The fading charme of parties and the force of populism: A problem of democracy?

Journal title PASSATO E PRESENTE
Author/s Giovanni Borgognone, Simonetta Soldani
Publishing Year 2017 Issue 2017/101 Language Italian
Pages 29 P. 17-45 File size 182 KB
DOI 10.3280/PASS2017-101003
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The fading charme of parties and the force of populism: A problem of democracy? Today many countries are witnessing a waning of confidence in party politics and the growing success of populist movements, with their hostility towards the principles of liberal democracy and impatience with representative and parliamentary mechanisms. We asked three eminent political scientists, Alfio Mastropaolo, Paolo Pombeni and Loris Zanatta, how we should evaluate this populist challenge to party legitimacy and to representative institutions.

Keywords: Political parties, Populism, Representative democracy, Antipolitics

Giovanni Borgognone, Simonetta Soldani, Evanescenza dei partiti e forza dei populismi: un problema di democrazia? in "PASSATO E PRESENTE" 101/2017, pp 17-45, DOI: 10.3280/PASS2017-101003