Divide et Impera

Today I am going to write about something which is related to what in my opinion it has been applied in the Italian handball world after the contested Federation elections, the so called "Divide et Impera ( Divide and Conquer) strategy.Furthermore the Federation court of appeal has not yet deliberate on the appeal presented by the "Grande Famiglia dell'Handball,though according to many sources, the outcome should have been known by now. A divide and conquer strategy, also known as “divide and rule strategy” is often applied in the arenas of politics and sociology. In this strategy, one power breaks another power into smaller, more manageable pieces and then takes control of those pieces one by one. It generally takes a very strong power to implement such a strategy. In order to successfully break up another power, one

must have access to strong political and economic resources. In order to maintain power and influence, larger groups of power will often work to keep smaller powers from uniting. In fact, this use of the principles within the divide and conquer strategy is most common. It is much easier to prevent small powers from linking forces than to break them apart once they have aligned. Leaders who use a divide and conquer strategy may encourage or foster feuds between smaller powers. This kind of political maneuvering requires a great understanding of the people who are being manipulated. In order to foster feuds, for example, one must understand the political and social histories of the parties intended to take part in the feuds. Hopefully this vicious circle will cease to create further damages to Italian handball...but let us bear in mind ..the clock is ticking..