The role of political parties in foreign policy is gaining increasing attention. Nonetheless,
despite an extraordinary interest in 'populism', the foreign policy of populist parties has rarely …

In this chapter, we assess the impact of candidate selection mechanisms on the
sociopolitical profile of MPs from four key political actors (Five Star Movement, SYRIZA …

Democrazia, populismo, leadership : il MoVimento 5 Stelle / Flavia Chiapponi Page 1
RICERCHE. SCIENZE POLITICHE E SOCIALI Page 2 Page 3 Flavio Chiapponi Democrazia …

The context of European parties has been through a process of significant transformation in
recent years, with the fall of traditional mainstream parties and the rise of challenger parties …

The article explores recent changes in the Italian parliamentary elite thanks to a novel set of
data on Italian MPs between 1946 and 2018. After a first discussion on some crucial long …

Furthermore, the corresponding items of a comprehensive IPD-index will be used to
evaluate how the candidate selection processes of these parties contribute to their overall …

The aim of this article is to present original empirical data on the profile of the Five Star
Movement's parliamentary group at the outset of current legislature. Who are the …

Changes in electoral politics in contemporary democracies have contributed to shifting the
focus of research from parties to individual candidates. The 2013 Italian Candidate Survey …

Abstract In 2013, the Five Star Movement (M5S) won representation for the first time in the
Italian parliament, the heart of the institutions they criticised and aimed to reform. With …

Following the 2018 election and a long phase of negotiations, Lega and the Five Star
Movement (FSM) appointed the first cabinet in Western Europe that does not include any …