This book provides a comprehensive interpretation of the multiple manifestations of populism using Italy, the only country amongst consolidated constitutional democracies in which populist political forces have been in government on various occasions since the early 1990s, as the starting point and benchmark. Populism is a complex, multi-faceted political phenomenon which redefi nes many of the essential characteristics of democracy; participation, representation, and political confl ict. This book considers contemporary versions of populism that pose a real challenge to representative and constitutional democracy. Contributors provide an integrative interpretation of populism and analyse its principal historical, social, and politico-legal variables to provide a multidimensional refl ection on the concept of populism, comprehensive analysis of the populist phenomenon, and a theoretical and comparative perspective on the diverse political experiences of populism. Based on conceptual and interdisciplinary refl ections from expert authors, this book will be of great interest to scholars and post-graduate students of cultural studies, European studies, political sociology, political science, comparative politics, political philosophy, and political theory with an interest in a comparative and interdisciplinary theory of populism and its manifestations.
Paul Blokker, Manuel Anselmi (2019). Multiple Populisms. Italy as Democracy's Mirror. London - New York - GBR : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
Multiple Populisms. Italy as Democracy's Mirror
Paul Blokker
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2019
Abstract
This book provides a comprehensive interpretation of the multiple manifestations of populism using Italy, the only country amongst consolidated constitutional democracies in which populist political forces have been in government on various occasions since the early 1990s, as the starting point and benchmark. Populism is a complex, multi-faceted political phenomenon which redefi nes many of the essential characteristics of democracy; participation, representation, and political confl ict. This book considers contemporary versions of populism that pose a real challenge to representative and constitutional democracy. Contributors provide an integrative interpretation of populism and analyse its principal historical, social, and politico-legal variables to provide a multidimensional refl ection on the concept of populism, comprehensive analysis of the populist phenomenon, and a theoretical and comparative perspective on the diverse political experiences of populism. Based on conceptual and interdisciplinary refl ections from expert authors, this book will be of great interest to scholars and post-graduate students of cultural studies, European studies, political sociology, political science, comparative politics, political philosophy, and political theory with an interest in a comparative and interdisciplinary theory of populism and its manifestations.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
