POST BREXIT
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POST BREXIT is an MSCA project about post Brexit effects and politics.
POST BREXIT
2y ago
By Aurélia Chaise – MCAA Editorial Team Reflecting on the challenges posed by the rise of populism, Marino De Luca analyses Brexit as a case study and proposes an active involvement of political parties to tackle this phenomenon. Continue reading –> Download PDF ..read more
POST BREXIT
2y ago
From LSE BLOG Municipal elections were held in Italy on 3-4 October, with a further ballot being held in 65 municipalities on 17-18 October. Marino De Luca assesses what lessons can be learned from participation rates in the elections. On 3 and 4 October 2021, votes were cast in Italy for the direct election of ..read more
POST BREXIT
3y ago
*** A new article has just been published *** The European Union is an unprecedented unification project that successfully preserves political peace and integrates Europe’s countries into a supra-national model. However, recent economic and political crises have shown that there are institutional problems that have undermined the EU and lost the trust of many citizens ..read more
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3y ago
Panel 9.3 Covid-19, Populism and Conspiracy Theories: Dynamics and Challenges in Europe Focusing on the recent Covid-19 pandemic, this panel aims to explore the conspiratorial positions in the European context.In the contemporary health crisis, fears and threats have become a fertile ground for new and old imaginaries of conspiracies. Moreover, recent studies show a strong ..read more
POST BREXIT
3y ago
Read on EUROPP – European Politics and Policy – LSE Blog In 2018, Italy appeared set to embark on a new era of populist government led by the Five Star Movement and the League. Yet less than three years since the 2018 election, the country now finds itself with a technocratic Prime Minister in the ..read more
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3y ago
Prologue In this land, a word is often used in situations where a political class preserves a status quo while pretending to change it. Italians call it ‘leopardism’ after The Leopard, a novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. It’s an illusion of change when everything stays the same. The result is a reinvention or rehabilitation ..read more
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3y ago
In recent years, many scholars, mainly those focusing on populism, have analysed the role of ‘the people’ in politics. This has allowed us to understand how many political actors emphasize the central position of this term. Today, ‘the people’ has different meanings depending on how politicians use it in specific contexts. In this paper, the ..read more
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3y ago
Article appeared in the CNBC – 24 Dec 2020 Key Points In June 2018, Giuseppe Conte became Italy’s prime minister. Conte was a law professor with no prior political experience. He was chosen as an independent leader at the head of a coalition of the Five Star Movement and Lega party. In June 2018, Giuseppe ..read more
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3y ago
Book review / FMWEB: L. Morlino, Equality, Freedom, and Democracy: Europe After the Great Recession, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2020 The intense economic decline during the late 2000s, the Great Recession, is considered the most critical downturn since the 1929 Great Depression. Thus, this significant event has become the ‘critical’ context for explaining how the ..read more
POST BREXIT
3y ago
Are you a UK political party member? Would you like to improve the internal democracy of your political party? Do you have any ideas to make your political party better? Are over 18 years old? We are looking for participants in a scientific study based at the University of Sussex. The research aim is to ..read more