Southern European Challenger Parties Against the Mainstream - Podemos, Syriza, and Movimento 5 Stelle in Comparative Perspective

This book focuses on the rise of new challenger parties and the magnitude of their impact on political systems and the existing political order in Southern Europe in the aftermath of the Great Recession.

List of contents

1 Challenging the tradition(s)?: An introduction 2 How do Challenger parties compete, organize, and articulate their ideologies? 3 A political success in turbulent times 4 Defining "political success": The rise of Podemos, SYRIZA, and M5S5 Podemos 6 SYRIZA 7 Five Star Movement 8 Conclusion

About the author

Davide Vittori is postdoctoral researcher at the Unviersité Libre de Bruxelles. He works on political parties, voting behaviour, populism, citizens' attitudes towards democracy, democratic innovations, and technocracy. He has published on these topics on several international political science journals.

Summary

This book focuses on the rise of new challenger parties and the magnitude of their impact on political systems and the existing political order in Southern Europe in the aftermath of the Great Recession.

Product details

• Authors: Davide Vittori, Davide (Luiss Guido Carli Vittori
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032234151
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3223415-1
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Routledge Studies on Political Parties and Party Systems
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Elections & referenda, Political parties and party platforms, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls, Elections and referenda / suffrage