Brothers of Italy
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-26131-2 (ISBN)
This volume examines the origins, ideology, organisation, leadership, political alliances, electoral performance and institutional role of the right-wing party Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia, Fdl). FdI's meteoric rise is only the latest in a series of shocks that have hit Italy's unstable political system in recent years. However, it would be a mistake to brand FdI as yet another Italian anomaly. Indeed, the party stands at the crossroads between an established political tradition, that of the post-fascist and conservative right, and the more recent populist waves that have affected many mature democracies. By placing Giorgia Meloni's party in a comparative analytical framework, the author shows that its success stems from a mix of past legacies and current developments seen in much of Europe (and beyond): the growing role of right-wing female leaders and their reliance on new media; the mainstreaming of the far right mixed with populist repertoires; the de-alignment and (partial) re-alignment of voters; the reconfiguration of electoral geographies; and ultimately the emergence of an illiberal model of democracy. In short, rather than being an exception, FdI can be seen as one of the most recent and advanced manifestations of a broader process of political change sweeping the West.
lt;p> Davide Vampa is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Aston University, Birmingham, and was co-convenor of the Italian Politics Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association between 2018 and 2021. His work focuses on the links between territorial party politics and public policy. He has also published extensively on recent transformations in democratic representation (at local, regional and national levels), rising populism and the crisis of social democracy. He published a monograph with Palgrave Macmillan, The Regional Politics of Welfare in Italy, Spain and Great Britain (2016). More recently, he has co-edited a book entitled Populism and New Patterns of Political Competition in Western Europe (2021, with Daniele Albertazzi) and co-authored a monograph on the Italian Northern League under its former leader Umberto Bossi, Populism in Europe: Lessons from Umberto Bossi's Northern League (2021, with Daniele Albertazzi).
Chapter 1: Brothers of Italy and right-wing populism in Italy.- Chapter 2: The Ideology and Programmatic Positions.- Chapter 3: Party Organisation and Leadership.- Chapter 4: Friends and Enemies.- Chapter 5: Brothers of Italy in the Electoral Arena and Representative Institutions.- Chapter 6: Conclusion: A New Populist Wave?.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.03.2023 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XVIII, 141 p. 15 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 339 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Schlagworte | Democracy • European politics • Far Right • Italian Politics • Italy • Party Politics • Populism • Populist radical right |
| ISBN-10 | 3-031-26131-3 / 3031261313 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-031-26131-2 / 9783031261312 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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