Beyond the Parties. Towards a Material Theory of Political Direction
Journal title DIRITTO COSTITUZIONALE
Author/s Francesco Medico
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2026/2
Language Italian Pages 27 P. 133-159 File size 205 KB
DOI 10.3280/DC2026-002007
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This essay offers a reconstruction of political direction as an immanent category of constitutional law, beyond its historical identification with mass political parties. Drawing on the Italian constitutional tradition, the analysis shows that the crisis of political parties does not entail the crisis of the function of political direction, but rather the transformation of its modes of production. Through the concept of the material constitution and the evolutions of contemporary capitalism, political direction is understood as a material and relational function that translates social power relations into institutional form. This leads to a redefinition of the relationship between State and society beyond the party-centred paradigm, in the form of a material condensation of social relations.
Keywords: Political direction, Mass parties, State, Capitalism, Material constitution, Political power.
Francesco Medico, Oltre i partiti. Per una teoria materiale dell’indirizzo politico in "DIRITTO COSTITUZIONALE" 2/2026, pp 133-159, DOI: 10.3280/DC2026-002007