From the late 1920s onwards, Italian cultural diplomacy in Portugal was responsible for an increasing number of activities and initiatives directed at the Portuguese intellectual public. From Mussolini's perspective, the ideological ground shared by the Salazar regime and Italian Fascism meant that it was important for Italy to nourish links and exchanges with Portugal. This article examines cultural diplomacy in Lisbon, using one particular centre as the focus of analysis: the Italian Cultural Institute and its networking activities with intellectuals in the Portuguese regime. Within these transnational intellectual networks, a prominent role was taken by the Institute's successive directors between 1928 and 1945. These figures varied substantially in their biographical trajectories and seem to have exemplified the idiosyncrasies and contradictions of Fascist cultural policy in Portugal, which was one of a range of attempts, never fully realised, to export the idea of Italian Fascism.

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文化活动和知识网络：从法西斯主义到第二次世界大战的里斯本意大利文化学院（1928-45 年）

从 1920 年代后期开始，意大利在葡萄牙的文化外交负责越来越多的针对葡萄牙知识分子的活动和倡议。在墨索里尼看来，萨拉查政权与意大利法西斯主义的意识形态基础，意味着意大利与葡萄牙建立联系和交流非常重要。本文考察了里斯本的文化外交，以一个特定的中心为分析焦点：意大利文化学院及其与葡萄牙政权知识分子的网络活动。在这些跨国知识网络中，研究所的历任主任在 1928 年至 1945 年间发挥了重要作用。