In recent years, the scientific debate on populism has experienced a new momentum: on the
one hand, the emergence of new populisms even in Western democracies and on the other …

Open government policies (on transparency, participation, and collaboration, but also on
digital technology) are spreading across Europe as a new governance model, but are not …

The hypothesis of this work is that social TV can add to traditional TV audiencehood a sense
of collective belonging—“we the public”—that is fundamental for any political action. After a …

Multiple Populisms; Italy as Democracy’s Mirror Page 1 This book provides a comprehensive
interpretation of the multiple manifestations of populism using Italy, the only country amongst …

Why is social media in southeast Italy so predictable when it is used by such a range of
different people? This book describes the impact of social media on the population of a town …

What does it mean, today, to be citizens in the globalised world of the Internet age? The
political culture is being subjected to significant forces of change. The public sphere and the …

The article charts the notion of statehood emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic,
considering the emotional repertoire and the themes addressed in the government's crisis …

In this article, we provide an overview of the main theoretical approaches to e-democracy,
also considering that their history is intertwined with studies on e-government on the one …

Concepts such as emotional governance, affective citizenship and transformational
leadership point at the way governments are addressing the COVID-19 crisis from an …

INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION AND DIGITAL SOCIETY. A NEW ROLE FOR PUBLIC
COMMUNICATORS. The paper analyzes the changes in institutional communication …