The Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S) represents the most significant occurrence in Italian
party politics during the economic crisis that commenced in 2008. Founded in 2005, the …

The ascendance of austerity policies and the protests they have generated have had a deep
impact on the shape of contemporary politics. The stunning electoral successes of SYRIZA …

We study the impact of the diffusion of high-speed Internet on different forms of political
participation, using municipal data from Italy from 1996 to 2013. Our empirical strategy …

In 2009 Beppe Grillo, a well known Italian comedian, established the Five Star Movement
with the aim of sending a handful of citizens to municipal councils to act as the watchdog of a …

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 …

The success of the Italian party Five Star Movement (M5S) has been broadly attributed to its
ability to occupy the space of radical protest against “old politics”. Due to the party's criticism …

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 …

The enduring economic crisis, austerity measures and corruption scandals have created a
favourable environment for the advent of new political actors all over Europe. During the last …

Abstract The Lega Nord (LN)[Northern League] in 2015 is the oldest party group in the
Italian Parliament. While this statistic reflects the highly turbulent nature of Italian politics …

D'Alimonte, R., Di Virgilio, A. & Maggini, N.(2013). I risultati elettorali: bipolarismo addio?. In
Itanes (A cura di), Voto amaro. Bologna: Il Mulino, 17-32. Damiani, M.(2013). Vendola, la …