Re-Inventing the Italian Right: Territorial Politics, Populism and 'Post-Fascism'

ISBN-13: 9780415344616 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 294 str.

Stefano Fella;Carlo Ruzza

Opis

The former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was the most controversial leading politician in Europe. This is a sharp examination of the Berlusconi phenomenon, explaining the development of his former ruling coalition and how it proved so successful despite heavy domestic and international criticism.

Each of the three main partners in the former ruling coalition - Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, the 'post-fascist' National Alliance and the Lega Nord - are examined in detail and the discussion is framed in a comparative perspective, exploring the nature of the Italian Right in the context of right-wing parties and the populist phenomenon elsewhere in other liberal democracies. The authors also discuss whether the Italian Right poses a threat to democracy in Italy. This is an excellent insight into a key European nation.

Recenzje

'By combining a clearly developed theoretical framework with indepth empirical analysis based on appropriate methodology, it makes important contributions to our understanding of contemporary Italian politics, populism and populist parties, and the state of European democracy, and is a ‘must read’ for both students and scholars interested in these issues.' - South European Society and Politics, Vol. 15, No. 2, June 2010, 320

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Right and Centre-Right in the Post-War Party System 3. Roots of Success of the Right 4. The Northern League 5. Forza Italia 6. The MSI-AN 7. Sources of Success of the Italian Right 8. Conclusions:Populism and the Right

O autorze

Carlo Ruzza is Professor of Sociology at the University of Leicester and has previously taught at the Universities of Essex and Trento. Stefano Fella (PhD) writes on British and Italian politics and previously taught European politics at London Metropolitan University.