion from the point of view of the receiving actors. Coding Iran's state propaganda and searching for overlaps and resonances with the far right's discourse, this article argues that the receiving audience selectively translates the content coming from Iran for the Italian public with the goal of reinforcing its own political dis