Who Did Participate in the Online Primary Elections of the Five Star Movement (M5S) in Italy? Causes, Features and Effects of the Selection Process

This research would analyze causes, characteristics and consequences of online primary elections organized by Five Star Movement (M5s), in December 2012, to select its MPs candidates. In particular, present work considers all the phases of this specific example of candidates selection process. Based on original and empirical data collected by C&LS research team, the work can be divided into four parts: after a general introduction, the article focuses its attention on the rules of the game (selectorate and candidacy rules) and measures the inclusion/exclusion level of the process, according to the scheme used by Reuven Hazan. So, this electoral study deals with the participation level and the voting distribution: how many people took place in the candidates selection process? How much “attractive” was the primary election and what was the level of competitiveness among candidates? The next part underlines the socio-graphical characteristics of the aspires MPs: who were the candidates and among these, what was the best candidates’ profile? What were the variables that took some candidates to a successful results and other candidates to the in-success? Finally, what are the consequences of this specific case of primary elections

Populists in power: from Municipalities to (European) Parliament, The case of the Italian Five star Movement

The article focuses on the strategic evolution of the Italian Five Star Movement (Movimento 5 Stelle\u2014M5S). The party was born in 2009 as a local and civic experience and it represents a new example of populism characterized by unprecedented traits. In 2010 the M5S obtained its first representatives during regional elections and in 2012 it achieved its first Major in a big town (Parma, in the heart of Italy)

De l’usage politique du peuple ‘Padano’ : la construction d’identité dans le cas de la Ligue du Nord

International audienceDans le champ politique, l’appel au « peuple » se focalise sur les principes d’unité, de faire-valoir de légitimité et de pouvoir. Le cas de la Lega Nord (Ligue du Nord) italienne illustre un processus de construction symbolique d’un peuple et de catégories « d’autres » polysémiques, variables dans le temps. Le peuple de la Ligue s’est adossé originellement au façonnage d’une identité « padane ». En dépit de l’absence de tout substrat culturel ou géographique, la pérennité du référent « padano » témoigne de l’instrumentalisation d’un système de croyances et de représentations qui a longtemps été essentiel au maintien de l’unité du parti et à sa capacité de mobilisation électorale. Au fil du temps, toutefois, de nouvelles frontières sociales et symboliques ont été élaborées à partir d’aspects identitaires, socio-économiques, politiques et ethniques, complétés plus récemment par un repositionnement au cœur de l’espace des droites radicales populistes en Europe. Cette complexité tient en partie à la nature opportuniste et caméléonienne du régional-populisme léguiste, au gré des reconfigurations et enjeux politiques. Elle témoigne en outre du statut hybride du mouvement, entre force de coalition gouvernementale et parti d’opposition. Elle illustre enfin la variabilité des structures d’opportunités politiques qui existent au nord et au sud de l’Italie.In ambito politico, l’appello al popolo si focalizza sul principio di unità, di legittimità e potere sovrano. In Italia, il caso della Lega Nord mostra un processo di costruzione di un popolo “simbolico” accompagnato da molteplici categorie “dell’altro” in grado di variare nel tempo. Il “popolo” leghista si è fatto dapprima portatore di un’identità “padana”, totalmente priva di un substrato culturale oltre che geografico. Il costante riferimento alla Padania testimonia dunque una strumentalizzazione all’interno di un sistema di credenze che per molto tempo è stato in grado di mantenere unito il partito e di funzionare come strumento di mobilitazione elettorale. Tuttavia, nel corso del tempo, la Lega è stata in grado di creare nuove barriere sociali e simboliche partendo da aspetti identitari, socio-economici, politici ed etnici. Questo processo di cambiamento si è completato più recentemente attraverso un riposizionamento del partito nell’area della destra radicale europea. Questi aspetti eterogenei hanno, in parte, a che fare con la natura strategica e camaleontica del regional-populismo leghista. Le stesse caratteristiche mostrano inoltre una natura ibrida del partito, che oscilla tra forza politica all’interno di una coalizione di governo e partito d’opposizione. Emerge, infine, una capacità di variare le proprie strutture e le proprie strategie nelle diverse aree del Paese (Nord/Sud)

