Anti-politics in Contemporary Italy
Anti-politics in Contemporary Italy This book explores the discourses, attitudes and behaviours of professional politicians and ordinary citizens alike characterized by hostility towards the…
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Anti-politics in Contemporary Italy
This book explores the discourses, attitudes and behaviours of professional politicians and ordinary citizens alike characterized by hostility towards the political sphere, political parties and, above all, professional politicians. After an original reconstruction of the concept of anti-politics, the author charts the rise of Silvio Berlusconi, the success of Umberto Bossi's Northern League, the resounding electoral victories of the Five Star Movement and the League (La Lega), all rooted in the anti-political rhetoric of Italy's leaders and the anti-political sentiment of its population. It furnishes a clear, consistent depiction of the anti-politics phenomenon in general using Italy as a "laboratory" where anti-politics is widespread.
This broad, consistent view of The author also traces the socio-political profile of the anti-political citizens of the main European democracies.