ABSTRACT
Modern Corsican nationalism can be traced back to the late 1950s and 1960s, following a period when the movement had lost its legitimacy to represent the island's interests. This situation was largely due to the ambiguous relationship of Corsican nationalism with fascism and the irredentist question of Corsica's historical links with Genoa, which were used by Mussolini's regime as a reason to integrate the island into Italy. Language is a paradigmatic element that shapes cultural identities and is often a source of political claims. The historical presence of clans has always had a strong influence on island life and is a key element for understanding the evolution of Corsican politics. The institutional status of Corsica in contemporary France is linked to regionalisation policies established following the Second World War. The beginning of regional policy The period of functional regionalisation of the 1950s is characterised by the incremental process of the successive creation of regional divisions and sectorial agencies.
