Populism is a concept that is currently in vogue among political commentators and, more
often than not, used pejoratively. The phenomenon of populism is typically seen as …

The main area of sustained populist growth in recent decades has been Western Europe,
where populist parties have not only endured longer than expected, but have increasingly …

Widely recognised as a populist party within a context of mutating populism, ideational
approaches have taken only a marginal role in the analysis of the issues of the Movimento 5 …

This book adopts an innovative conceptualization and analytical framework to the study of
anti-system parties, and represents the first monograph ever published on the topic. It …

This article aims to offer some analytical tools for putting the newly formed Draghi
government in perspective. As Mario Draghi is in many ways the technocrat par excellence …

Many contentious elections end in disputes about alleged fraud, irregularities, and
malpractices. How do we know when these claims are valid and when they are false …

The Italian parliamentary election of 2022 was called following Mario Draghi's resignation in
June. The campaign took place–for the first time in Italian history–over the summer. Yet, its …

After sharing, through its various steps of evolution, the form and status of a corporate body,
the party organization is falling prey to the virus of personalization, which is invading so …

The 2013 election had heralded an unprecedented tripolar era for Italian politics, with the
two traditional forces of the Second Italian Republic (Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right and …

The current political context in Spain is intriguing for those who study participation and
political parties. The emergence of citizen activism, expressed mainly through the 15M …