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

This title examines the controversial success of the new Italian Right, exploring its implications for the Italian democratic system and assessing how the social and political peculiarities of Italy have allowed such groups to prosper.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

This book examines the controversial success of the new Italian Right, exploring its implications for the Italian democratic system and assessing how the social and political peculiarities of Italy have allowed such groups to prosper.

Additional text

'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

Product details

• Authors: Stefano Fella, Stefano (University of Genoa Fella, Stefano Ruzza Fella, Fella Stefano, FELLA STEFANO RUZZA CARLO, Carlo Ruzza, Carlo (Universita di Trento Ruzza, Ruzza Carlo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.03.2011
• EAN: 9780415666022
• ISBN: 978-0-415-66602-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Extremism and Democracy; Extremism and Democracy; Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Fascism & Nazism, Far-right political ideologies and movements