Who Did Participate in the Online Primary Elections of the Five Star Movement (M5S) in Italy? Causes, Features and Effects of the Selection Process

This research would analyze causes, characteristics and consequences of online primary elections organized by Five Star Movement (M5s), in December 2012, to select its MPs candidates. In particular, present work considers all the phases of this specific example of candidates selection process. Based on original and empirical data collected by C&LS research team, the work can be divided into four parts: after a general introduction, the article focuses its attention on the rules of the game (selectorate and candidacy rules) and measures the inclusion/exclusion level of the process, according to the scheme used by Reuven Hazan. So, this electoral study deals with the participation level and the voting distribution: how many people took place in the candidates selection process? How much “attractive” was the primary election and what was the level of competitiveness among candidates? The next part underlines the socio-graphical characteristics of the aspires MPs: who were the candidates and among these, what was the best candidates’ profile? What were the variables that took some candidates to a successful results and other candidates to the in-success? Finally, what are the consequences of this specific case of primary elections

Dalle regionalie alle regionali: un'analisi empirica delle primarie a Cinque Stelle

This article describes the electoral performance of the Five Star Movement at the local elections in 2016

De l’usage politique du peuple Padano. La construction d’identité par la Ligue du Nord

National audienceEn Italie, le « peuple » de la Lega Nord (Ligue du Nord) s’est adossé originellement au façonnage d’une identité « padane » sans réel substrat culturel ou géographique. Au fil du temps, de nouvelles frontières sociales et symboliques ont été dessinées, complétées plus récemment par un repositionnement au cœur de l’espace des droites radicales populistes en Europe. Cette complexité tient en partie à la nature opportuniste et caméléonienne du régional-populisme « léguiste », et au statut hybride du mouvement, entre force de coalition gouvernementale et parti d’opposition. Elle illustre en outre la variabilité des structures d’opportunités politiques qui existent au nord et au sud de l’Italie.In Italia, il caso della Lega Nord mostra un processo di costruzione di un popolo “simbolico” accompagnato da molteplici categorie “dell’altro” in grado di variare nel tempo. Il popolo leghista si è fatto subito portatore di un’identità “padana”, priva di un substrato culturale oltre che geografico. Il riferimento alla Padania testimonia una strumentalizzazione all’interno di un sistema di credenze che per molto tempo è stato in grado di mantenere unito il partito. Nel corso del tempo la LN è riuscita a creare nuove barriere sociali e simboliche partendo da aspetti identitari, sociali, politici ed etnici. Il processo di cambiamento si è completato più recentemente con un riposizionamento nell’area della destra radicale europea

Who Did Participate in the Online Primary Elections of the Five Star Movement (M5S) in Italy? Causes, Features and Effects of the Selection Process

This research would analyze causes, characteristics and consequences of online primary elections organized by Five Star Movement (M5s), in December 2012, to select its MPs candidates. In particular, present work considers all the phases of this specific example of candidates selection process. Based on original and empirical data collected by C&amp;LS research team, the work can be divided into four parts: after a general introduction, the article focuses its attention on the rules of the game (selectorate and candidacy rules) and measures the inclusion/exclusion level of the process, according to the scheme used by Reuven Hazan. So, this electoral study deals with the participation level and the voting distribution: how many people took place in the candidates selection process? How much “attractive” was the primary election and what was the level of competitiveness among candidates? The next part underlines the socio-graphical characteristics of the aspires MPs: who were the candidates and among these, what was the best candidates’ profile? What were the variables that took some candidates to a successful results and other candidates to the in-success? Finally, what are the consequences of this specific case of primary elections?<br /

De l’usage politique du peuple Padano

En Italie, le « peuple » de la Lega Nord (Ligue du Nord) s’est adossé originellement au façonnage d’une identité « padane » sans réel substrat culturel ou géographique. Au fil du temps, de nouvelles frontières sociales et symboliques ont été dessinées, complétées plus récemment par un repositionnement au cœur de l’espace des droites radicales populistes en Europe. Cette complexité tient en partie à la nature opportuniste et caméléonienne du régional-populisme « léguiste », et au statut hybride du mouvement, entre force de coalition gouvernementale et parti d’opposition. Elle illustre en outre la variabilité des structures d’opportunités politiques qui existent au nord et au sud de l’Italie