Italy

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Warning signs: From Northern to Southern Italy, the Radical Right Fratelli d’Italia is on the march

The Draghi Techno-Populist Cabinet The recent Techno-Populist Cabinet formed by the former European Central Bank president, Mario Draghi on the 13 February 2021 saw a number of different political parties…

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5 min

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The Italian Far Right’s Long-Term Investment

When the government led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte was unable to find eleven lawmakers willing to join its ranks in the house of representatives in order to keep his…

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12 min

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Beware! Populism in Conjunction with Conspiracy Theories Might be Bad for Your Health (Part 3)

The situation described in my previous two pieces appears to be similar in Italy. Recent polls suggest that among the general Italian public, there is a high propensity to get…

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8 min

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The Aftermath of the Constitutional Referendum in Italy: Stability for the Conte Executive, Lega on the decline & Fratelli d’Italia on the rise?

In their latest CARR Insights article, Dr Valerio Alfonso Bruno, Dr James F. Downes and Alessio Scopelliti argue that despite the recent constitutional referendum result in favour of reducing the…

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1 min

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Right Rising Podcast (Season One, Episode Four): Populism in Italy A Deep Dive

ABOUT THIS EPISODE https://media.fireside.fm/file/fireside-audio/podcasts/audio/b/b51815b6-ee73-481c-b930-95e2903f3e96/episodes/8/82e24e1f-5d2b-4886-ae25-7e13636e0afb/82e24e1f-5d2b-4886-ae25-7e13636e0afb.mp3 This episode features the inaugural episode from the CARR Populism Research Unit. Guests Dr. Valerio Alfonso Bruno and Alessio Scopelliti join Right Rising to give…

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5 min

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Authoritarian Populism, Emancipatory Populism: The Italian Constitutional Referendum

The crisis of democracy is rising across Western countries because liberal societies have failed to deliver democracy’s most important pillars that it promised: legitimacy, representation, and sovereignty. Recent literature states…

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10 min

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The Bologna Attack of 1980: Italy’s Unhealed Wound

The clock struck 10:25 am on August 2, 1980, when a bomb exploded at Bologna’s Central Train Station. The attack plunged the city, known at the time for its left-wing…

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9 min

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Ideological Ambiguity, Issue Blurring & Party Dissent: The Electoral Decline of the Populist Italian Five Star Movement

James F. Downes and Nicola Palma argue that Italian Five Star Movement’s (M5S) future as a governing party is uncertain. Drawing on data from the Chapel Hill Expert Survey (2014,…

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4 min

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“The Black Carlos”: The story of Italian right-wing terrorist Stefano Delle Chiaie (Part IV: Delle Chiaie’s Revival)

The arrest and subsequent trials in the late 1980s/early 1990s did not change Stefano Delle Chiaie’s worldview. As soon as he was acquitted, he once again tried to assume a…

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Warning signs: From Northern to Southern Italy, the Radical Right Fratelli d’Italia is on the march

The Italian Far Right’s Long-Term Investment

Beware! Populism in Conjunction with Conspiracy Theories Might be Bad for Your Health (Part 3)

The Aftermath of the Constitutional Referendum in Italy: Stability for the Conte Executive, Lega on the decline & Fratelli d’Italia on the rise?

Right Rising Podcast (Season One, Episode Four): Populism in Italy A Deep Dive

Authoritarian Populism, Emancipatory Populism: The Italian Constitutional Referendum

The Bologna Attack of 1980: Italy’s Unhealed Wound

Ideological Ambiguity, Issue Blurring & Party Dissent: The Electoral Decline of the Populist Italian Five Star Movement

“The Black Carlos”: The story of Italian right-wing terrorist Stefano Delle Chiaie (Part IV: Delle Chiaie’s Revival)

Why Are Members Of The Military Susceptible To Far-Right Extremism?

How Authoritarians Erode Democracy Under The Guise Of Defending It

Panel Of Extremism Experts Answer Questions On How To Counter Extremism (Episode 6)

How Conspiracy Theories Can Lead To Extremism And How To Combat Them (Episode 5)

The Community Factors That Drive Extremism And How To Counter Them (Episode 4)