This book questions whether and to what extent a conjunctural phenomenon such as an
economic crisis can bring about lasting political consequences. It focuses on the parties and …

The 2018 Italian general elections were a crucial test to assess the resilience of mainstream
parties vis-à-vis the challenge provided by populist forces and the stabilisation of the tripolar …

The literature on regionalist parties has traditionally focused on the origins of their electoral
strength while their ideology remains an under-explored aspect of territorial party politics …

The primary dimension of political contestation for regionalist parties is the centre-periphery
dimension but they are pressured to adopt positions on the left-right dimension by …

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 …

Following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 and inspired by the actions of the
Black Lives Matter movement in the United States, in June 2020 a wave of protest events …

This article addresses the effects of decentralisation reforms on regionalist parties' electoral
strength. It takes up the debate between 'accommodatists'(ie, electoral loss due to policy …

The 2018 Italian election produced striking results, with both a historic success for the two
challenger parties (League and M5S) and massive defeats for the two mainstream parties …

The article aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the impact of decentralisation on
regionalist parties' strength in both national and regional elections. We consider …

Possono piacere o non piacere ma un fatto è certo: i partiti sono familiari per gli uomini e le
donne del XXI secolo che abbiano vissuto in regimi sia autoritari che democratici. Nati …