Riding the Populist Web: Contextualizing the Five Star Movement (M5S) in Italy

This article focuses on three mechanisms to explain the rise of populist movements across Europe. They are politicization of resentment, exploitation of social cleavages, and polarization of resentment and feelings of non-representation. We conceptualize populism as a strategic power game aiming to...

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Main Authors: Liza Lanzone, Dwayne Woods
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2015-08-01
Series:Politics and Governance
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Online Access:http://www.cogitatiopress.com/ojs/index.php/politicsandgovernance/article/view/246