italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
Dear colleagues,
I have been asked to pass on details of the following call for papers
for an Italian Politics panel to be proposed for inclusion in the
Annual Conference of the UK Political Studies Association,
University of Leeds, 4-7 April 2005
Jim Newell
Italy: A Populist Paradise?
Convenors: Duncan McDonnell (University of York) and Daniele
Albertazzi
(University of Birmingham).
Panel proposal, PSA 55th Political Studies Association Annual
Conference
4-7 April 2005 - University of Leeds
The fertile terrain provided by Italian politics for populism over the
last two decades has attracted the attention of many scholars and
led to the description of Italy as “a populist paradise” (Zanatta,
2001). Important figures in the young life of the Italian Second
Republic such as Umberto Bossi, Leoluca Orlando and Antonio Di
Pietro have all been described as populist, as has the current
Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi. Moreover, it has been argued that
populism has exerted an important influence on the style and
concept of politics generally in Italy (Tarchi, 2003). This panel will
examine the new Italian populism in terms of both its actors and
their impact on Italian political debate and practice. We encourage
papers which seek to answer some of the following questions:
What are the characteristics of the new Italian populists? What
elements unite and differentiate them? How have they influenced
the development of Italian Second Republic politics? Why has
populism been so successful in contemporary Italy? Which
heartlands do the new Italian populists appeal to? How have other
political actors responded to the populist challenge? How have
populist politicians met the challenge of participation in
government? What are the future prospects for the current
generation of Italian populists and populist-style politics in Italy?
We also welcome papers which examine populist movements
elsewhere in Europe in comparison to those in Italy.
Paper abstracts (max 250 words) should be sent to:
Dr. Daniele Albertazzi
University of Birmingham
Centre for European Languages and Cultures
Tel. **44 (0)121 4147 503
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